Judicial Reform

Post-October 7, coalition more concerned with controlling the systems than addressing recovery

More than two years after October 7, the governing coalition continues to advance sweeping institutional reforms, while legislation addressing recovery, reserve burdens, and accountability lags.

A PLENUM session at the Knesset.
Yair Golan announced the new members of the Democrats Party.

Israeli protest leaders to join forces with Democrats in next election, Yair Golan announces

Arnon Ben Dor, Chairman of the Histadrut, visits in the Northern Israeli town of Kiryat Shmona., June 27, 2024.

Connecting the dots: The deep state is not hidden, it runs Israel - opinion

Attorney general Gali Baharav-Miara at a Constitution, Law and Justice Committee meeting at the Knesset, in the Israeli parliament on September 30, 2025.

High Court of Justice nullifies govt’s dismissal of attorney-general, Baharav-Miara to remain


Judicial reform, 'deep state,' and more: Netanyahu tightens his grip on Israel - analysis

A bitterly divided country, already at war for a year and a half, could be facing even more challenging times ahead.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seen speaking at the Knesset, in Jerusalem.

Almost half of Israelis do not think you can remove Hamas and release hostages - poll

Israel Democracy Institute found that 68% of respondents would prioritize returning the hostages, compared to 25% who would prioritize toppling Hamas.

A Palestinian Hamas terrorist speaks with a Stephanie Eller before the release of hostages held in Gaza since the deadly October 7, 2023 attack, as part of a ceasefire and a hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip, February 15, 2025.

Shimon Shetreet: Israeli gov't wants to change judiciary to give prime minister 'total power'

The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Tamar Uriel-Beeri, Eve Young, and Eliav Breuer

 Tamar Uriel-Beeri is seen interviewing Prof. Shimon Shetreet on The Jerusalem Post Podcast.

Israel's security is America's security. Americans should not ignore that - opinion

American regional security depends on Israel transforming its tactical victories against Hamas. The last thing Israel needs is internal strife that contributes to regional destabilization.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump attend a joint news conference in the White House in February. Says the writer: Perhaps Trump can tell Netanyahu, ‘Bibi, I really can really empathize with your political problems, but you are undermining our negotiations with Hamas.'

Reporter's Notebook: After Shin Bet embarrassment, Eli Sharvit will sail away unscathed - comment

Sharvit will sail through this choppy water and emerge unscathed. • It is less clear if those responsible for the rescinded offer end the same.

 Eli sharvit

Can Netanyahu's outsider pick for Shin Bet restore public trust in agency? - analysis

If Sharvit does not get the job, it will not be the first time that participation in an anti-judicial reform demonstration hurt a rising career trajectory in a position near the prime minister.

Then-Israel Navy chief, V.-Adm. Eli Sharvit speaks at a ceremony in Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem, January 16,2018

No choices, only chaos: Israel needs an opposition, not an uprising - opinion

Right now, Israel’s opposition generates nothing but upheaval at a time when unity is paramount. They offer no choice, only chaos.

 Israelis clash with police during a protest in Jerusalem, March 20, 2025

Israel's never-ending protests: Why anti-gov't demonstrations should surprise no one - comment

Israel has been gripped by protests since 2021, and it’s stayed that way since then. Unless the core issues behind them - distrust in Benjamin Netanyahu - are dealt with, the protests will continue.

 HOLDING SIGNS with photos of Attorney-General Baharav Miara and Shin Bet Director Ronen Bar during a protest against the government outside the Prime Minister’s Office, in Jerusalem in March 2025.

Lawmakers demand answers from NGOs over alleged Biden funding for Israel protests - report

The probe was revealed in a letter dispatched by Reps. Jim Jordan and Brian Mast to the six NGOs in question.

 Protesters demonstrate against the government's judicial overhaul, in Tel Aviv. September 23, 2023.

Reviving the judicial reform: Israeli leadership sows divisions and refuses to learn - editorial

As many hostage families, bereaved families, and their supporters pointed out on Thursday and over this past week, if we’re going back to October 6, 2023, can we get our loved ones back, too?

JUSTICE MINISTER Yariv Levin addresses the Knesset plenum earlier this month. Social solidarity – in a time of war – is cracking more and more; the main responsibility for the situation lies with those in power, who are determined to relaunch the judicial reform, the writer asserts.