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


Yair Lapid's adviser: Democracy must be able to protect itself

The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Tamar Uriel-Beeri and Zvika Klein.

 Israelis protest against the government’s proposed judicial reforms in Tel Aviv on February 4.

Lapid, Sa'ar warn against 'return of judicial reform'

Lapid said that his party would not allow this to happen "with polite protest from the sidelines."

 OPPOSITION HEAD MK Yair Lapid attends a 40-signatures debate at the plenum hall of the Knesset earlier this week: ‘The Knesset suddenly understands that it is on the way to falling apart.’

The Israeli couple who started a NYC protest movement

“I think what this conflict has shown is that the Israeli expat community in New York has a place within the broader Jewish community.”

 Omer Lubaton-Granot, left, and Shany Granot-Lubaton, right.

'Judicial reform will let us tell the truth to the world,' says MK Rothman after ICJ ruling

He also addressed the judicial reform, of which he was a chief proponent, and stated that at the time he had received warnings from the legal system in Israel.

 MK Simcha Rothman speaks of the judicial reform. May 29, 2024.

Ceremony controversy: Disputes over national day ceremonies in Israel

Even if all goes well with the ceremonies this year, broader issues will continue to plague Israel for the foreseeable future.

 The public this year have been urged to ‘maintain the sanctity of Remembrance Day’ as emotions run raw following October 7.

Urgent appeal to Attorney-General: 'Immediately deal with police violence against protesters'

They emphasized the increasing use of skunk water and stun grenades as "conduct that characterizes dictatorships."

 Police use a water cannon to disperse protesters during a protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the current Israeli government, in Tel Aviv, on February 24, 2024.

Levin demands 'very broad agreement' on judicial appointments

Levin, who spoke at an induction ceremony for newly appointed magistrate court judges and registrars, led the government's controversial judicial reforms in 2023.

 Israeli minister of Justice Yariv Levin speaks at a swearing in ceremony for newly appointed judges at the President's residence in Jerusalem, on April 18, 2024.

Appointment ceremony for 36 new judges emphasizes importance of consensus

Herzog stated that despite the many differences in backgrounds, they had succeeded in reaching an agreement on the 36 new judges.

 Israeli president Isaac Herzog speaks at a swearing in ceremony for newly appointed judges at the President's residence in Jerusalem, on April 18, 2024.

Kohelet’s Moshe Koppel reflects on the judicial reforms a year later

He believes that Israel’s judicial system assumed excessive power over the years, which should be given back to the executive and legislature. But what has changed, Koppel said, is his perspective.

 PROF. MOSHE KOPPEL, chairman of the Kohelet Policy Forum, has faced accusations of playing a significant role in pushing the attempted judicial overhaul which tore apart Israeli society, but reflects differently one year on.

Israeli companies move business offshore as war increases instability - Aman Group

Pasternak explained that companies whose clients are abroad may have sympathy for the situation in Israel, but there is a limit to how much this will impact their business decisions.

 Ben Pasternak.