Judicial system

Political attacks on Supreme Court chief cross red line, over 100 retired judges, law deans warn

The warnings followed remarks made by Religious Zionist Party chairman and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, who referred to Amit as a 'violent, predatory megalomaniac who steals Israeli democracy.'

Supreme Court President Yitzhak Amit arrives for a court hearing at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, November 27, 2025
Supreme Court President Isaac Amit arrives for a court hearing at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, December 23, 2025

Levin calls for Supreme Court chief's resignation after all but one complaint dismissed

Finance Minister and Religious Zionists Party head Bezalel Smotrich leads a faction meeting at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, December 29, 2025

Smotrich: Supreme Court chief is 'violent megalomaniac,' gov’t will 'trample' court

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over backdrop of Sde Teiman military base.

Netanyahu weighs snap elections amid MAG scandal, low trust in judicial system - report


Democrats urge Biden to use diplomatic tools to stop Israeli judicial reform

The letter underscores Democratic concern at the direction of Netanyahu’s new governing coalition.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Joe Biden

Yariv Levin positive on new 'outside the box' judicial reform outline

The proposal, led by former justice minister Prof. Daniel Friedmann, will be "tested" by Justice Minister Yariv Levin.

 JUSTICE MINISTER Yariv Levin appears before the Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee, last month.

Riskified to withdraw funds from Israel, relocate employees to Portugal

In the latest case of a hi-tech company leaving due to the government's reform plans, Riskified will reportedly transfer $500 million out of Israel.

 WORKERS FROM the hi-tech sector protest against the proposed changes to the legal system, in Tel Aviv, on Tuesday.

Israel's coalition, opposition don't understand what compromise means - analysis

If Herzog and negotiation advocates fail, then the natural outcome of escalating use of force to push maximalist positions may change the conditions.

 Israel's Justice Minister Yariv Levin holds a press conference at the Knesset, the Israeli Knesset in Jerusalem, on January 4, 2023.

Israelis don't trust the courts – Netanyahu isn't the reason why - opinion

A Supreme Court without public trust cannot be a strong and independent body and this, among other things, is what the judicial reform aims to correct.

 SUPREME COURT President Esther Hayut (center) and her fellow justices take their seats for a court hearing.

What Jewish history, tradition teaches about Israel's judicial reform - opinion

We see that throughout Jewish history there were always checks and balances between civil and religious/legal authorities. We need checks and balances.

 DEMONSTRATORS OPPOSING the government’s proposed judicial overhaul protest outside President Isaac Herzog’s home in Tel Aviv, last Friday. The large banner accuses the government of being the destroyer of the ‘Third temple’

Israeli politicians prioritize power over people - opinion

In the past, anti-Israel activists have tried to push the notion that “Israel cannot be a Jewish and democratic state,” but look at how Israelis react when our democracy is on the line.

 THEN-FOREIGN MINISTER Yair Lapid and then-opposition member MK Bezalel Smotrich engage in an animated conversation in the Knesset, in 2021. The current coalition and opposition have both failed us, says the writer.

A-G involvement in reform a conflict of interest, NGOs petition court

The Attorney-General's Office stands to have its powers altered as part of the judicial reform process, so it has an interest in interfering, the NGOs said.

 ATTORNEY-GENERAL Gali Baharav Miara attends a conference of the Israeli chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC), in Tel Aviv, earlier this year.

Herzog: We're closer than ever on agreement outline for judicial reform

Opposition leader Yair Lapid called on the coalition to listen to Herzog and cease the legislative process.

 Israeli president Isaac Herzog at the annual Jerusalem Conference of the 'Besheva' group in Jerusalem, on February 21, 2023.

How is global media reporting Israel's judicial reform protests?

As Israel's judicial reforms progress through the Knesset, how is the information being presented on the global stage?

Mounted police stand in front of people during a demonstration, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's nationalist coalition government presses on with its contentious judicial overhaul, in Tel Aviv, Israel, March 4, 2023.