Judiciary
Israel’s justice minister is undermining judicial independence and the rule of law - opinion
Israel faces an unprecedented constitutional crisis as Justice Minister Yariv Levin undermines the courts, threatening judicial independence and democracy.
Iran arrests at least four reform front politicians
Supreme Court president warns attacks on judiciary threaten democratic order
Gov’t tells High Court it lacks authority to order state inquiry into October 7 failures
Is Israel's new judicial reform law leverage for Netanyahu? - analysis
The prime minister sends a message that the coalition doesn't need the opposition to negotiate to advance its judicial agenda.
Israeli court orders to evict 500 Bedouin from unrecognized village
The residents had argued that they owned and resided on the land for generations, prior to the 1970 Land Law that registered land and established state-owned real estate.
High Court hearing on Judicial Selection Committee set for September
The petitioners argued that Levin was abusing his role as justice minister to further political considerations.
Israel's Bar joins barrage of High Court petitions against new law
The purpose of the law, the Israeli Bar contended, was to "immunize" the heads of the executive authority from acting within the bounds of reason.
Anti-reform protestors are a testament to Israeli resilience and strength - opinion
Determined men, women, and children refuse to give up their fight against the judicial reforms despite the government’s steadfast pursuit of its agenda.
Israeli protesters block Highway 4, handcuff themselves to blockades
Protests against Israel's judicial reform sprang up all over the country on Monday.
Law Committee holds last session before reasonableness bill reservations
The reservation amendments will be voted on by the committee, and if rejected added to the bill during final reading votes at the Knesset.
Israel Police call on judicial reform protesters to avoid 'disaster' at Ben-Gurion Airport
Leaders of the Kaplan protest group attacked the airport authority as having been subject to political takeover.
Jewish quotas were at the heart of Supreme Court affirmative action ruling
In 1922, Harvard’s president, A. Lawrence Lowell, noticed a precipitous rise in the number of Jews accepted to the university and proposed accepting a quota of only 15% Jewish students.
Who are the candidates for Israel's Judicial Selection Committee?
The voting for the committee is set to begin in the Knesset plenum just before noon on Wednesday.
