Judiciary
Pay-for-slay: Could the Palestinian Authority be held legally liable for October 7?
LEGAL AFFAIRS: Thousands of plaintiffs are taking the PA to court, arguing that its financial and employment policies toward convicted terrorists create a link to the Hamas massacre.
Israel might be headed towards its own January 6 moment - opinion
Why Netanyahu rejected compromise with Noam Sohlberg in probing October 7 - analysis
Netanyahu is pushing Israel toward a constitutional crisis by ignoring court ruling - editorial
Justice Minister Levin to convene judicial selection panel within 15 days
Without new judges being appointed, Israel was on track to be short more than 50 judges by the end of next month.
The judicial reform is a wholesale uprooting of the judiciary's power - opinion
This specific amendment is not a limitation placed upon the judiciary’s power of review over acts of the executive. It is indeed the uprooting of this power.
Israel's government attorney questions 'hasty' Declaration of Independence
Justice Yitzhak Amit said that democracy doesn’t usually die all at once, “democracy dies in small steps.”
Should Israel's High Court strike down or uphold judicial reform law?
Some 37% of the poll's respondents said that the High Court should dismiss the petitions as opposed to 34% who said it should strike down the law.
Israel's High Court rejects Rothman appeal to disqualify top justice
Rothman had appealed to the court on Monday as one of the respondents to the eight petitions against the judicial reform law.
Israel should split its judicial review of reasonableness - opinion
Should the parties to the litigation challenging the reasonableness standard law agree to a split in the application of the standard of review of reasonableness? If not, should the court impose one?
Knesset Speaker: High Court has no authority to strike down basic laws
Amir Ohana warned that a ruling to strike down a basic law would be "against the Knesset and Israeli democracy."
Legalese: What are the origins of legal jargon?
In light of the fact that the judicial system is all anybody here can talk about these days, let’s take a look at some legal terminology and see what the words actually mean where they’re from.
Right-wing Kohelet denies report it backtracked on Israel's judicial reform
The report alleged that Justice Minister Yariv Levin had criticized Kohelet for opposing current legislative activities.
High Court to discuss Netanyahu's Incapacitation Law after A-G attack
High Court President Esther Hayut, Vice President Uzi Vogelman, and Justice Yitzhak Amit will preside over the hearing in which arguments will be made about the Basic Law: The Government amendment.
