Judiciary

Iran arrests at least four reform front politicians

Iran’s Islamic Iran Nation’s Union Party called for the release of Azar Mansouri after her arrest amid a widening crackdown on reformist figures.

An illustration of a handcuffed individual in a suit, and a backdrop of the Iranian flag.
 JUSTICE ISAAC AMIT was lawfully chosen as president of the Supreme Court, as a majority of the members of the Judicial Selection Committee supported his selection as required by law, the writer states.

Supreme Court president warns attacks on judiciary threaten democratic order

High Court Justice Daphne Barak-Erez arrives for a hearing on petitions calling to halt or substantially limit State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman’s investigations into the failures surrounding the Hamas's October 7 massacre, December 29, 2025; illustrative.

Gov’t tells High Court it lacks authority to order state inquiry into October 7 failures

 A voting station for the head of the Israeli Bar Association, at the Magistrate's Court in Jerusalem, June 20, 2023

Israeli bar exam passed by nearly 68% of first-time examinees, as divide widens


Judicial reforms would have devastating impact on Arab-Israelis - report

One of the first groups in the country to suffer the consequences of the judicial reforms will be the Israeli-Arab minority, Israel Democracy Institute warned.

General view of the Supreme Court in Jerusalem on January 2, 2023.

16 Jewish Democrats express ‘profound concern’ over judicial overhaul

Sixteen House Jewish members signed the letter, including Reps. Jamie Raskin, Elissa Slotkin, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, and Susan Wild.

Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) waits to speak during a media briefing after a House vote approving rules for an impeachment inquiry into U.S. President Trump on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., October 31, 2019

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

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.

Protests disrupt Israeli democracy to preserve it - opinion

Ruthie Blum needs to recognize that people are scared and intimidated by the aspirations of egocentric and inexperienced politicians whose sudden taste of power goes immediately to their heads.

 A PROTEST takes place in Haifa on Saturday night. People have taken to the streets in protest against a massive takeover of our free choices and self-determination to live in accordance with what we decide is right for us.

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.