Justice

High Court limits public attendance to trials after warning of ‘unprecedented disturbances'

The seven-justice panel addressed the growing disruption inside courtrooms ahead of one of the most politically explosive cases of the year: the government’s push to remove A-G Gali Baharav-Miara.

Protesters gather in Jerusalem near the High Court of Justice. March 19, 2025.
 ATTORNEY-GENERAL Gali Baharav-Miara. Last week, the A-G and her office issued a sharply critical advisory opinion on a government decision to change the traditional firing process of the attorney-general, one of many back-and-forths Baharav-Miara has had with the government.

High Court cancels hearing on firing of A-G Baharav-Miara after gov’t fails to send representatives

 British Foreign Secretary David Lammy walks along Downing Street on the day British Prime Minister Keir Starmer held an emergency meeting to discuss the Israel-Iran conflict, June 18, 2025.

UK plans justice overhaul to prioritize victims by cutting court delays

FORMER IDF advocate-general Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi is released to house arrest, outside the Neve Tirtza Women’s Prison in Ramle, on Friday. The liberal camp must resist the urge to attempt to downplay the severity of her actions, the writer argues.

The MAG affair: When legal power becomes a threat to democracy - opinion


Qatargate: Urich's attorneys accuse State Attorney of violating their client's 'fundamental rights'

According to Urich’s attorneys, their client has not received investigation materials and evidence prior to his hearing, two fundamental rights in the Israeli legal system.

Yonatan Urich who was arrested in the so-called Qatargate investigation arrives for a court hearing the court in Lod, August 19, 2025.

Slip and Fall in the Gig Economy: Who Bears Responsibility?

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Amplifying Elie Wiesel’s moral voice: We cannot be silent onlookers

We cannot accept injustice and the suffering of others as any kind of norm.

Elie Wiesel stands in front of a photo of himself (bottom right-hand corner) and other inmates taken at the Buchenwald concentration camp in 1945, during his 1986 visit to Yad Vashem in Jerusalem.

Parashat Ki Teitzei: The hidden enemy and the open enemy

In these days of mercy and forgiveness, on the eve of Rosh Hashanah, it is fitting to engage in soul-searching regarding our honesty in financial matters

The Torah reserves ‘abomination of the Lord’ precisely for this form of dishonesty.

Investigators believe Russia at least partially responsible for US court records hack

The hackers are believed to have accessed sensitive records containing the names of people and sources involved in national security crimes.

 Hacker

The rise of federal clemency and second chances in the U.S. justice system


Voices must be raised on Amiram Ben-Uliel's behalf - opinion

With the exposure of the Shin Bet Jewish Department, the time is right for seeking justice for him.

 AMIRAM BEN-ULIEL is brought into court to hear the verdict in his case in 2020. He was found guilty of murder; an appeal for retrial was subsequently denied, the writer notes.

Brooklyn woman who tried to join ISIS sentenced to nearly two decades in federal prison

Sinmya Amera Ceasar, also known as Umm Nutella, was initially arrested in 2016 as she attempted to leave the country through JFK international airport to join ISIS.

 The FBI seal is seen at its headquarters before a news conference by Director Christopher Wray on the US Justice Department inspector general's report about the FBI's actions in the 2016 US election in Washington.

If we don't take a stand, who will?

The Movement for Quality Government has been fighting corruption for 35 years. “This is a battle for Israel’s future as a democratic state ”says the movement’s founder, Eliad Shraga.

Eliad Shraga, Founder of The Movement for Quality Government

Israel's police violence crisis: Responsibility carries accountability - Opinion

Police errors must be investigated; when boundaries are crossed it is important to hold the individual accountable.

 FORMER HEAD of the Israel Police Roni Alsheikh speaks during a rally against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government, at Habima Square, last month. Trust in the Israel Police is now near an all-time low, the writer says.

Leaving a legacy: Judge Varda Wirth Livne retires as president of National Labor Court

The occasion was marked by a ceremony attended by other justices, as well as a speech by Chief Justice Isaac Amit.

 Retirement of Judge Varda Wirth Livne