Justice

Terrorist mob members ordered to pay more than NIS 220,000 to Jewish victims by Jerusalem court

The Jerusalem Magistrates Court ordered two Arab men convicted of participating in the mob attack to pay compensation to the victims, including legal expenses.

SEPTEMBER 1, 2026|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD

An Israeli police officer runs to rescue an injured Jewish man after his car swerved off road near Jerusalem's Old City after it was pelted by rocks on May 10, 2021

People at polling station during the Likud party internal elections in Jeursalem, July 27, 2026.

Supreme Court rejects appeal over Likud regional slots, backs party court ruling

"The District Court decided not to intervene in the Likud court's decision, why should we intervene where the District Court found no problem?" Justice Grosskopf said.

AUGUST 12, 2026|ByURI SELA

Thousands of Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men from the Gur (Hasidic dynasty) protest outside Military Prison near Kfar Yona, central Israel, against the jailing of seminary students who failed to comply with an army recruitment order, July 20, 2026.

Government tells High Court draft arrests risk civil war, says case outcome 'known in advance'

“Israel needs haredi recruits, not haredi detainees,” the government said, arguing that arrests of yeshiva students could reverse a gradual increase in enlistment and risk civil war.

JULY 27, 2026|BySARAH BEN-NUN

Remembering Elie Wiesel: A soul on fire and a life dedicated to justice - opinion

Yad Vashem marked the 10th anniversary of Professor Elie Wiesel’s death with a screening of a film on his life and legacy. His death remains a personal and profound loss.

JULY 23, 2026|ByIRWIN COTLER

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

SEPTEMBER 29, 2025ByDAVID RABINOWICZ

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.

SEPTEMBER 28, 2025ByMAURICE J. ELIAS

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

SEPTEMBER 5, 2025ByRABBI SHMUEL RABINOWITZ

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.

AUGUST 15, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS

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

JUNE 29, 2025ByKAITLYN GOMEZ

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.

APRIL 13, 2025ByARLENE KUSHNER

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.

APRIL 10, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

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.

APRIL 9, 2025ByTALIA LEVIN, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE MOVEMENT FOR QUALITY GOVERNMENT