Legal reforms

High Court of Justice nullifies govt’s dismissal of attorney-general, Baharav-Miara to remain

The court ruled that the decision was procedurally flawed and legally untenable, and that both the revision of the term-ending process and the subsequent dismissal were void. 

Attorney general Gali Baharav-Miara at a Constitution, Law and Justice Committee meeting at the Knesset, in the Israeli parliament on September 30, 2025.
PRESIDENT ISAAC HERZOG addresses the Knesset plenum at the opening of the winter session on October 20, 2025.

Israel needs real reform, not a lower electoral threshold - opinion

President Isaac Herzog shows a screenshot from the recent Hamas video of hostage Evyatar David, at a news conference during a visit to Riga, Latvia last week.

Herzog on gov't decisions: 'I intervene when possible,' but can't blindly react to everything

 THE ISRAEL Tax Authority is apparently interpreting ‘mail’ to include email and downloads from the Internet.

The dramatic changes proposed to the definition of Israeli, foreign residents - opinion


Judicial reform makes Israel more like Hungary than the US - legal expert

Mordechai Kremnitzer is opposed to Levin’s plan, warning that it would deal a fatal blow to the Supreme Court, the balance of power, and Israel’s robust democracy.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confers with former interior and health minister Arye Deri at the weekly cabinet meeting on January 8.

Does Israel really need judicial reform? 5 better ways to fix judiciary

5 other ideas for upgrading Israel's judicial system – without destroying democracy, doing away with the mechanisms for oversight of the government or harming our basic rights.

 Israel's Justice Minister Yariv Levin holds a press conference at the Knesset, the Israeli Knesset in Jerusalem, on January 4, 2023.

Judicial reform will give Israeli gov't limitless power to abuse citizens

If Israel passes the judicial reform, the majority’s ability to trample human rights and abuse Israeli citizens will have no effective limit.

 Justice Minister Yariv Levin

Is judicial reform dangerous for Israeli democracy?

What is being proposed as part of the Israeli government's judicial reform plan and how does it stack up to the US?

 A view of Israel’s Supreme Court justices during a hearing.

Judicial reform: Israel must weaken the court to let rule of law prevail

As Israel’s legislators work to rein in the Supreme Court’s near absolute power, they should create a constitution and Bill of Rights to ensure the rule of law.

 Israelis protest against the government’s proposed judicial reforms in Tel Aviv on February 4.

Compromise is needed to advance judicial reforms - editorial

The outright rejection by Netanyahu’s coalition signifies that their lofty claims of acting for the will of the people are hollow and a flimsy facade for their real interest.

 Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu addresses his supporters at his party headquarters during Israel's general election in Jerusalem, November 2, 2022.

Israeli judicial reform can help with counterterrorism - opinion

Nowhere is clarity and consistency more critical than in counterterrorism. While it may be argued that terrorists have human rights, their victims and potential victims have such rights, too.

 ISRAELI SECURITY forces are seen walking through the Shuafat refugee camp in Jerusalem last week after the government demolished the house of a Palestinian terrorist who was behind an attack that took place last year.

Israel's Right lied about the court, lust for despotic rule - opinion

Israel's legal system has managed to preserve our right to not be arrested in the middle of the night by an elected dictatorship’s political militia.

 SUPREME COURT President Esther Hayut flanked by justices Uzi Vogelman (left) and Isaac Amit. The court has, in fact, not dared to decisively impact the burning issues rending Israeli society, says the writer.

Yariv Levin, like Menachem Begin, can stop a Jewish civil war in Israel - analysis

Like his literal godfather Menachem Begin, Yariv Levin has the power to defuse a combustible situation that could conceivably lead to internecine violence in Israel.

 Former Israeli prime minister Menachem Begin and Justice Minister Yariv Levin. The two both had the chance to stop a Jewish civil war.

Israeli retail executives urge gov't to find judicial reform compromise

The letter urged Israeli political leaders to approach a compromise regarding judicial reforms.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives a press conference about the judicial reform following warnings from many economic experts.