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. 

|BySARAH BEN-NUN
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

Lowering the electoral threshold is not intended to bring new voices into the Knesset but only to assist those who are already there.

|ByASAF HEIMAN
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

"I try to intervene and act in many areas in many different ways, sometimes overtly and sometimes not. That is the role of the president."

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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

It is worth questioning why the Tax Authority largely abandoned the original committee’s recommendations without broader consultation.

|ByBOAZ FEINBERG

Netanyahu can't work on legal reforms due to conflict of interest - A-G

There is no restriction on Justice Minister Yariv Levin or on Law and Justice Committee chairman Simcha Rothman.

FEBRUARY 2, 2023ByMICHAEL STARR, ELIAV BREUER
Left: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Right: Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara

Blinken's visit shows US concern for Israeli domestic turmoil - editorial

Although the proposed legal reform is clearly a domestic issue, Blinken showed that he, as a friend, is concerned about the country’s planned judicial overhaul and widespread protests.

JANUARY 31, 2023ByJPOST EDITORIAL
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken gives a press conference in Israel, on January 30, 2023

What are the 4 components of Israel's judicial reform? - opinion

The proposal does not deal with many issues that remain to be corrected but the government emphasizes that it will introduce additional components of the reform in the future.

JANUARY 31, 2023ByABRAHAM DISKIN
JUSTICE MINISTER Yariv Levin appears before the Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee, last month.

Engage moderate religious Zionists on Israeli judicial reform - opinion

If those who are against the “reform” of the legal system really want to move the needle, they should try and engage with moderate religious Zionists.

JANUARY 30, 2023BySHLOMO FISCHER
Israel's Justice Minister Yariv Levin holds a press conference at the Knesset, the Israeli Knesset in Jerusalem, on January 4, 2023.

Gov't legal advisor describes judicial reform bill proposals as 'extreme'

Bligh issued his warning in discussion papers ahead of the Sunday committee session for the bill which seeks to amend Israel's judiciary system.

JANUARY 28, 2023ByMICHAEL STARR
Supreme Court Chief of Justice Ester Hayut and Supreme court justices arrive for a court hearing at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, on the election committee decision to disqualify Balad from running in the upcoming Knesset election, October 6, 2022.

Judicial overhaul will boost economy, Netanyahu tells nervous entrepreneurs

Netanyahu met with Papaya Global and Disruptive Technologies Venture Capital after they said they planned to pull out of Israel over judicial reform concerns.

JANUARY 27, 2023ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu holds last Sunday’s cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem, as Justice Minister Yariv Levin looks on.

Why does Israel's gov't think the Supreme Court is too powerful? - opinion

Returning Israel's Supreme Court to the pre-Aharon Barak juridical culture of restraint is a necessary process.

JANUARY 26, 2023ByDAVID M. WEINBERG
SUPREME COURT CHIEF Justice Esther Hayut and other justices arrive at a court hearing in Jerusalem.

Israel's judicial reforms weaken democracy - opinion

The time has arrived to devote some months to drafting and adopting a written constitution, which is the only democratic way for Israel to reform.

JANUARY 25, 2023ByROBERT SILVERMAN
PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu sits alongside sacked cabinet minister Arye Deri in the Knesset, on Monday. In Israel, the coalition controls the legislature and executive, thus the need to keep its hands off judicial appointments, says the writer.

Judicial reforms could make Israel a 'haven for corruption' - MK

MK Orit Farkash-Hacohen said the judicial reforms are worrying due to the lack of professionalism and how it threatens to destabilize Israel's checks and balances.

JANUARY 24, 2023ByAARON REICH
National Unity MK Orit Farkash-Hacohen (L) is seen speaking with Zvika Klein at The Jerusalem Post's Democracy 2023 conference, on January 24, 2023.

State attorneys threaten labor strike over judicial reform

The Black Robes Protest group, itself comprised of private attorneys, came out in support of the State Attorney organization's announcement.

JANUARY 24, 2023ByMICHAEL STARR
Israeli lawyers affiliated with the Black Robes come to protest judicial reforms.