Legislation
New judiciary procedure tightens rules on photography in court buildings
The procedure accompanies a recently passed amendment that restricts the photographing and publication of identifying images of suspects held in custody before an indictment is filed.
Bill to give Knesset power to freeze Netanyahu's criminal trial postponed upon PM's opposition
New bills on gov't owned companies 'harmful to public' -Dep. AG
Six appear in UK court charged over banned group Palestine Action
Facebook anti-incitement bill advanced to final readings
The bill was initiated by Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked (Bayit Yehudi) and Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan (Likud).
Orthodox group asks for no compromise on Kotel
They asked Netanyahu and Steinitz to follow the lead of Regev, who declined to authorize plans to change anything at the Western Wall.
Israel summons Irish ambassador over settlement criminalization bill vote
Kelly to 'Post': "Our government opposes the proposed legislation.”
Single women soon to get access to surrogacy, gay couples denied option
Until now, state-supported surrogacy has only been available for married heterosexual couples; the new law will expand the eligibility to single women as well.
![A couple with their twin babies delivered by a surrogate mother. [Illustrative]](https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_194,w_290/238073 "A couple with their twin babies delivered by a surrogate mother. [Illustrative]")
Bill to decriminalize cannabis use set to become law
The bill mandates that such a person would pay NIS 1,000 for the first offense, NIS 2,000 for the second if done within five years of the first, and a “conditional arrangement” for the third offense.
Ministers stymie effort to ban tobacco advertising
Knesset Economics Committee chairman Eitan Cabel said the government was “addicted to working for the tobacco companies.”
UTJ MK: We will quit govt if fiscal sanctions not removed from draft bill
“There won’t be any compromise on the financial sanctions, we will not accept them,” Moses told The Jerusalem Post on Tuesday.
Bill keeping far-left NGOs from schools advances to final vote
The bill will move to a final vote in the Knesset plenum in two weeks.
Historic anti-Pay for Slay bill passes into law
The law passed in its final reading by a vote of 87 to 15, with the support of MKs from every faction, except for Meretz and the Joint List.
Justice Minister's proposal to amend Civil Service
I cannot help wondering whether Shaked fully appreciates the ruinous consequences that could result from her bill actually turning into law.
