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.

Lawyers and police investigators arrive for a court hearing in a major corruption case involving senior officials from the Histadrut at the Rishon Lezion Magistrate's Court November 3, 2025
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives to the courtroom at the District Court in Tel Aviv, in the trial against him, October 15, 2025

Bill to give Knesset power to freeze Netanyahu's criminal trial postponed upon PM's opposition

 Deputy Attorney General Gil Limon attends a Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem on January 27, 2025.

New bills on gov't owned companies 'harmful to public' -Dep. AG

A person holds up a placard outside the Royal Courts of Justice, on the day judges decide whether the co-founder of Palestine Action can challenge the UK government's ban on the group, in London, Britain, September 25, 2025.

Six appear in UK court charged over banned group Palestine Action


Hundreds of Hong Kong protesters storm parliament, tearing down paintings

The council, the mini-parliament, issued a red alert, ordering the protesters to leave immediately.

Anti-extradition bill protesters use the flashlights from their phones as they march during the anniversary of Hong Kong's handover to China in Hong Kong

New York City is considering a ban on fur to dismay of Jewish protesters

In March, City Council Speaker Corey Johnson introduced legislation that would ban the sale of new fur apparel.

Illustrative photo of a man wearing and holding a shtreimel, a fur hat

Quebec bill bans religious symbols such as kippahs

The measure is intended to reinforce the separation of church and state, but critics say the real target appears to be Muslims and their hijabs.

$167,000 kippah

Top 10 headlines of 2018: Legal system

A year of highlights and lowlights in Israel: The legal arena.

The entrance of the International Criminal Court (ICC) is seen in The Hague

Knesset clears legislative table before early elections

One of the laws that passed on Tuesday would prohibit terrorists in prison from having their sentences shortened by one-third, as other prisoners may do if they show remorse and rehabilitation.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu looks at his watch before delivering a statement at the Knesset, Israel's parliament, in Jerusalem December 19, 2018

Tough anti-Smoking bill nearing passage

Smoking

Israelis' level of trust in the judicial system at 17-year low, report finds

The data show that only 18% of the public express a high level of trust in the judicial system, compared with 33% who express a low level of trust.

Minister of Justice Ayelet Shaked

Regev attacks screening of controversial film as loyalty bill stalls

State attorney said the legislation would significantly harm freedom of expression in Israel.

Minister Miri Regev

Fearing Trump: American fiction and the impeachment movement

Herman Wouk’s 1951 novel is about a group of Navy officers who remove a volatile captain from his command of a minesweeper when he freezes up during a typhoon.

Screenshot from trailer for The Caine Muttiny (1954)

The Nation-State Law, a constitutional showdown with postmodernism

It’s a painful ritual that we’ve experienced many times before. Or is this time different?

MK Ahmad Tibi (Joint List)  at the Knesset during a discussion on the Nation-State Law August 8, 2018.