Movement for the Quality of Government

Court rejects Ben-Gvir bid to delay promotion case ruling, warns of harm to police independence

In the decision handed down by Judge David Gidoni, the court held that the mere filing - or even stated intention to file - an appeal does not in itself justify freezing a judgment.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir arrives for a hearing at the District Court in Jerusalem, January 25, 2026, after Superintendent Rinat Saban filed a lawsuit accusing him, according to reports, of blocking her promotion in the police.
Former prime minister Ehud Barak attends a conference held by the Movement for Quality Government in Tel Aviv, January 28, 2026.

Extreme right-wing activists block car of former Prime Minister Ehud Barak

Mordechai David, 26, was identified as an activist at the scene after he was seen taking the same actions against former Supreme Court president Aharon Barak on Wednesday. 

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Yair Golan, leader of the Democrats party in Israel, speaks during a demonstration in Tel Aviv, March 22, 2025.

Netanyahu may attempt to 'sabotage' next elections, Golan warns

Golan urged a mass volunteer operation to safeguard ballot integrity, and said his party would assemble “eyes and ears in every polling station” and defend the Central Elections Committee.

|BySHIR PERETS
ATTORNEY-GENERAL Gali Baharav-Miara attends a meeting of the Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee in April. Israeli democracy is actually shockingly half-baked, the writer argues.

Attorney-general: Proposed cabinet rule changes would enable unlawful government action

“The government is cancelling the restrictions that bind it so that it can act contrary to the law and legal norms,” Baharav-Miara said. “The proposal is unlawful.”

|BySARAH BEN-NUN

Israel's High Court issues order against 'personal' Tiberias election law

A danger of giving this advantage to Interior Ministry appointees would be the reduced autonomy of local government from the state, said petitioners.

JULY 20, 2023ByMICHAEL STARR
Shas leader MK Aryeh Deri seen during a Shas party meeting, at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on January 23, 2023.

Israel's legal basis for haredi exemption from IDF expires, NGO calls for draft

"As of today, the arrangement that allows ultra-Orthodox yeshiva students to be exempted from service in the IDF is no longer extant," MQG said.

JULY 2, 2023ByELIAV BREUER
Netzah Yehuda Battalion

State budget is ‘illegal’, NGO claims to High Court

MQG argued that the budget was undemocratic because it would prevent the Knesset from engaging in further challenges and deliberations on the 2024 budget. 

MAY 24, 2023ByMICHAEL STARR
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich greet eachother before Netanyahu's budget speech on May 23, 2023.

Itamar Ben-Gvir's ministry name change cost Israelis up to NIS 3 million

The frequent name changes of ministries in recent years have cost the public millions of shekels.

MAY 22, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir is seen holding a press conference, on March 20, 2023.

Israel cannot give up reasonableness standard in judicial reform talks - NGO

MQG argued that the negotiating parties didn't have a right to degrade the reasonableness standard.

MAY 21, 2023ByMICHAEL STARR
President Isaac Herzog speaks on Israel's judicial reform on February 12, 2023

Israeli sex offender rabbi should be banned from Lag Ba'omer event - NGO

Berland was convicted of sexual assault in 2016 of multiple women and other offenses including fraud, embezzlement, attempted threats, tax offenses and money laundering in 2021.

APRIL 23, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Rabbi Eliezer Berland covered with a prayer shawl arrives for a court hearing arrives for a police investigation at a police station in Jerusalem, November 2, 2021.

Attorney-general against declaring Netanyahu in contempt of court

MQG said that the prime minister was not above the law and said that the attorney-general had walked back her position on Netanyahu's conflict of interest violations.

APRIL 3, 2023ByMICHAEL STARR
LEFT: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu RIGHT: Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara

What is conflict of interest, and how does it fit into law? - explainer

Acting in contradiction to these legally binding rulings and opinions opens up a public servant like Netanyahu to petitions to the court, fines or even criminal investigation, said Priel.

MARCH 26, 2023ByMICHAEL STARR
PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu leads the weekly cabinet meeting on Sunday, in Jerusalem. Netanyahu’s rule will be perpetuated for years to come but not because the justice minister’s plan will gain popularity, the writer argues.

Netanyahu in contempt of court over conflict of interest - High Court petition

AG Baharav-Miara declared that Netanyahu's involvement in the judicial reform would constitute a conflict of interest.

MARCH 26, 2023ByMICHAEL STARR
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu talking about the strikes and protests against the judicial reform

Movement for Quality Government's Eliad Shraga fights Israeli judicial reform

LEGAL AFFAIRS: Shraga's concerns about the laws being weighed in the Knesset are why he and his movement are protesting.

MARCH 10, 2023ByMICHAEL STARR
DR. ELIAD SHRAGA, founder and chairman of the Movement for Quality Government in Israel, speaks at a press conference against the proposed changes to the legal system, outside the Supreme Court in Jerusalem.