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. 

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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

Appeal to Knesset Ethics Committee against MK Almog Cohen

The Movement for the Quality of Government protested Cohen's remarks made against fellow MKs in the Knesset plenum.

FEBRUARY 23, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Otzma Yehudit party member Almog Cohen during a an election campaign conference in Ramat Gan, September 4, 2022.

Over 1,200 IDF soldiers examined after WSJ leak on naval ops against Iran

Over 1,200 soldiers were exposed to the secret information, while only about 450 had signed a confidentiality agreement.

MAY 11, 2022ByTZVI JOFFRE
A crew member raises the Iranian flag on Iranian oil tanker Adrian Darya 1, previously named Grace 1, as it sits anchored after the Supreme Court of the British territory lifted its detention order, in the Strait of Gibraltar

Haim Katz's plea deal approved by Rishon LeZion Magistrate's Court

The conviction was not deemed as having moral turpitude, as the High Court of Justice in December rejected a petition to impose it.

FEBRUARY 7, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Likud MK Haim Katz speaks at a Knesset plenary session on his request for parliamentary immunity from prosecution, at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem on February 17, 2020.

High Court wipes out last petition against new basic laws

Delay of budget to November upheld * Hayut and Barak-Erez continued to press the Movement to withdraw, which it eventually did.

JULY 29, 2021ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Israel’s Chief Justice Esther Hayut