Supreme Court

Courts shift to emergency footing as Iran confrontation triggers nationwide restrictions

Judiciary limits activity to urgent hearings through Monday; Levin activates emergency labor law to safeguard essential services.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN
View of the empty courtroom at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem on July 13, 2025.
A Palestinian woman helps a burn victim, Maria Abu Aawad, at a Doctors Without Borders (MSF) hospital, amid severe shortages of medical equipment, medicines and essential materials needed for burn treatment, in Zawaida, in the central Gaza Strip, January 26, 2026.

Supreme Court allows NGOs facing Gaza ban to keep operating, for now

Some 17 NGOs and the Association of International Development Agencies (AIDA) sought an urgent suspension of the ban in a petition to the High Court of Justice.

|ByREUTERS
A demonstrator holds a burning photo of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Paris, France, January 11, 2026

As the Middle East prepares for war, do not forget Iran's brave protesters - opinion

All of this began not with Iranians who took the streets, not protesting against uranium enrichment or ballistic missiles, but for freedom, liberty, and basic rights.

|ByYAAKOV KATZ
From left, Ben Woldenberg, Stephen Woldenberg, Elana Woldenberg Ruffman, Nadine Woldenberg and Rick Woldenberg pose in front of the Supreme Court building in Washington, DC

Jewish family’s toy company challenged Trump’s tariffs, the Supreme Court agreed

For Stephen Woldenberg, the decision to challenge US President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs was rooted in a moral obligation shaped by his family’s Jewish values.

|ByGRACE GILSON/JTA

High Court empowers anti-Zionists at Judaism’s holiest site - opinion

While Israeli soldiers fight for their lives, the High Court grants the Reform movement's extremists a foothold at the Western Wall, undermining Israel.

FEBRUARY 22, 2026ByAMICHAI ELIYAHU
A FAMILY prays at the section of the Kotel designated for non-Orthodox worship.

Supreme Court rejects Braverman's appeal, keeps travel ban in place over ‘midnight meeting’ probe

Braverman asked the Supreme Court to lift the travel ban, arguing it harmed his UK ambassador appointment and Israel’s foreign relations after the Lod court overturned an earlier ruling.

FEBRUARY 22, 2026BySARAH BEN-NUN
Cabinet secretary Tzachi Braverman seen at the weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister office in Jerusalem on December 18, 2016.

Trump raises tariff to 15% after Supreme Court strikes down previous program

Trump announced the new tariffs in a Truth Social post, noting they would be effective "almost immediately."

FEBRUARY 21, 2026ByREUTERS
US President Donald Trump speaks during a press briefing at the White House, following the Supreme Court's ruling that Trump had exceeded his authority when he imposed tariffs, in Washington, DC February 20, 2026.

Trial and war: Why Benjamin Netanyahu is clinging on to power - opinion

Seventeen years ago, Benjamin Netanyahu demanded that then prime miniter Ehud Olmert resign because of a police investigation. What happened to that same man?

FEBRUARY 20, 2026ByDAN PERRY
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a ceremony for the 70th cohort of military combat officers, at an army base near Mitzpe Ramon, Israel, October 31, 2024

Supreme Court rules against Trump’s tariffs, limiting executive power

The US Supreme Court has struck down President Trump’s emergency tariffs, marking a significant shift in US trade policy with global repercussions.

FEBRUARY 20, 2026ByREUTERS
US President Donald Trump delivers remarks on tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, DC, US, April 2, 2025

High Court blasts Levin: 'No judges, we are releasing murder suspects'

The High Court sharply criticized Justice Minister Levin for failing to convene the Judicial Selection Committee, warning that Israel’s judicial system is facing a crisis due to vacant positions.

FEBRUARY 12, 2026BySARAH BEN-NUN
JUSTICE MINISTER Yariv Levin presents the reasonableness clause to the Knesset in July.

'We are never full': Palestinian prisoners claim they received little food in Israeli prisons

Samer Khawaireh, 45, told Reuters that all he was given to eat in Israel's prisons was ten thin pieces of bread over the course of a day, with a bit of hummus and tahini, and tuna twice a week.

FEBRUARY 11, 2026ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF, SARAH BEN-NUN
An Israel Prison Service officer at Ketziot Prison watches as Palestinian prisoners are prepared for release in exchange for Israeli hostages held by Gazan terrorists, February 26, 2025; illustrative.

Ben-Gvir blocks promotion of senior police investigations officer, citing ‘grave misconduct'

The announcement comes one day after A-G Gali Baharav-Miara accused National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir of political motivations in blocking Ruti Hauslich's promotion in the police.

FEBRUARY 9, 2026BySARAH BEN-NUN
Senior Israel Police officer Ruti Hauslich, addressing a Knesset panel.

A-G accuses Ben-Gvir of politically blocking promotion of senior police investigator

Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara accused National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir of unlawfully intervening in police appointments and delaying a senior promotion for political reasons.

FEBRUARY 8, 2026BySARAH 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.

Netanyahu releases pre-Oct. 7 intel documents, claims defense echelon urged keeping Hamas in power

The documents, spanning from February 2023 to an hour before attack, show how Israel's defense echelon misread Hamas’s intentions, and characterized the terror group as deterred.

FEBRUARY 6, 2026ByAMICHAI STEIN
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Ministers and MK's attend a Special Session in his Honor of Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, January 26, 2026.