Supreme Court

Likud MKs remain barred from district primary slots after Supreme Court appeal is withdrawn

It does not affect the eight positions that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been authorized to fill with candidates of his choosing. The primary vote is currently scheduled for Monday.

Likud MK Afif Abed attends a hearing at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem on whether incumbent Likud Knesset members can run in the party's district-based primary races, August 12, 2026
US Attorney General Todd Blanche holds a press conference to discuss Tren de Aragua developments at the Department of Justice in Washington, DC, US, July 1, 2026.

US charges 11 in $100K-per-person scheme arranging 1,000 sham marriages for Chinese nationals

People at polling station during the Likud party internal elections in Jeursalem, July 27, 2026.

Supreme Court rejects appeal over Likud regional slots, backs party court ruling

 THE ARMENIAN monastery compound in the Armenian Quarter.

Jerusalem’s Armenians are under attack, and the world is looking away - opinion


A spectacle of sheer hatred - opinion

The taxi-driver then moved on to attack Supreme Court Justice Isaac Amit, whom he insisted on calling a crook and a criminal, who had stolen the position of President of the Supreme Court.

A Gett taxi in Ramat Gan. November 17, 2024.

Supreme Court rejects Alan Dershowitz appeal to revive defamation lawsuit against CNN

Dershowitz had urged the justices to roll back protections against defamation claims that the Supreme Court established in its landmark 1964 ruling in a case called New York Times v. Sullivan.

Attorney Alan Dershowitz returns to the courtroom after a break during former U.S. President Donald Trump's hush money trial at Manhattan Criminal Court on May 20, 2024 in New York City.

US Supreme Court declines to hear Trump's bid to overturn $5m. E. Jean Carroll sexual abuse ruling

The justices turned away Trump's appeal after a lower court upheld the 2023 jury verdict and rejected Trump's arguments the trial was unfair because the judge permitted evidence of past misconduct.

E. Jean Carroll leaves the courthosue on September 6, 2024 in New York City. Both parties appear in court today as Trump's lawyers fight to overturn the jury's finding that he sexually abused E. Jean Carroll.

As Supreme Court's term nears its end, three major Trump rulings are due

The court, which has a 6-3 conservative majority, has seven disputes still to be resolved, and has set Monday as its next day to issue rulings.

US President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address during a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber at the Capitol on February 24, 2026 in Washington, DC. Trump delivered his address days after the Supreme Court struck down the administration's tariff strategy.

The mikveh belongs to the women of Israel, not to those who yell at them - opinion

Publicly funded mikvaot exist to serve the people of Israel. Every woman who enters should be treated with respect.

A new mikveh ritual bath in the Jewish settlement of Bat Ayin in Gush Etzion, West Bank, November 6, 2019.

Supreme Court backs Trump on asylum policy, ends TPS protections for Haitians, Syrians

This comes after the Supreme Court granted other administration requests related to immigration, such as allowing the DHS to deport immigrants to countries where they have no ties.

The U.S. Supreme Court on the day the court issued a ruling that the government can restrict asylum claims processing at the U.S. border, in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 25, 2026.

High Court presses state over judicial selection overhaul, warns of political incentives

High Court hears petitions challenging the judicial selection overhaul, all 11 justices question whether the changes shift appointments toward political control and threaten judicial independence.

Supreme Court President Isaac Amit arrives for a hearing on a petition concerning the continuation of the criminal investigation into alleged leaks in the “Sde Teiman” affair at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, May 31, 2026.

Judge Sohlberg orders Ben-Gvir to remove flotilla video over campaign violation

The ruling followed a petition submitted by the Movement for Quality Government last month, which demanded the video’s removal within four days.

National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir leads Otzma Yehudit faction meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem on June 15, 2026.

Gazan doctor accused of Hamas affiliation held without charge in Israel appears before High Court

The media were briefly allowed into the courtroom before being ushered out as proceedings got underway.

PALESTINIAN DOCTOR Hussam Abu Safiya, who was captured by the Israeli military in Gaza in late 2024 and still held in detention, appears via video link at the Israeli Supreme Court hearing in Jerusalem, June 10, 2026.

Shin Bet investigates haredi protests amid concerns over threats to government sites - report

The Shin Bet is investigating haredi anti-conscription protests after multiple disruptive incidents, amid concerns that future demonstrations could threaten government sites or officials.

Ultra-Orthodox Jews hold placards during a protest against conscription in Israel's military, in Jerusalem on October 30, 2025.