Yariv Levin
Supreme Court president: Fake news, incitement against judges threaten rule of law
He said the situation had reached the point where some judges were afraid to answer phone calls from unknown numbers out of fear of threats and harassment.
High Court rules Justice Minister Yariv Levin must convene Judicial Selection Committee
Levin tells High Court advancing permanent district court appointments not realistic pre-elections
High Court presses Levin to advance district court appointments by Tuesday
Netanyahu temporarily appoints Levin and Katz to key ministries amid haredi resignations
The fact that the ministries were given to just Levin and Katz indicated that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu intends to “safeguard” them for the eventual possibility of Shas’s return.
The escalating political crisis between Baharav-Miara, Netanyahu - analysis
Baharav-Miara called the hearing for her dismissal a “sham” with a “predetermined outcome” and said her presence would only lend legitimacy to a process that violates decades of legal precedent.
Ministers advance bill to allow Israeli gov't sweeping power to fire top public service officials
The proposal will now head to the Knesset for preliminary voting, but is unlikely to proceed prior to the approximately three-month summer recess set to begin on July 27.
Levin: The people are demanding judicial reform - we will deliver
The comments come at the pinnacle of the tensions between the judiciary and the rest of the government.
Gov’t to bypass vetting committee in attempt to fire A-G
The government will bypass the vetting committee in its attempt to fire A-G Baharav-Miara due to ‘worsening’ of relations, and to the failure to form the vetting committee.
A-G's judicial overreach is undermining Israel's democracy - opinion
Two recent legal decisions highlight the deep and systemic challenges Israel faces. We cannot ignore what they reflect about the current state of governance.
‘Make Karhi, Levin, Zohar launch official complaint against Bardugo’ - MGQ
Last week, several reports came out of alleged blackmail attempts by Bardugo against Zohar and Levin.
'No connection to reality': Yariv Levin accuses Channel 14 commentator of extortion, threats
"He demanded personal things from me and threatened me if I did not comply with his demands," Levin told Radio 94FM.
Shimon Shetreet: Israeli gov't wants to change judiciary to give prime minister 'total power'
The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Tamar Uriel-Beeri, Eve Young, and Eliav Breuer
Netanyahu: Ronen Bar responsible for 'unlawful' arrests of W. Bank settlers
This comes as a senior Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) official in charge of the Jewish Division, identified as A., suspended himself on Sunday.
