High Court of Justice

Levin, Attorney-General to go to High Court over who will probe ex-MAG

Justice Minister Levin says AG Gali Baharav-Miara has a conflict of interest in the probe of ex-MAG Tomer-Yerushalmi and has announced a plan to bypass her office.

JUSTICE MINISTER Yariv Levin sits in the Knesset plenum. Last week, he was appointed acting Jerusalem and Jewish tradition minister and now holds five ministerial portfolios, the writer notes.
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir speaks at an Otzma Yehudit faction meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem. November 3, 2025.

Ben-Gvir claims ex-IDF top lawyer hid phone holding evidence against attorney-general

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives to the courtroom at the Distrcit court in Tel Aviv, before the start of his testimony in the trial against him, September 16, 2025.

Netanyahu trial: Tensions rise on testimony schedule expansion

Ultra-Orthodox demonstrators protest at the Bar Ilan intersection in Jerusalem on August 17, 2014, following the arrest of a haredi draft-dodger.

Haredi conscription: High Court revisits petitions as gov’t presses on with exemption law


Israel's journalists petition High Court over controversial media reforms

Israel’s journalists push back against a new media reform bill, filing a High Court petition over its rushed advancement.

 The High Court of Justice convenes in Jerusalem

Professional advancement in Halacha: Why women should be allowed to take official exams - opinion

Women have been studying Halacha for many years, and they simply long for the chance to take official exams.

‘SINCE THE war began, the questions have become even harder and more traumatic. I do my best to answer and to provide the questioner, male or female, with halachic guidance through these painful moments,’ says the writer.

Equal burden on trial: What's at stake at the High Court's crucial haredi draft hearing - explainer

As war staggers on, the army faces a critical shortage, justices will weigh whether the State’s refusal to arrest draft evaders undermines both law and, principle of shared service.

Haredi protesters demonstrating against the IDF draft law blocking roads, September 18, 2025.

High Court denies Urich’s request to demand prosecution detail his suspected ‘Qatargate’ charges

Urich is suspected of passing on information with the intent to harm state security and obstruct evidence.

Yonatan Urich, adviser of Leader of the Opposition and head of the Likud party Benjamin Netanyahu seen before a press conference of Leader of the Opposition and head of the Likud party Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv on October 3, 2022.

Knesset erupts over speaker's jab at Supreme Court chief, Netanyahu expects more peace deals

Knesset speaker introduced Supreme Court president as a judge, drawing outrage • Netanyahu: Expect to forge additional peace agreements in the region

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu enters the Knesset plenum, October 20, 2025.

High Court to hold hearing on Shin Bet appointment next month 

The case will be heard before Supreme Court Chief Justice Isaac Amit, Deputy Chief Justice Noam Sohlberg and Justice David Mintz.

Israel's High Court of Justice

Investigating October 7: Behind reports of rumored push for a state probe

The State Comptroller's Office has been investigating and publishing timely reports on the failures of October 7 - often at odds with the military.

Protesters gather in Jerusalem near the High Court of Justice. March 19, 2025.

High Court rules state inquiry into October 7 to be established within 30 days

In the judges' decision, it was written that there is no real dispute about the need to establish such a committee, which will have extensive investigative powers.

Protesters gather in Jerusalem near the High Court of Justice. March 19, 2025.

HCJ rejects petition against hostage release deal

The High Court of Justice rejected a petition to block the release of Palestinian security prisoners in deal.

 A freed Palestinian prisoner holds a flag as they are greeted after being released from an Israeli jail, as part of a hostages-prisoners swap and a ceasefire deal in Gaza between Hamas and Israel, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, February 8, 2025.

High Court of Justice rejects gov't conditions to sit public-professional committee

With the new conditions, the government hoped to dismiss Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara.

Attorney general Gali Baharav-Miara at a Constitution, Law and Justice Committee meeting at the Knesset, in the Israeli parliament on September 30, 2025.

Three ex-Shin Bet chiefs to High Court: Cancel Netanyahu's appointment of David Zini

Multiple government officials oppose Netanyahu's appointment of Zini.

 Maj.-Gen. (Res.) David Zini and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.