High Court of Justice

Netanyahu trial: Court shortens Monday hearing as scheduling changes continue

The latest change follows several recent adjustments to the trial schedule.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Knesset, November 10, 2025.
Minister of Justice Yariv Levin attends a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, November 19, 2025.

Levin petitions High Court to void interim order freezing Ben-Hamo’s appointment

Armed Palestinians seen secure trucks loaded with Humanitarian Aid entering Gaza through the Israeli Kerem Shalom Crossing, in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip, September 19, 2025.

Allow Gazans medical treatment in West Bank, east Jerusalem, human rights orgs. tells High Court

Yariv Levin (left), Benjamin Netanyahu, and Itamar Ben-Gvir in the Knesset last year. The question is whether  this brazen effort to bury the truth will work, and the answer is it won’t.

Denial as policy: Why Israel's government fears a real October 7 inquiry - opinion


Levin signs official notice appointing Judge Ben-Hamo to lead Sde Teiman video leak investigation

“How much will we continue to challenge High Court decisions? We need to understand that this is the final word, that this is the decision!" said Investigator Asher Kula

 Protesters gather outside Sde Teiman detention facility after some of them broke in, after Israeli military police arrived at the site as part of an investigation into the suspected abuse of a Palestinian detainee, near Beersheba, in southern Israel, July 29, 2024.

Oct. 7 inquiry: Gov't has two months to explain why it won't establish State COI

The High Court of Justice announced that the government has been given until January 4, 2025, to explain why it won't establish a State commission of inquiry into the failures of October 7. 

A damaged sukkah outside a house, stands there since the deadly October 7, 2023 attack by Hamas, as the Kibbutz Nir Oz community commemorates those killed during the attack, in Kibbutz Nir Oz, southern Israel, October 6, 2025.

Israeli government must enforce policy against IDF draft evaders, High Court of Justice rules

The court issued an absolute order, requiring the state to act diligently and swiftly to initiate real criminal proceedings against haredi draft-evaders.

Sign held at protest against haredi draft reads: "Undettered by arrests, trembling from the targets," in reference to the IDF's set targets for haredi constription, Jerusalem, October 30, 2025.

‘Stage two’ of Karhi’s controversial broadcasting bill proposes radio reform

Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi launches "stage two" of his media overhaul with a plan to reshape Israel’s radio market, despite legal warnings and mounting opposition.

Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi seen at a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem on October 22, 2025

High Court orders Chief Rabbinate to decide on Tzohar’s kashrut license after year-long delay

The 2021 legislation opened the possibility for independent bodies to issue kosher certifications, but until now, the rabbinate had not initiated any applications or licensing processes.

KASHRUT CERTIFICATION at a Jerusalem eatery – will the rabbinate’s monopoly be broken?

Israeli government to establish committee for 'independent' probe of October 7

The political echelon has repeatedly blocked a state inquiry into the events surrounding October 7 despite polls showing huge public support for this type of investigation.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in front of a map of Gaza (illustration).

High Court rules: Kula will not supervise investigation into MAG

The case has quickly become a proxy battle over the balance of power between the executive, legal, and judicial institutions.

 JUSTICE MINISTER Yariv Levin attends a swearing-in ceremony for newly appointed judges, at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem, in June.

Coalition drops to 48 seats in Knesset as Bennett-Eisenkot bloc gains majority - poll

Likud has lost two seats, dropping the party to 24, while former prime minister Naftali Bennett's party gained two, also reaching 24 to tie.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, October 20, 2025

Sde Teiman video leak investigation: Prosecution agrees to HCJ proposal of ret. Supreme Court judge

The High Court set a deadline for a compromise on the Sde Teiman leak probe. Minister Levin rejected the A-G's oversight, arguing his appointee, Kula, must lead due to A-G office conflicts.

IDF Military Advocate-General Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi seen at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, October 1, 2024

'No basis' for judicial intervention in Shin Bet chief pick, A-G Baharv-Miara argues

Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara formally told the High Court there are “no grounds for judicial intervention” in David Zini's appointment as Shin Bet director, citing a lawful process.

Shin Bet Director David Zini with IDF chief Eyal Zamir at a special plenum session in honor of US President Donald Trump at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, October 13, 2025

Shin Bet chief Zini to High Court: Legal challenge against me an effort to 'police opinions'

Zini’s appointment has drawn unusually sharp criticism from within the intelligence community itself. Three former Shin Bet directors joined a petition urging the overturning of the nomination.

Designated head of the Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) director David Zini seen with Ultra orthodox jewish soldiers from the Hasmonean Brigade after completing their beret march, at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old city on August 6, 2025.