High Court of Justice

Israel's judicial reform legislation blitz will reach Supreme Court, chief justice warns

In a rare radio interview with KAN Reshet Bet marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Amit addressed the deepening constitutional crisis surrounding the government’s judicial reform agenda.

Supreme Court President Isaac Amit arrives for a court hearing at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, December 23, 2025
An Israeli soldier holds an Army Radio microphone in Jerusalem, December 22, 2025

As High Court review nears, state defends decision to shutter Army Radio

 The High Court of Justice held a hearing on a petition challenging the state’s continued refusal to allow journalists to enter the Gaza Strip without a military escort on Monday January 26, 2026.

High Court hears challenge to ban on independent journalistic access to Gaza

 ATTORNEY-GENERAL Gali Baharav-Miara attends a meeting of the Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee in April. Israeli democracy is actually shockingly half-baked, the writer argues.

Attorney-general: Proposed cabinet rule changes would enable unlawful government action


Thousands protest rising crime in Arab sector, Ben-Gvir accuses leaders of 'fueling violence'

“Tens of thousands in Sakhnin are marching together for the safety of all of us,” Hadash-Tal chairperson MK Ayman Odeh said.

Members of the Arab community in Israel protest against the violence in their community, in Sakhnin, northern Israel, January 22, 2026.

Supreme Court reveals suspect who infiltrated IDF's Southern Command on October 7

Israel’s Supreme Court has ruled that the name of a man accused of infiltrating IDF command facilities after October 7 may be published, easing secrecy in a sensitive espionage case.

Israeli officers seen participating in a ceremony at the IDF's Southern Command base, July 2023

Petitioners ask High Court to freeze anti-UNRWA law as Jerusalem facilities face demolitions

The request was filed ahead of a scheduled High Court hearing on February 2, seeking to suspend the entry into force of amendments to the anti-UNRWA law passed in late December.

Israel Police forces seen outside the UNRWA center in Jerusalem, as part of a raid on the center, December 8, 2025

High Court of Justice blocks autopsies of dead infants from Jerusalem daycare disaster

Authorities called for the autopsies, given that the cause of death has not yet been definitively determined, while the families of the deceased petitioned the court against them.

First responders at the scene where dozens of toddlers were suspected to have been badly poisoned at a daycare in Jerusalem. January 19, 2026.

Attorney-General: Govt refusal of Oct. 7 inquiry is harming truth-finding and accountability

“The government is causing serious damage to the possibility of reaching the truth regarding the events of October 7,” reads the A-G written position.

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

Gov’t tells High Court it lacks authority to order state inquiry into October 7 failures

The government told Israel’s High Court of Justice it has no authority to compel a state commission of inquiry into the October 7 failures, citing separation of powers.

High Court Justice Daphne Barak-Erez arrives for a hearing on petitions calling to halt or substantially limit State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman’s investigations into the failures surrounding the Hamas's October 7 massacre, December 29, 2025; illustrative.

IDF reservist Ari Rosenfeld's defense claims prosecutors hid key materials in Bild leak case

Rosenfeld's lawyers sent a letter to the State Attorney’s Office claiming that "investigative materials that are highly relevant and vital were hidden from the defense."

Aaron “Ari” Rosenfeld, one of the suspects in the classified documents leak case arrives to the courtroom at the Tel Aviv District Court on January 7, 2025.

Two protesters held outside Religious Zionist Party offices amid budget, cost-of-living tension

According to the group, the protesters went to confront faction head Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich over rising prices and what they describe as misplaced government spending.

ISRAELI POLITICIAN Bezalel Smotrich is seen before President Donald Trump speaks to the Knesset, on October 13, 2025 in Jerusalem.

Israel’s post-Oct. 7 emergency detentions risk becoming permanent law, rights groups warn

The measures, first enacted on December 18, 2023, as a temporary amendment to the Incarceration of Unlawful Combatants Law, have since been extended six times.

An Israeli police officer looks on as a Red Cross vehicle is seen near the Israeli military prison, Ofer, on the day Israel releases Palestinian prisoners as part of a hostages-prisoners swap and a ceasefire deal in Gaza between Hamas and Israel, near Ramallah in the West Bank, January 19, 2025.

High Court postpones Ben-Gvir dismissal hearing, expands panel to five judges

The Court ruled that there was “no practical point” in holding the session absent a substantive response from the prime minister on the petitions’ factual claims. 

National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir attends a National Security committee meeting at the Knesset on December 8, 2025.