Isaac Amit

'Dangerous incitement': Bar Association demands Smotrich remove AI video featuring justices, A-G

The Bar Association claimed that the AI-generated video, which depicts Israeli justices being dragged away from a protest, was an "attempt to intimidate" the Judicial system.

|ByANNA BARSKY, GILAD MORAG
Finance Minister and head of the Religious Zionist Party Bezalel Smotrich attends RZP's primaries event ahead of the upcoming elections, in Jerusalem, July 26, 2026.
A ceremony to swear in 79 judicial appointees following an 18-month selection freeze, September 15, 2026.

Seventy-nine judicial appointees take oath after 18-month selection freeze

Herzog hosted the ceremony alongside Supreme Court President Isaac Amit and Justice Minister Yariv Levin, placing the two officials at the center of the same event after repeated court battles.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN
Screengrab from the Religious Zionist Party's recent campaign video showing the arrest of Israeli judicial officials, September 15, 2026.

WATCH: RZP releases AI video showing arrests of judicial officials as part of election campaign

The video was released as part of the far-right party's launch of its plan for a future judicial reform, should it be part of the next government after the October elections. 

|ByKESHET NEEV, MIRIAM SELA-EITAM
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.

High Court cancels Second Authority appointments over Netanyahu conflict of interest

Justices unanimously voided three appointments; a 2-1 majority ordered the rest of the proposed council to undergo renewed vetting.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN

High Court presses Levin over refusal to work with Supreme Court president as appointments stall

The hearing was held in response to a petition by the Zulat Institute, which is seeking an order compelling Levin to engage with Amit in order to advance routine appointments within the judiciary.

FEBRUARY 19, 2026BySARAH BEN-NUN
Justice Minister Yariv Levin, Ministers and Mk's attend a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, December 10, 2025.