Judicial Reform
Post-October 7, coalition more concerned with controlling the systems than addressing recovery
More than two years after October 7, the governing coalition continues to advance sweeping institutional reforms, while legislation addressing recovery, reserve burdens, and accountability lags.
Israeli protest leaders to join forces with Democrats in next election, Yair Golan announces
Connecting the dots: The deep state is not hidden, it runs Israel - opinion
High Court of Justice nullifies govt’s dismissal of attorney-general, Baharav-Miara to remain
Parashat Vayishlack: Nuance in an age of absolutism
Experiences that could refine us and mature us are processed too quickly to leave a lasting imprint. Instead of being transformed by life, we merely skim it.
Full Supreme Court to hear challenge to Judicial Selection Committee law
Israel’s Supreme Court escalates its review of the Judicial Selection overhaul, assigning the case to all 11 justices and delaying hearings to June.
Israel's self-declared gatekeepers should be locked out or locked up - opinion
Yair Golan’s rhetoric and Gali Baharav-Miara’s influence show how gatekeepers now shape the political arena as much as those they claim to restrain.
Judicial reform, internal Israeli conflict led to Oct. 7 massacre, Hamas propaganda expert claims
He emphasized that he relied exclusively on primary sources: Hamas’s official website, the organization’s official newspaper, and the Izzadin al-Qassam Brigades’ website.
Thin constitution needed to stabilize the government amid political crisis - opinion
Israel’s political future depends on adopting a thin constitution that prioritizes stability, fairness, and compromise, ensuring democratic governance amid internal divisions.
Three years that traversed a lifetime: A journalist's covering of Israel at war, crisis - comment
A ‘Jerusalem Post’ reporter recalls the tumultuous times covering judicial upheaval, wartime politics, and a changed country.
NGO petitions High Court: Forbid use of mounted police to break up protests
The use of mounted cops has a “chilling effect” that discourages citizens from realizing their right to protest, and “harms the foundations of democracy,” the ACRI said.
'We failed, made a mistake' on judicial reform, haredi draft bill deal, UTJ's Goldknopf says
UTJ was told to support the judicial reform as it would allow for a "basic law of Torah study," and another law as an override clause, Yitzhak Goldknopf claimed in an interview with Kikar HaShabbat.
Biden-era tax dollars funded anti-Netanyahu, judicial reform protest groups, US gov't report finds
The investigation also revealed that the administration may have funded groups with ties to US-designated terrorist organizations such as Hamas.
Frustration with our leadership must not lead to our annihilation - editorial
The anger, hurt, disappointment, and frustration in our country are more than valid, but we cannot afford to call for institutional annihilation.
Eisenkot walks out, Gantz leans in - and bets on compromise - analysis
Gadi Eisenkot's dramatic exit forces Israeli politics to choose between confrontational alliances to defeat Netanyahu or Gantz's revolutionary pivot toward compromise.