Judiciary

Supreme Court president warns attacks on judiciary threaten democratic order

Supreme Court President Isaac Amit warns Israel’s judiciary is under a "full-fledged attack," emphasizing the erosion of judicial independence and the rule of law in the country.

JANUARY 28, 2026|BySARAH BEN-NUN

JUSTICE ISAAC AMIT was lawfully chosen as president of the Supreme Court, as a majority of the members of the Judicial Selection Committee supported his selection as required by law, the writer states.

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.

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.

JANUARY 18, 2026|BySARAH BEN-NUN

A voting station for the head of the Israeli Bar Association, at the Magistrate's Court in Jerusalem, June 20, 2023

Israeli bar exam passed by nearly 68% of first-time examinees, as divide widens

Overall, 1,545 candidates passed the exam, reflecting a general pass rate of 52.32% and an average score of 59.2.

JANUARY 12, 2026|BySARAH BEN-NUN

Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi addresses the National Cooperation Convention in Munich, July 26, 2025.

President Trump must invite Reza Pahlavi to the White House - opinion

The White House talking with Reza Pahlavi could pressure Tehran and support an orderly transition of power.

JANUARY 11, 2026|ByAIDIN PANAHI

High Court hearing on Judicial Selection Committee set for September

The petitioners argued that Levin was abusing his role as justice minister to further political considerations.

JULY 27, 2023ByMICHAEL STARR

K SIMCHA ROTHMAN with Justice Minister Yariv Levin in the Knesset on Wednesday.

Israel's Bar joins barrage of High Court petitions against new law

The purpose of the law, the Israeli Bar contended, was to "immunize" the heads of the executive authority from acting within the bounds of reason.

JULY 25, 2023ByMICHAEL STARR

Judicial reform opponent Amit Becher casts his ballot for the head of the Israeli Bar Association, at a voting station in Tel Aviv on June 20, 2023.

Anti-reform protestors are a testament to Israeli resilience and strength - opinion

Determined men, women, and children refuse to give up their fight against the judicial reforms despite the government’s steadfast pursuit of its agenda.

JULY 25, 2023ByANDREA SAMUELS

SHELLEY GOLDMAN protests at Kaplan Street in Tel Aviv. Her sticker reads: ‘Loyal to the Declaration of Independence.’

Israeli protesters block Highway 4, handcuff themselves to blockades

Protests against Israel's judicial reform sprang up all over the country on Monday.

JULY 17, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Protests against the judicial reform in Rehovot, May 20, 2023.

Law Committee holds last session before reasonableness bill reservations

The reservation amendments will be voted on by the committee, and if rejected added to the bill during final reading votes at the Knesset.

JULY 16, 2023ByMICHAEL STARR

MK Simcha Rotman, Head of the Constitution, Law and Justice Committee leads a committee meeting on the planned judicial reform, at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem on July 4, 2023.

Israel Police call on judicial reform protesters to avoid 'disaster' at Ben-Gurion Airport

Leaders of the Kaplan protest group attacked the airport authority as having been subject to political takeover.

JULY 2, 2023ByMICHAEL STARR

Israelis protest against the Israeli government's planned judicial overhaul, at the Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, March 9, 2023.

Jewish quotas were at the heart of Supreme Court affirmative action ruling

In 1922, Harvard’s president, A. Lawrence Lowell, noticed a precipitous rise in the number of Jews accepted to the university and proposed accepting a quota of only 15% Jewish students.

JULY 1, 2023ByRON KAMPEAS/JTA