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Justice Ministry says legal aid opened nearly 2,500 cases for Holocaust survivors over past year

According to the ministry, roughly 1,500 of the cases concerned the realization of legal rights tied to stipends and grants available to Holocaust survivors, while about 1,000 involved civil matters.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
SHOSHANA ILUZ, a Holocaust survivor who immigrated from Morocco, received assistance from the Justice Ministry’s Legal Aid Department in securing the benefits to which she was entitled.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a joint meeting of Congress in the House Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 3, 2015.

Justice Ministry forwards clemency opinion on Netanyahu request to Eliyahu as process advances

The ministry added that if prosecution authorities submit a position before the president makes a decision, the department will update and supplement its opinion accordingly.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN
Supreme court justice Yael Willner arrives for a court hearing on who will have authority over the Sde Teiman leak probe, at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem.

State Attorney should lead Sde Teiman leak case investigation, Justice Ministry legal advisor says

If the Court accepts Kotik’s position, the State-Attorney would then become the sole arbiter of whether to file criminal charges against those suspected of leaking the Sde Teiman footage.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN
ISRAEL POLICE officers detain a protester during a demonstration calling for the release of Gaza hostages, in Tel Aviv last month.

Why pouring billions into the Israel Police has made Israelis less safe - opinion

The fix will only come when we move to measuring outputs, cancel the revolving door of the courts, and return deterrence to center stage.

|ByTAMIR DORTEL

PM Netanyahu submits 'extraordinary' pardon request to President Herzog amid criminal trial

Officials stressed that President Isaac Herzog will consider the PM's request “responsibly and sincerely” once all legal materials are before him.

NOVEMBER 30, 2025BySARAH BEN-NUN, AMICHAI STEIN
President Isaac Herzog and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speak at an event at the President's residence in Jerusalem, May 1, 2025

Lahav 433 chief to return to post on Sunday despite ongoing investigation

The main suspicion at this stage is that Binyamin assisted an associate in a particularly sensitive investigation.

NOVEMBER 28, 2025ByEFRAT PORSHER
Assistant-Chief Meni Benjamin, head of Lahav 433 - The National Crime Unit, pictured on April 20, 2025.

Israel detains US fugitive Mordechai Yom-Tov after two decades on the run

Yom-Tov had previously been convicted in the US of sexual offenses against minors and had previously served a prison sentence.

NOVEMBER 20, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Mordechai Yom-Tov.

The truth of Oct. 7 cannot be whitewashed, and we cannot afford to let them try - editorial

Israel’s government faces fierce criticism after moving to create its own Oct 7 inquiry panel, raising concerns it aims to sidestep true accountability.

NOVEMBER 19, 2025ByJPOST EDITORIAL
PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu is flanked by fellow Likud members, Defense Minister Israel Katz (right) and Justice Minister Yariv Levin, in the Knesset.

Scandals in Israel’s military, politics, and judiciary raise the question: Are we sick? - opinion

Scandal has rocked the nation this week as corruption and nepotism reveal cracks in the system and further turmoil and division in Israeli society.

NOVEMBER 7, 2025ByAMOTZ ASA-EL
FAMILY AND friends of Col. Asaf Hamami during his funeral in Tel Aviv, on Tuesday, behind a flag bearing his likeness.

Police raid office of former IDF top lawyer as A-G transfers case to military prosecution

The events concern an ongoing probe into the leak of a video from the Sde Teiman detention facility in July that depicted alleged abuse of Palestinian detainees by reservist soldiers.

NOVEMBER 6, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Chief Military Advocate Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi speaks at the Israel Bar Association annual conference of attorneys in Eilat in southern Israel, on May 27, 2024.

A-G denounces Justice Ministry appointing replacement in overseeing chief IDF lawyer case

Baharav-Miara denounced Justice Minister Yariv Levin's appointment of retired justice Asher Kula to have oversight in the case.

NOVEMBER 6, 2025ByAVRAHAM BLOCH, GILAD MORAG, ALON HACHMON
Israeli attorney general Gali Baharav Miara at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem

Justice Ministry handles over 111,000 legal aid cases in 2024, including those of Oct. 7 victims

Legal Aid Unit attorneys also represented victims of homicide and sexual violence, minors, the elderly, and individuals facing compulsory psychiatric hospitalization.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2025BySARAH BEN-NUN
A destroyed home in Kibbutz Be'eri, near the Gaza border.

Supreme Court Justice Yosef Elron retires after 30 years of public service

His retirement leaves 11 justices on the Supreme Court panel - where there should be 15 - leaving it at a 70% capacity.

SEPTEMBER 18, 2025BySARAH BEN-NUN
Supreme Court Justice Yosef Elron looks on at his retirement event at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, yesterday.

One minister wearing five hats: Yariv Levin's positions harm Israeli public interest - opinion

Having someone simultaneously serving as minister of multiple ministries is harmful to the public interest and should concern us all.

SEPTEMBER 16, 2025BySUZIE NAVOT, MORAN KANDELSHTEIN-HAINA
JUSTICE MINISTER Yariv Levin sits in the Knesset plenum. Last week, he was appointed acting Jerusalem and Jewish tradition minister and now holds five ministerial portfolios, the writer notes.