Legal reforms

Knesset votes to freeze arrests of ultra-Orthodox draft evaders amid IDF manpower crisis

Bill passes 58-54 despite legal warnings, IDF opposition • Netanyahu heckled by opposition lawmakers shouting 'disgrace' before leaving plenum ahead of the vote

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a Knesset vote on a bill to freeze arrests of haredi draft evaders, in Jerusalem, July 14, 2026
Nitsana Darshan-Leitner, Shurat HaDin president: ‘If all the democratic states could wage financial war against terror regimes, they could eliminate evil from the world.’

Where terror meets the rule of law

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.

Israel legal gatekeepers must be careful not to overreach - opinion

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

High Court of Justice nullifies govt’s dismissal of attorney-general, Baharav-Miara to remain


Israel could learn a thing or two from history of US Constitution - opinion

Not unlike Israel, the US emerged from the War of Independence in a precarious political and security situation.

 THE US Supreme Court building in Washington: As many in Israel believe today, the Anti-Federalists, who opposed the constitution, objected to governorship by the court and feared such power granted to the court could render it an absolute ruler.

Israel's fight is not for democracy but for cultural dominance - opinion

For over 100 years, the Zionist Left has been opposing the Zionist Right and struggling to assure it cannot effectively influence the country's social or cultural makeup.

 Thousands of Israeli protesters rally against Israeli Goverment's judicial overhaul bills in the coastal city of Tel Aviv on March 04, 2023.

'My way or the highway' is not a protest, it is anarchy - opinion

Protests are important, but many ask, what is the goal? What are you willing to compromise? What are your positive suggestions?

 WALKING ON the blocked Ayalon Highway during a demonstration against planned judicial overhaul, Tel Aviv, March 4.

Time for candid compromise - opinion

Such unrestrained judicial activism is largely based on the judges’ best judgment and internal moral compass but not necessarily on the laws of the land.

 TEL AVIV last weekend: The Saturday night demonstrations and the street riots are not about the proposed legal changes or democracy, says the writer.

Political outcry after 'fake' Herzog judicial reform outline published

The fake outline was published the day after Herzog had called an emergency meeting of local government officials about lobbying for judicial reform negotiation.

  President Isaac Herzog in Jerusalem, November 23, 2022.

Herzog: We're closer than ever on agreement outline for judicial reform

Opposition leader Yair Lapid called on the coalition to listen to Herzog and cease the legislative process.

 Israeli president Isaac Herzog at the annual Jerusalem Conference of the 'Besheva' group in Jerusalem, on February 21, 2023.

All living Air Force commanders sign letter against judicial overhaul

The list started with Maj.-Gen. Dan Tolkovsky, who served from 1953-1958 and ends with Amikam Norkin, who was air force chief until 2022.

 The ten living Israeli Air Force commanders spanning from 102-year-old Dan Tolkovsky (Left) to Amikam Norkin (right) have signed a letter warning of the impact of judicial overhaul on the Israeli Air Force, March 6, 2023.

Netanyahu: Judicial reform protesters are 'dangerous,' just want chaos

Netanyahu spoke as the country headed into its tenth week of protests against Justice Minster Yariv Levin’s judicial reform legislation.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a weekly cabinet meeting at the Knesset, March 5, 2023.

IDF reserve fighter pilots refuse to attend training in protest of judicial overhaul

37 out of 40 pilots from the 69th fighter squadron have become the latest reservists to join the protests against the government's judicial overhaul.

Israel Air Force F-15i Ra'am fly at a Graduation ceremony for Israeli Air Force soldiers who have completed the IAF Flight Course, at the Hatzerim Air Base in the Negev desert. June 28, 2016.

With Israel in a state of anarchy, where is Benjamin Netanyahu? - opinion

With protests, terrorism and settler riots plaguing Israel, why are we not seeing a stronger presence from Prime Minister Netanyahu?

 Benjamin Netanyahu - Where has he gone?