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


A protest in pictures: Israel's national 'day of disruption'

Take a look at just a few of the photos from the protests sweeping the country on Wednesday's national day of disruption.

 Israel Border Police officers work to prevent protesters from spilling over into the highway amid nationwide judicial reform protests, March 1, 2023.

Judicial reform: Judicial review, override clause passes committee first reading vote

The committee will reconvene on Sunday to vote on possible revisions to the judicial reform bill.

 The Constitution, Law and Justice Committee vote to pass the second section of the judicial reform bill, March 1, 2023.

Stun grenades thrown at protesters by police on Ayalon Highway

Multiple roads across the country were blocked by protests and train schedules were interrupted and delayed.

 A protester stands facing the police waving Israeli flags on Ayalon Highway during a protest against judicial reform, March 1, 2023.

PM’s wife evacuated from hairdresser blocked by protesters

Nationwide demonstrations turned violent as police used stun guns and horses in attempts to disperse protesters.

 A line of Border Police officers holds back protestors in Tel Aviv.

'National disruption day' in Israel: Where will the protests take place?

The protests are planned to be held as the government's legislative committee votes to pass the second part of the judicial reform.

 Israelis march in Tel Aviv during a protest against the Israeli government's planned judicial overhaul, February 25, 2023.

How can AI and data analysis save a legal system?

Darrow CTO and co-founder Gila Hayat explains the enormous benefit presented by the proper implementation of AI within a legal system.

 Gila Hayat at the Women Leaders Summit.

My Word: Protests, politics, and a presidential compromise

The fact that the country has not descended into civil war despite the splits in the past is largely due to the way that the Right has said that nothing was worth that price.

 Tens of thousands of protesters participate in a colorful demonstration against the government’s judicial reform outside the Knesset on Monday.

Herzog provided Israel's politicians a way out - will they take it? - analysis

Herzog called for a halt in the legislative process, an appeal Rothman ignored when he went ahead with the twin votes in his committee. But still, there was some slow movement.

 Israelis protest against the proposed changes to the legal system, at Paris Square, near the house of PM Netanyahu, in Jerusalem, on February 9, 2023.

Knesset Law Committee passes first stage of Israeli judicial reform

Ahead of Israeli judicial reform vote, opposition MKs were thrown out by force after chanting 'shame'

 Israeli lawmakers are restrained amid a chaotic session of the Knesset Law and Constitution Committee in Jerusalem during a debate on judicial reform, on February 13, 2023.

The naysayers - opinion

My intention in this article is to describe some of the necessary reforms that the Israeli government has failed to address.

 THE KNESSET Constitution, Law and Justice Committee, headed by MK Simcha Rothman (center), holds a recent meeting.