Basic Law

Ministerial committee approves Torah Study bill amid coalition tensions

Netanyahu’s coalition advances the Torah Study law, despite opposition and warnings that the bill could worsen draft evasion amid Israel’s manpower shortage.

Shas leader MK Aryeh Deri seen during a Shas party meeting, at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on January 23, 2023.
SHAS PARTY leader Arye Deri visits military prison expressing support for draft evaders, Sunday, June 7, 2026.

Deri says Shas supports draft evaders during prison visit, calls to add Torah study to Basic Law

A VOTE on the death penalty for terrorists who murder Israeli civilians at the auditorium in the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, March 30, 2026.

Israel's new death penalty law marks moral break, sparks discrimination fears, expert says

Matanyahu Englman

Chaos of October 7: What any inquiry must uncover - opinion


The proof of the pudding is in the eating

I shall be delighted to be able to admit in a year or so, that the pudding was not as bad as I feared, but I am skeptical.

 MK ITAMAR Ben-Gvir and Police Commissioner Kobi Shabtai attend a committee meeting in the Knesset, last week.

President Herzog grants Netanyahu 10 more days to form coalition

Herzog awarded Netanyahu a ten-day extension to the initial 28 days, which expires on Sunday at midnight.

 PRESIDENT ISAAC Herzog presents a letter to MK Benjamin Netanyahu, giving him a mandate to try to form a government coalition, at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem, on Sunday

Can Deri be 'kosher' minister without wrecking Israel's justice system? - analysis

The incoming coalition is considering an amendment to the Basic Law stating that a suspended sentence cannot disqualify one from serving as minister.

SHAS LEADER MK Arye Deri, August 2, 2021

Is there something behind the override clause? - opinion

The Law and Justice Plan is part of a multi-pronged attack on the law enforcement system.

 THE HIGH Court of Justice has been a paper tiger in everything concerning the Netanyahu bloc’s interests, says the writer

New Likud MK: I ignore decisions by the High Court

Incoming MK Tali Gottlieb stressed that an Override Clause is irrelevant as the High Court has no authority to invalidate laws.

HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE President Esther Hayut hears a petition at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem

On This Day: Jerusalem Law passed, recognizing Jerusalem as united capital

The law established Jerusalem as the united capital of Israel as well as the seat of government.

 AN ISRAELI flag with a Magen David on top of it appears in the foreground of the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem’s Old City.

Too many changes to Israel's Basic Laws can erode democracy - opinion

Although legally permissible, these frequent changes constitute an abuse of the Knesset’s powers as a constituent authority.

 PRIME MINISTER Naftali Bennett looking over his shoulder from his seat at the head of the government table in the Knesset plenum.

Nation-State Law important part of forming Israel's constitution - opinion

These are essential things for the continuity of the Jewish people, but it seems that the public debate in Israel does not pay enough attention to these aspects.

SUPREME COURT President Esther Hayut arrives to petitions against the Jewish Nation-State Law, at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem in December 2020.

Justice Minister Gideon Sa'ar aims to pass Basic Law on legal rights

The bill would include the rights of citizens in court and under arrest, right to a fair legal process, requirement of a warning and the status of being considered innocent until proven guilty.

GIDEON SA'AR in his Knesset office.

High Court rejects petitions against Nation-State Law

The High Court explained the verdict, saying that it is not within its purview to order the law be cancelled or be involved in its content.

HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE President Esther Hayut hears a petition at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem