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


Sa'ar rolls out push for separation of powers in Israel's gov't

Though Israel technically has no constitution, the Knesset has passed a series of basic laws since the 1990s with quasi-constitutional status.

New Hope leader Gideon Sa'ar.

Chief Justice Hayut: Knesset speaker's threat could drive country to anarchy

Yariv Levin said if court ever strikes down a Basic Law as unconstitutional, he will call on government to ignore the ruling.

Supreme Court President Esther Hayut addresses the Bar Association conference in Eilat, May 31, 2021

Should Israeli law be Jewish? - review

Where does the push for theocracy in the modern Jewish state come from?

THE SUPREME Court holds a hearing last year in Jerusalem.

Can a new Basic Law give Israel guaranteed basic right to equality?

Did you know? Israel has no law guaranteeing the basic right to equality.

A 1980 poster dedicated to Ze’ev Jabotinsky (1880-1940), 100 years after his birth.

Right-wing activists protest High Court hearing on Nation-State Law

The activists gave out bananas in front of the court, saying that Israel is not a banana republic, and that the court is cut off from reality and considers itself an "omnipotent government."

Im Tirtzu members protest against High Court hearing on Nation-State Law

Could having a Durable Power of Attorney (DPOA) be right for you?

Most of us have heard of a Durable Power of Attorney (DPOA), but what does it mean?

A DPOA ensures that even when you can no longer decide for yourself, you actually still can.

Attorney-General to High Court: Don’t overturn unity gov’t

Justices were concerned about Basic Law changes

AVICHAI MANDELBLIT

Equality bill passes, embarrassing Likud

The Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) parties expressed anger at Sa'ar, who was prevented from voting late by Knesset Speaker Yariv Levin.

Knesset plenum, December 2, 2020.

Rubin: The veteran boutique law firm

We live in very interesting times in which the tempo of change is the most rapid in history.


Think tank urges greater transparency in government decision-making

The entity responsible for deciding which government meetings would be transparent and which would remain classified for 30 years - is the government itself.

Israel Katz chats with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a cabinet meeting