High Court of Justice

He said the situation had reached the point where some judges were afraid to answer phone calls from unknown numbers out of fear of threats and harassment.

The ruling was issued after the Minister of Justice refused to convene the committee for about a year and a half due to the lack of a broad consensus regarding the selection of candidates. 

The case concerns Ras Ein al-Auja, a Bedouin Palestinian herding community north of Jericho whose residents say they were effectively pushed out after months of sustained settler harassment.

The petitions challenge Gofman’s appointment over the Ori Elmakayes affair, centering on claims that Elmakayes, then a minor, was used in 2022 by the IDF as part of an influence effort under Gofman.

Israel Hofsheet says military prosecution policy gives those who never report far longer before indictment than soldiers and reservists who fail to serve

With elections approaching, the window for ordinary appointments is closing quickly.

Netanyahu’s attorney, Noa Milstein, told the court that, if needed, Netanyahu’s chief of staff could come to the Tel Aviv District Court, or any other place the judges ordered, to explain the matter.

Senior appointments panel majority says new materials strengthened its support; Grunis says further probe still needed

Justices question whether members of Katz-appointed advisory committee entered Army Radio review with fixed views against station.

Dr. Yifat Ben Hay-Segev and council members argued that petitions against their appointments are politically driven and legally unfounded.