Judicial Reform
NGOs, committee memo disputes House claims Biden admin directly funded judicial reform
The Committee had previously argued that the NGO Blue and White Future (BWF), which backed protest headquarters Hofshi B’Artzenu, may have been a "downstream recipient" of US grants.
Israel's judiciary faces a legitimacy crisis of its own making - opinion
Your Investments: The spies and fear of financial success
Chanting 'busha' and 'hańba': What can Israelis learn from the Polish judicial overhaul? - opinion
Full Supreme Court to hear challenge to Judicial Selection Committee law
Israel’s Supreme Court escalates its review of the Judicial Selection overhaul, assigning the case to all 11 justices and delaying hearings to June.
Israel's self-declared gatekeepers should be locked out or locked up - opinion
Yair Golan’s rhetoric and Gali Baharav-Miara’s influence show how gatekeepers now shape the political arena as much as those they claim to restrain.
Judicial reform, internal Israeli conflict led to Oct. 7 massacre, Hamas propaganda expert claims
He emphasized that he relied exclusively on primary sources: Hamas’s official website, the organization’s official newspaper, and the Izzadin al-Qassam Brigades’ website.
Thin constitution needed to stabilize the government amid political crisis - opinion
Israel’s political future depends on adopting a thin constitution that prioritizes stability, fairness, and compromise, ensuring democratic governance amid internal divisions.
Three years that traversed a lifetime: A journalist's covering of Israel at war, crisis - comment
A ‘Jerusalem Post’ reporter recalls the tumultuous times covering judicial upheaval, wartime politics, and a changed country.
NGO petitions High Court: Forbid use of mounted police to break up protests
The use of mounted cops has a “chilling effect” that discourages citizens from realizing their right to protest, and “harms the foundations of democracy,” the ACRI said.
'We failed, made a mistake' on judicial reform, haredi draft bill deal, UTJ's Goldknopf says
UTJ was told to support the judicial reform as it would allow for a "basic law of Torah study," and another law as an override clause, Yitzhak Goldknopf claimed in an interview with Kikar HaShabbat.
Biden-era tax dollars funded anti-Netanyahu, judicial reform protest groups, US gov't report finds
The investigation also revealed that the administration may have funded groups with ties to US-designated terrorist organizations such as Hamas.
Frustration with our leadership must not lead to our annihilation - editorial
The anger, hurt, disappointment, and frustration in our country are more than valid, but we cannot afford to call for institutional annihilation.
Eisenkot walks out, Gantz leans in - and bets on compromise - analysis
Gadi Eisenkot's dramatic exit forces Israeli politics to choose between confrontational alliances to defeat Netanyahu or Gantz's revolutionary pivot toward compromise.