Judicial system

Supreme Court president: Fake news, incitement against judges threaten rule of law

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.

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Supreme Court Chief Justice Isaac Amit and Supreme Court justices arrive for a hearing on petitions against the government’s dismissal of Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara, at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, December 1, 2025.
Police officers detain a protester at 'Everyone Day', a mass vigil and sign-holding event in Trafalgar Square organised by Defend Our Juries to demand the lifting of the ban on Palestine Action, in London, Britain, April 11, 2026.

Britain challenges court decision that Palestine Action ban was unlawful

Palestine Action was designated a terror organization last year.

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Supreme Court President Yitzhak Amit arrives for a court hearing at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, November 27, 2025

Political attacks on Supreme Court chief cross red line, over 100 retired judges, law deans warn

The warnings followed remarks made by Religious Zionist Party chairman and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, who referred to Amit as a 'violent, predatory megalomaniac who steals Israeli democracy.'

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Supreme Court President Isaac Amit arrives for a court hearing at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, December 23, 2025

Levin calls for Supreme Court chief's resignation after all but one complaint dismissed

Justice Minister Yariv Levin said that a Supreme Court justice should not remain in office after a conflict-of-interest complaint is upheld and called on Amit to resign immediately.

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Scenes from the streets: Protests engulf Israel for second day in a row

As the government prepares to vote on the first piece of judicial reform legislation, take a look at some of the highlights of Monday's events as they develop:

JULY 24, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A man cuddles a boy in a tent erected in demonstration against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his nationalist coalition government's judicial overhaul near the Knesset, Israel's parliament in Jerusalem July 24, 2023.

Law Committee holds last session before reasonableness bill reservations

The reservation amendments will be voted on by the committee, and if rejected added to the bill during final reading votes at the Knesset.

JULY 16, 2023ByMICHAEL STARR
MK Simcha Rotman, Head of the Constitution, Law and Justice Committee leads a committee meeting on the planned judicial reform, at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem on July 4, 2023.

Protests in pictures: Snapshots from Israel's 'Day of Resistance'

Here are some of the best snapshots of the dramatic scenes taking place across Israel during Tuesday's "Day of Resistance."

JULY 11, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Demonstrator holding up a sign at Ben Gurion Airport

Thousands flood airport in judicial reform protest, police arrest 37

Israeli protesters and police clashed at Ben-Gurion Airport after the protesters refused police instruction to vacate the Terminal 3 hall.

JULY 3, 2023ByMICHAEL STARR, ELIAV BREUER
Israelis protest and clash with police during a protest against the Israeli government's planned judicial overhaul, at the Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, July 3, 2023

A-G opposes judicial reform bill, says it restricts reasonableness doctrine

Another Likud private bill would reduce the powers of government legal advisors.

JUNE 26, 2023ByMICHAEL STARR
Deputy Attorney General Gil Limon attends a Constitution, Law and Justice Committee meeting on the planned judicial reform, at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem on June 25, 2023.

Israel set to resume judicial reform legislation on Sunday

Opposition MKs and protest groups said they would ramp up opposition in order to delay the bill.

JUNE 24, 2023ByELIAV BREUER
PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu looks toward MK Simcha Rothman as they confer with Justice Minister Yariv Levin in the Knesset last week. Levin and Rothman have been emphasizing the larger public welfare, says the writer

Netanyahu’s plea deal is in Israel’s public interest - Gideon Sa’ar

Sa'ar tweeted his support for a plea deal after details of a secret meeting between judges and the prosecutor's office was leaked.

JUNE 23, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Justice Minister Gideon Sa'ar commented on the upcoming elections during an interview at Maariv's leaders' conference in collaboration with Walla!

In first since legislation freeze, judicial reform bill talks set for Wednesday

The matter of reasonableness is one of the least contested provisions of judicial reform.

JUNE 20, 2023ByMICHAEL STARR
MK Simcha Rothman is seen in the Knesset in Jerusalem, on May 1, 2023.

Judicial reform, conflict of interest: Do we really want to live in such a world? - opinion

The new coalition will simply repeal the policies and laws of the previous coalition with those of its choosing: Each time claiming it is simply implementing majority rule.

JUNE 20, 2023ByMICHAEL HUMPHRIES
FROM LEFT: Supreme Court President Esther Hayut, then-justice minister Ayelet Shaked and then-finance minister Moshe Kahlon sit at the head of a meeting of the Judicial Selection Committee, in Jerusalem, 2018

Judicial reform: A promising first vote puts the economy back on track - opinion

After Netanyahu’s declaration to move ahead with parts of the judicial reform, we have yet to see if our hope for change has sparked too early.

JUNE 19, 2023BySHARON BERHOVSKI
DEMONSTRATORS PROTEST against the government’s planned judicial overhaul, in Tel Aviv. After 24 weeks of protesting and a nationwide uproar, the economy has suffered the consequences.