Justice

Over 60 arrested following violent haredi protest at Supreme Court judge’s residence

Taieb clarified that the police are not treating this as a normal protest. According to him, this was a serious criminal event with real intent to harm.

Ultra orthodox jewish men protest against the jailing of yeshiva students who failed to comply with an army recruitment order, at the home of Supreme Court Deputy President Noam Sohlberg in Alon Shvut, June 3, 2026.
Ultra orthoodx jewish men block a road and clash with police during a protest against the jailing of yeshiva students who failed to comply with an army recruitment order, in Jerusalem, June 1, 2026.

Riot at Justice Sohlberg’s home exposes dangerous double standard on Israeli rule of law - comment

Supreme court justice Alex Stein arrives for a hearing on a petition seeking a conditional order that would require Justice Minister Yariv Levin to cooperate with Supreme Court President Yitzhak Amit in appointing office holders, at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, May 20, 2026.

High Court to hear petitions against Galatz closure as A-G warns of wider threat to free press

Supreme Court Justice Daphne Barak-Erez at a hearing on a petition against the appointment of Roman Gofman as the next head of the Mossad at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, May 12, 2026; illustrative.

High Court orders classified Gofman affidavit transferred to relevant respondents


Judicial Selection Committee holds first meeting

The powerful Judicial Selection Committee, chaired by Justice Minister Gideon Sa'ar and which is set to replace six justices through October 2023, held its first meeting Monday night.

Judicial Selection C'tee holds first meeting

Police arrest Ramle teenager on suspicion of hit-and-run

A teenager from the central Israeli town of Ramle being questioned for causing a death in a hit-and-run accident. He has no criminal record and maintained his right to remain silent.

Israeli police officer arrests a man.

Jewish scrolls and manuscripts stolen during Holocaust to be returned

17 stolen Jewish artifacts, Some over 170 years old and written in Eastern Europe, were seized by the DOJ, and will be returned to rightful owners.

Torah scroll from synagogue of Biella (Piedmont), Museum of Italian Judaism and Holocaust.

Is Gaza human-rights activist Mohammad El Halabi getting a fair trial?

Halabi, a former head of an American humanitarian organization, was arrested in 2016. He has been in jail for more than five years and has endured 165 court sessions without any credible evidence.

Demonstrators protest in solidarity with Mohammad El Halabi, in Gaza City in 2016.

Israel must split attorney-general role to ensure rule of law - opinion

The current attorney-general’s balanced and cautious approach, under particularly difficult circumstances, is no guarantee for the future. We can’t rely on the miracle to continue.

AVICHAI MANDELBLIT

Sue Bird, Zach Banner and Alysha Clark talk tikkun olam, social justice

"There’s a quote [that] ‘ally is a verb, not a noun.’ And that stuck with me. What does it actually mean to be an ally?" Bird asked.

Clockwise, from top left: Alysha Clark, Zach Banner, Ben Harbach and Sue Bird

Rivlin says goodbye to Supreme Court chief and justices

"The Israeli legal system is, without a doubt, one of the glorious achievements, and the clearest expressions of the Zionist dream, and Jewish sovereignty in the Land of Israel."

PRESIDENT REUVEN Rivlin says goodbye to Supreme Court leaders.

Jewish groups press Biden to open citizenship pathway for migrants

This included the Anti-Defamation League, the National Council for Jewish Women, Jewish Women International, and the Jewish Council for Public Affairs

Anti-Defamation League National Director Jonathan Greenblatt

This rabbi wants Jewish community involved in battles for social justice

Historically Jewish organizations, when they thought of how they can use their money to make a difference in the world and to express their values, they thought about tzedakah

Rallies for social justice in Jerusalem.

US convicts Iranian national of illegally shipping military items to Iran

Mehrdad Ansari, 39, who could face as much as 50 years in federal prison for his conspiracy to violate trade sanctions on Iran, along with other charges, is set to be sentenced on September 1.

A gavel in a court of law