Alex Stein

Israeli Supreme Court Limits Compensation for Buyers Who Block Contractors From Repairs

The Israeli Supreme Court ruled buyers who block contractors from fixing defects receive reduced compensation, not none. A Tel Aviv court ordered apartment owners to renovate buil…

Israeli Government's Attempt to Shut IDF Radio Station Fails Due to Inefficiency and Legal Flaws

The Israeli government’s attempt to close the military radio station Galei Tzahal failed due to procedural flaws and political bias, leading the Supreme Court to overturn the deci…

Israeli Supreme Court Rules Woman Entitled to Half of Husband’s Registered Home After Divorce

The Israeli Supreme Court ruled that a woman is entitled to half of a home registered only in her husband's name after their divorce, recognizing the property as a shared marital…

Israeli Supreme Court Overturns Government Decision to Close Army Radio Station Galatz

Israeli Supreme Court Rejects Petition to Demolish Illegal Vehicle Scrap Yards in West Bank

The Israeli Supreme Court rejected a petition demanding the demolition of five illegal vehicle scrap yards near Road 446 in the West Bank, citing prior enforcement efforts. The sc…

Budget Freeze Threatens Closure of Holy Sites Amid High Pilgrim Influx, Officials Warn

A Supreme Court injunction halting budget transfers has put the operation of major Israeli holy sites at risk, prompting warnings of potential disasters during the High Holidays…

Israeli Supreme Court Rules Buyers Can Receive Compensation for Apartment Defects Without Contractor Repairs

The Israeli Supreme Court ruled that apartment buyers can receive compensation for defects even if they did not allow the contractor to repair them during the warranty period, but…

Israeli Supreme Court Halts Controversial Coalition Budget Transfers Amid Election Recess Dispute

The Israeli Supreme Court is reviewing a petition challenging the Finance Committee's approval of 462 million shekels in coalition budget transfers during the election recess. The…

Knesset Legal Advisor Urges Supreme Court to Reject Petition Halting Budget Transfers

The Knesset legal advisor urged Israel's Supreme Court to reject a petition freezing budget transfers, including funds for ultra-Orthodox education, arguing the Finance Committee…

Israeli Supreme Court Upholds Defamation Ruling Against MK Mordechai Harari

The Israeli Supreme Court ruled that Mordechai Harari must pay MK Nissim Vaturi 21,000 shekels for defamatory social media posts calling him "corrupt." The court rejected the dist…

Israeli Supreme Court Declines to Intervene in Likud Party Dispute Over Candidate Eligibility

The Israeli Supreme Court declined to intervene in a Likud party dispute over whether sitting Knesset members can run for reserved district seats, upholding the party tribunal's d…

Israeli Supreme Court Criticizes Movement for Quality Government, Rejects Ninth Request to Remove Yonatan Urich

The Israeli Supreme Court dismissed the Movement for Quality Government's ninth petition to remove Yonatan Urich from the Prime Minister's Office and fined the movement 3,000 shek…

Israeli Supreme Court Rejects Eliead Shraga's Ninth Attempt to Bar PM Netanyahu's Adviser

The Israeli Supreme Court rejected Eliead Shraga's ninth petition to remove PM Netanyahu's adviser Yonatan Urich, citing insufficient evidence based on media reports and ordering…

Israel to Close Holy Sites to Visitors Ahead of High Holidays Due to Budget Freeze

Israel's Ministry of Religious Services will close all holy sites to visitors at the end of August due to a Supreme Court freeze on budget transfers. This closure affects key reli…

Israeli Supreme Court Rejects Sharren Haskel's Petition to Split from Likud

The Israeli Supreme Court rejected Sharren Haskel's request to split from Likud, citing late objections to a party merger. Haskel also alleged vote recording coercion during a Sta…

Israeli Supreme Court Upholds Sentences in Red Sea Hotel Gang Rape Case in Eilat

The Israeli Supreme Court upheld heavy prison sentences for the main defendants in the 2020 gang rape at Eilat's Red Sea Hotel, while slightly reducing penalties for minors. The c…

Local Government Appeals Supreme Court Order Freezing Budget Transfers to Municipalities

The Center for Local Government has appealed to Israel's Supreme Court to lift a freeze on budget transfers for summer schools and development projects, warning delays could cause…

Israeli Supreme Court Rejects Interim Injunction Against Tax Benefit Removal for Haredi Conscripts

The Israeli Supreme Court denied a request for an interim injunction by Haredi petitioners opposing the removal of tax benefits for military conscripts.

Israeli Supreme Court Rules Father Cannot Revoke Land Sale Made by Son Despite Financing Purchase

The Israeli Supreme Court ruled that a father who financed land purchased in his son's name cannot revoke the son's sale of the property to a third party. The court held that in p…

Israeli Supreme Court Judge Urges State to Drop Criminal Case Against Young Cleaning Business Owner

Israel's Supreme Court Justice Alex Stein urged the Ministry of Labor to drop criminal charges against a young Jerusalem man who opened a cleaning business without a license after…

MK Milvitsky Calls to Close Israel's High Court and Transfer Powers to New Constitutional Court

MK Hanoch Milvitsky criticized a Supreme Court judge's budget freeze decision and called to close the High Court of Justice, transferring powers to a new constitutional court chos…

Supreme Court Judge Halts Controversial Budget Transfers During Israeli Election Campaign

Supreme Court Justice Alex Stein temporarily froze hundreds of millions of shekels in budget transfers approved during Israel's election campaign, citing procedural flaws. The fun…

Israeli Supreme Court Orders Chevra Kadisha to Compensate Soviet Immigrants Millions

The Israeli Supreme Court ordered Chevra Kadisha to compensate Soviet immigrants millions of shekels. Justice Alex Stein blocked a large budget transfer for ultra-Orthodox educati…

Smicha Rotman Accuses Yesh Atid and Labor Members of Violence and Criticizes Opposition Silence

Knesset Member Smicha Rotman accused Yesh Atid and Labor members of violent behavior and criticized opposition leaders for their silence. He condemned a court ruling freezing coal…

Religious School Forum Condemns Supreme Court Budget Freeze as Partisan Attack

The Israeli Supreme Court froze the budget transfer for religious state schools due to procedural issues, prompting the Forum of Religious Education to condemn the move as a polit…

Israeli Coalition Condemns Supreme Court for Blocking Budget Transfers as Political Interference

Israel's Supreme Court temporarily blocked budget transfers approved by the Knesset Finance Committee, citing procedural issues. Coalition members sharply criticized the court, ac…

Legal Ruling Enables Bypassing Previous Supreme Court Decisions Against Right-Wing Election Tactics

Judge Noam Solberg ruled that extracting voter data from polling stations to boost turnout is illegal, overturning past rejections of similar petitions. The ruling, based on commi…

Israeli Supreme Court Temporarily Suspends New Draft Law for Reservists

The Israeli Supreme Court has temporarily frozen the implementation of the new Reservists Law following petitions, with a final ruling forthcoming. The decision was made by a nine…

Israeli Supreme Court Temporarily Suspends Law Freezing Desertion Detentions

The Israeli Supreme Court temporarily suspended the law freezing detentions of military deserters, with a final ruling to follow soon.

Haredi Lawyer Argues Torah Prohibits Military Service in Supreme Court Hearing

In a Supreme Court hearing on June 6, attorney Natan Rozenblat argued that Torah law forbids Haredi men from military service, sparking a sharp exchange with Justice David Mintz…

Israeli Attorney General Urges Supreme Court to Suspend Controversial Police Investigations Law

Israeli Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara urges the Supreme Court to halt the new Police Investigations Department law, citing risks of political interference and threats to hum…

Israel Extradites Patrick Blaise to France for Carbon Emissions Fraud Sentence

Patrick Blaise, convicted in France for a major carbon emissions fraud, was extradited from Israel to serve a four-year sentence after Israel's Supreme Court rejected his appeal…

Israeli Supreme Court Sets Clear Limit on Baseless Allegations Against IDF in Legal Petitions

The Israeli Supreme Court ordered the removal of a petition annex containing severe, unsubstantiated accusations against the IDF, signaling a new boundary against far-left groups…

Israeli Supreme Court Dismisses Tzohar's Kashrut Petition After License Issued by Chief Rabbinate

The Israeli Supreme Court dismissed Tzohar's petition against the Chief Rabbinate after Tzohar received a kosher certification license. Despite internal Rabbinate objections to th…

Israeli Supreme Court Orders Removal of Annex Accusing IDF in Gaza Patient Case

The Israeli Supreme Court reviewed a petition by Physicians for Human Rights demanding Gaza patients be allowed into Israel for treatment. Judges ordered removal of an annex accus…

Supreme Court Panel Set to Hear Petition on Freezing Arrests of Yeshiva Students

Israel's Supreme Court will hear petitions against the law freezing arrests of yeshiva students on July 28, with Vice President Noam Sohlberg leading the nine-judge panel after Pr…

Tax Inspectors Attacked in Bnei Brak Amid Tensions Over Yeshiva Exemptions

Tax inspectors in Bnei Brak were attacked by a crowd during a routine inspection, requiring police rescue. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court will hear petitions on draft evasion arrest…

Israeli Supreme Court Rejects Petition Against Judge Khaled Kabub Over Disciplinary Complaint

The Israeli Supreme Court rejected a petition demanding Justice Minister Yariv Levin file a disciplinary complaint against Supreme Court Justice Khaled Kabub, ruling the petition…

Israeli Supreme Court Questions Police Use of 'Eyen Hanetz' Vehicle Tracking System

The Israeli Supreme Court has questioned the legality of the police's "Eyen Hanetz" vehicle tracking system, which collects extensive data on citizens without suspicion. Following…

Israeli Judiciary and Media Face Threat as Controversial Legislation Advances Amid Election Tensions

Israel faces a legislative crisis as new laws threaten to weaken judicial and media independence, prompting Supreme Court petitions. The government, led by Netanyahu, pushes contr…

Israeli Supreme Court Judge Warns Communication Law Challenge Threatens Separation of Powers

The Israeli Supreme Court debated a petition against the Communication Law reform, with Judge Alex Stein warning that broad judicial intervention would breach separation of powers…

Israeli Supreme Court Alters Legal Council Appointment Rules, Sparking Constitutional Debate

Attorney Yitzhak Laks critiques the Israeli Supreme Court's interim ruling that lowered the required quorum for the Second Authority Council from ten to seven members, effectively…

Israeli Government Refuses to Comply with Supreme Court Ruling, Sparking Legal and Political Crisis

The Israeli government has declared it will not comply with a Supreme Court ruling reinstating the Second Authority Council, provoking a constitutional crisis. The Supreme Court w…

Israeli Supreme Court Imposes 120,000 NIS Costs on Environmental Groups in Air Pollution Case

The Israeli Supreme Court ordered environmental groups to pay 120,000 NIS in legal costs after they successfully challenged an air pollution permit for a power facility at Ashdod'…

Netanyahu Considers New Election for State Comptroller Amid Legal Dispute

Prime Minister Netanyahu's team is worried about the State Comptroller position after Justice Minister Levin urged Michael Regev to assume the role despite a Supreme Court ruling…

Avi Shoshan Urges Focus on Judiciary in Upcoming Israeli Elections

Avi Shoshan criticized a Supreme Court ruling threatening public officials' immunity and urged focusing the 2026 elections on judicial reform. He warned against government defianc…

Deputy Attorney General Warns Israeli Government Bill Threatens Rule of Law and Legal Advisor Role

Deputy Attorney General Gil Limon condemned a government bill that would weaken the Attorney General's role, warning it threatens the rule of law and public rights protections in…

Israeli Justice Minister and Officials Condemn Supreme Court Judges Over Threats to Public Servants

Israeli Justice Minister Yariv Levin and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich condemned Supreme Court judges after they warned public servants defying court rulings could face lawsui…