High Court of Justice
Israeli-media coverage mentioning High Court of Justice, translated into English and compared across sources. 48 recent stories.
Israeli High Court Temporarily Blocks Citizenship Law Targeting Terrorists' Relatives
Israel's High Court temporarily blocks a law restricting citizenship for terrorists' relatives, citing pending legal review. The law, backed by MK Amichai Chikli, aims to prevent…
Netanyahu Faces Backlash Over Draft Law Spin Ahead of Likud Primaries
Prime Minister Netanyahu’s promise of harsh military draft reforms and controversial budget allocations have sparked internal Likud conflict and public criticism ahead of August p…
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…
Naftali Bennett Rejects Cooperation With Ultra-Orthodox Parties Over Draft Evasion Support
Naftali Bennett, in his first ultra-Orthodox media interview in over five years, firmly rejects any cooperation with ultra-Orthodox parties due to their support for draft evasion…
Jerusalem Ultra-Orthodox Activist Attacked Outside Haredi Draft Conference Amid Political Tensions
In Jerusalem, ultra-Orthodox activists from the Jerusalem Faction attacked a pro-Haredi draft conference organizer, prompting police intervention. The event occurred amid heighten…
Finance Committee Chair Clashes With Protesters Over Controversial Settlement Funding
MK Hanoch Milwitsky clashed with activists protesting a Finance Committee meeting approving over 360 million shekels in budget transfers to West Bank settlements. The meeting face…
Netanyahu Plans to Appoint Permanent Interior Minister Amid Election Period
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu plans to appoint a permanent Interior Minister during the election period after the High Court demanded a response to difficulties caused by the…
Outgoing Israeli State Comptroller Metanyahu Englman Reflects on Seven Turbulent Years in Office
Metanyahu Englman, Israel’s outgoing State Comptroller, reviewed his seven-year tenure marked by crises including COVID-19 and the October 7 terror attacks. He revealed new detail…
Israeli Supreme Court's Judicial Oversight Creates Parallel Command Chain in Military Decisions
The Israeli Supreme Court’s judicial oversight significantly influences military operations and security policies, creating a parallel command structure where legal considerations…
Israel Beytenu Proposes Separate Constitutional Court to Resolve Judicial Crisis
Israel's Supreme Court is expected to annul judicial reform laws over politicization concerns, deepening the constitutional crisis. Israel Beytenu proposes creating a separate con…
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…
US Intensifies Strikes on Iran and Boosts Middle East Forces Amid Rising Tensions
The US has intensified airstrikes on Iran and increased its military presence in the Middle East, while Israel faces domestic legal and security incidents including a court freeze…
Israeli Police Chief Meets IDF Chief Amid Uncertainty Over Draft Dodger Arrests
Israel Police Commissioner Danni Levi met with IDF Chief Eyal Zamir to discuss cooperation amid unresolved responsibility for arresting draft dodgers following a High Court injunc…
Israeli Knesset Rushes to Pass Controversial Bills Before Dissolution
In the final day before the 25th Knesset dissolves, Israel's coalition is fast-tracking controversial laws affecting media, military service, and religious status, amid legal chal…
Jerusalem Faction Plans Protest on Highway 4 Following Law Suspension on Draft Deferrals
An extremist ultra-Orthodox faction in Jerusalem plans a protest on Highway 4 today against the Supreme Court's suspension of a law granting draft immunity to yeshiva students. Th…
Israeli High Court Cancels Yehuda Eliyahu's Appointment as Israel Lands Authority Director
The Israeli High Court canceled Yehuda Eliyahu's appointment as Israel Lands Authority director after the government agreed to the decision, requiring a renewed selection process…
IDF Strongly Criticizes New Immunity Law for Draft Dodgers, Warns of Recruitment and Operational Impact
The IDF condemns a newly approved immunity law for ultra-Orthodox draft dodgers, warning it will harm recruitment and operational strength, and lead to the release of dozens of de…
MK Nissim Vaturi Predicts Likud Will Win At Least 32 Seats Amid Constitutional Crisis
MK Nissim Vaturi predicted Likud will win at least 32 seats in upcoming elections, condemning judicial attempts to block Netanyahu amid a constitutional crisis in Israel.
Israeli Coalition Approves Over One Billion Shekels in Last-Minute Budget Transfers Ahead of Elections
The Israeli Knesset Finance Committee approved over one billion shekels in last-minute budget transfers, including funds for post-war recovery and immigrant housing, amid oppositi…
IDF Presents Operational Inquiry to Family of Fallen Golani Fighter 20 Months After Death in Lebanon
The IDF disclosed the operational inquiry into Sergeant Gur Kehati's death in Lebanon to his family 20 months after the incident, following their threat to appeal to Israel's High…
MK Tali Gottlieb Accuses Israeli Supreme Court of Shielding Corrupt Judges
MK Tali Gottlieb accused Israel's Supreme Court of protecting corrupt judges and undermining the government, citing immunity laws and former Justice Yitzhak Amit's interventions…
Israeli Supreme Court Blocks Formation of New Second Authority Council Amid Legal and Political Turmoil
Israel's Supreme Court has blocked the formation of a new council for the Second Authority for Television and Radio, reviving the expired old council and causing a quorum crisis…
Israeli Housing Lottery Bars Haredi Draft Dodgers for First Time
The Israeli Ministry of Housing has barred Haredi draft dodgers from participating in discounted housing lotteries starting May 2026, following a High Court ruling and Attorney Ge…
Israeli Government Seeks to Keep Yehuda Eliyahu as Rami CEO Despite High Court Order to Cancel Appointment
The Israeli government is seeking to keep Yehuda Eliyahu as acting CEO of the Israel Land Authority despite a High Court ruling to cancel his appointment and renew the selection c…
Israeli High Court Warns Ministers They Lack Immunity If They Disregard Court Rulings
The Israeli High Court of Justice warned government ministers that ignoring court rulings could lead to civil lawsuits without personal immunity protection. The court stressed tha…
Israeli Court Orders Review of Abuse Claims by Ultra-Orthodox Spy Accused of Iran Espionage
Asher Binyamin Weiss, an ultra-Orthodox man accused of spying for Iran, alleges severe abuse and violence in Damon Prison. The Israeli Supreme Court ordered a district court to in…
Former Israeli Supreme Court Presidents Warn Government Defiance Threatens Democracy
Former Israeli Supreme Court presidents condemned the government's refusal to follow a High Court ruling on the Second Authority, warning it threatens democracy and risks authorit…
Israeli High Court Proposes Canceling Yehuda Eliyahu's Appointment as Israel Land Authority CEO
The Israeli High Court proposes canceling Yehuda Eliyahu's appointment as CEO of the Israel Land Authority due to conflicts of interest in the selection committee. The committee w…
Israeli High Court Oversteps by Annuling State Comptroller Election, Sparking Democracy Debate
The Israeli High Court annulled the election of State Comptroller Michael Rabillo, sparking criticism of judicial overreach and threats to democratic processes. Critics warn this…
Tensions Rise Over Kashrut License Validity Between Tzohar and Ministry of Religious Services
Tzohar kosher certification organization disputes claims by the Ministry of Religious Services that its license is invalid, asserting it was lawfully granted by the Chief Rabbinat…
Israeli Supreme Court Orders New Election for State Comptroller
The Israeli Supreme Court ordered a new election for the State Comptroller position on June 1, 2026, overturning the previous selection.
Jerusalem Struggles to Build 1,400 Classrooms in East Despite Dedicated Budget
Jerusalem municipality will open only 77 new classrooms next year in East Jerusalem, falling short by 1,461 classrooms despite an 800 million shekel government budget to reduce ed…
Yotam Zamri Criticizes Israeli Supreme Court's Power to Overturn Its Own Rulings
Yotam Zamri criticized the Israeli Supreme Court's unique authority to overturn its own rulings, calling it an extraordinary and unchecked power. He illustrated this by referencin…
Israeli Judicial Committee Appoints Around 70 Judges After 18-Month Delay
After an 18-month delay, Israel's Judicial Selection Committee appointed about 70 judges to various courts, including traffic and family courts. Magistrate court presidents were a…
Israeli Supreme Court Reviews Challenges to State Comptroller Election Process
The Israeli Supreme Court is reviewing petitions challenging the election of Michael Regev as State Comptroller over alleged breaches of vote secrecy in the Knesset. The court is…
Strok Urges Judges’ Panel to Return to Consensus Appointments
Orit Strok calls on the Judicial Selection Committee to resume consensus appointments after a 18-month freeze. She says previous compromise led to about 200 judge appointments, bu…
Education Ministry reviews whether extra funding for religious schools is legal
Israel’s Education Ministry is reviewing whether state religious schools’ preferential funding is legal, the State Prosecutor’s Office told the High Court. The state asked for six…
Israel plans to expand foreign workforce by 100,000 by 2027
Boaz Yosef says Israel is expanding its foreign-worker target to about 330,000, plus 100,000 more by 2027 and 26,000 for the metro. He defended the policy as necessary after the w…
The battle over conscription is really a battle for the study hall
An ultra-Orthodox columnist argues that the fight over conscription is really a struggle over Torah study, not just a sectarian protest. He says the World Torah Fund is raising ab…
Former State Prosecutor Shuli Avni-Shoham Emerges as Leading Candidate to Head Israel Land Authority
Shuli Avni-Shoham, head of Israel’s Corporations Authority and a former state prosecutor, is emerging as the leading candidate to head the Israel Land Authority. Her possible appo…
Bat Yam Rabbi Rips Supreme Court, Says It Must Not Order Evacuations
Rabbi David Hai HaKohen accused Israel’s High Court and legal officials of overreach, especially on settlement, security and religion-state issues. He said court orders to evacuat…
Beitar Illit Mayor Warns of Wider Ultra-Orthodox Protests Over Draft Arrests
Beitar Illit Mayor Meir Rubinstein said this week’s convoy protest against arrests of draft-avoidant yeshiva students is only the start of a larger ultra-Orthodox campaign. He urg…
Appointment of Esther Schreiber as Antiquities Authority CEO is rejected
A government committee voided Esther Schreiber’s appointment as director general of the Israel Antiquities Authority, saying the tender’s requirements were unlawfully low. The dec…
First Woman Passes Chief Rabbinate Certification Exam
A woman has passed a Chief Rabbinate certification exam for the first time in Israel, after a High Court ruling opened the exams to women. She still needs to pass five more exams…
Court Again Rejects Prosecutors’ Bid to Keep Netanyahu Aide Away from PM Office
The Tel Aviv District Court rejected a second request by prosecutors to bar Jonathan Urich from Benjamin Netanyahu’s circle. Urich may continue working in the Prime Minister’s Off…
Levin to Convene Judicial Appointments Panel, but Not as the High Court Ordered
Justice Minister Yariv Levin plans to convene the Judicial Selection Committee next week for three rounds of appointments to traffic, family, and juvenile courts. The move comes d…
A Week of Court Battles, Welfare Warnings, Defense Tech, and Bank Fees
Israel’s weekly roundup covers a High Court dispute over the state comptroller vote, a warning that National Insurance could be insolvent by 2035, Anduril’s move into Israel, and…
Rabbi Yoel Ben-Nun Calls to End Draft-Dodger Arrests in Exchange for Haredi Approval of Enlistment
Rabbi Yoel Ben-Nun called for an immediate end to arrests of draft evaders, in exchange for Haredi rabbinic leaders allowing and blessing young ultra-Orthodox men who want to enli…