Yariv Levin
Israeli-media coverage mentioning Yariv Levin, translated into English and compared across sources. 38 recent stories.
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…
Bringing Down Begin to Elevate Netanyahu
Yaakov Bardugo, a close Netanyahu ally and Channel 14 commentator, recently praised Benjamin Netanyahu as Israel’s true first Sephardi and periphery prime minister. The article ar…
State-Funded Paternity Tests May Regularize Status of Palestinian Women in the Negev
Israel’s Justice Ministry is funding paternity tests for children of Bedouin Israeli fathers and Palestinian mothers, a process that can lead to citizenship and legal status. Crit…
Bereaved Forum Families Urge Israeli Leaders to Keep Pressing for Northern Security
Bereaved families from the Forum of Heroism met Wednesday with Amir Ohana and Yariv Levin in the Knesset. They urged the government to resist pressure and continue operations to s…
Judges Speed Up Netanyahu Trial, Scheduling Five Hearings a Week After the Holidays
Judges in Benjamin Netanyahu’s trial ordered the case sped up after the holidays, setting five hearings a week and aiming to finish before the panel’s chair retires in 2028. Netan…
Acting National Insurance chief gets extension until January 2027
Israel’s Dothan Committee extended Zvika Cohen’s acting term as head of the National Insurance Institute until January 31, 2027. The institute has lacked a permanent director sinc…
Journalist slams Justice Minister Levin over no disciplinary action against Supreme Court judge
Avishai Grinzig accused Justice Minister Yariv Levin of failing to act on disciplinary complaints against Supreme Court Justice Khaled Kabub. Amichai Chikli shared the criticism o…
Israeli lawmaker to bring Gaza disengagement repeal bill to ministerial committee
MK Zvi Sukkot will bring a bill on Sunday to repeal the Gaza disengagement law and allow Jews back into parts of the Strip. Justice Minister Yariv Levin must decide whether to adv…
Efrat Rayten Launches Primary Bid, Pledges to Seek Justice Ministry
Efrat Rayten launched her primary campaign on Tuesday and said her target in the next government is Israel’s Justice Ministry. She attacked Yariv Levin and Simcha Rothman, and unv…
Treasury Warns Repeal of Kosher Reform Could Cost Public NIS 750 Million a Year
Israel's Finance Ministry says repealing the kosher certification reform would cost the public NIS 750 million a year. The bill passed its first reading and would restore the Chie…
Ten lesser-known facts about Yariv Levin
A profile published for Yariv Levin’s birthday recounts ten lesser-known facts about his life and career. It notes his ties to Menachem Begin, his military Arabic studies, his leg…
Bennett? no. Article criticizes Justice Isaac Amit over Supreme Court appointments battle
A commentary on a High Court hearing about the Judicial Selection Committee accuses Supreme Court Justice Isaac Amit of defending a closed judicial power structure. It says the di…
Private and public-sector workers to get higher vacation allowance payments
Israel’s Histadrut and the business sector agreed to raise private-sector vacation allowance to 451.5 shekels a day, pending a labor minister’s extension order. The public-sector…
Netanyahu Sets Terms for Likud Primary Decision
Benjamin Netanyahu is due this week to decide whether Likud will use a nominating committee or primaries to choose its list. The move has triggered legal disputes, internal revolt…
Amit Segal says Supreme Court hearing pushed him from Ayelet Shaked’s approach to Yariv Levin’s
Amit Segal said a Supreme Court hearing on the judicial selection law moved him from Ayelet Shaked’s gradual reform camp toward Yariv Levin’s harder line. He attacked Justice Isaa…
Retired Police Officer Says Massive Israeli Data Cache Vanished After Transfer to Fifth Dimension
Retired police commander Avi Weiss says a massive Israeli police data repository vanished after being transferred to Fifth Dimension. He says a new investigation may open only if…
Supreme Court Hears Challenge to Judicial Appointments Overhaul
Israel’s Supreme Court heard a full-bench challenge to the law changing how judges are selected, with justices sharply skeptical of the government’s motives. The petition argues t…
Levin Escalates Clash with Supreme Court After Judicial Appointments Hearing
Justice Minister Yariv Levin launched a sharp new attack on the High Court and Justice Isaac Amit after a hearing on judicial appointments. He said the court lacks authority over…
Smotrich Slams Supreme Court Justices Over Judicial Appointments Fight
Bezalel Smotrich attacked Israel’s Supreme Court judges on Sunday during the hearing on petitions against the judicial appointments law. The dispute is part of a wider standoff wi…
Environment Minister Silman lashes out at Chief Justice Amit over Supreme Court hearing
Environment Minister Idit Silman sharply attacked Supreme Court President Isaac Amit over his comments in the High Court hearing on changing the judges-selection committee. Her re…
Poll Finds Most Israelis Want Netanyahu Out of Politics
A Channel 12 poll found that 59% of Israelis think Benjamin Netanyahu should not run in the next election. The survey also showed Nir Barkat leading as a possible Likud successor…
Jerusalem District Court Buckles Under a Surge in Cases and Netanyahu Trial Load
Jerusalem District Court is facing record pressure from a surge in civil filings and the time-consuming Netanyahu trial. The backlog has been worsened by vacant judgeships and the…
Likud Leadership Weighs Canceling Primaries as Tensions Rise
Likud is considering canceling its July primaries, with Netanyahu exploring a compromise that would replace them with a selection committee and reshape the party list. Senior Liku…
Netanyahu’s Trial Sparks a New Fight Over National Priorities
An Israeli opinion piece argues that Benjamin Netanyahu’s trial is being pursued at the wrong time, while Israel is fighting a multi-front war. It says the legal and media establi…
Netanyahu joins cabinet meeting by phone as Levin chairs in his place
Justice Minister Yariv Levin is leading the government meeting because Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is still in his trial hearing. Netanyahu is taking part in the session by…
Knesset Forum to Push Back Against Women Tank Crews Draws Senior Religious-Zionist Rabbis
MK Ohad Tal will host a Knesset conference Wednesday opposing women’s integration as combat soldiers in the Armored Corps. Senior rabbis, ministers, and other public figures are e…
Coalition Pushes Controversial Bills Ahead of Election
Israel’s coalition is advancing a series of controversial bills in the final weeks before the Knesset is dissolved for elections. The measures target ultra-Orthodox exemptions, re…
Critic blasts government move to expand anti-racism unit’s powers
The article criticizes a government decision, led by Dudi Amsalem, to expand the anti-racism unit’s enforcement powers. It argues the move empowers progressive bureaucratic and le…
Israel’s courts face more than 1.1 million open cases, with Tel Aviv and Jerusalem worst hit
Israel’s courts have 1,099,635 open cases, including 17,614 older than five years, according to Judicial Authority data released to Walla. The biggest backlogs are in Tel Aviv and…
Prof. Yuval Elbashan says Yariv Levin made the first mistake in judicial reform talks
Professor Yuval Elbashan said judicial reform compromise talks were close, but the other side rejected any deal. He blamed the escalation on anti-Netanyahu activists and reference…
MK Porush Accuses Government of Double Standard Over Prison Space
Meir Porush wrote to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and senior ministers after a State Comptroller report on prison failures. He accused the government of hypocrisy for lacking…
Group asks court to hold Justice Minister in contempt over stalled judge appointments
The Movement for Quality Government asked the High Court to hold Justice Minister Yariv Levin in contempt for not fully implementing a ruling on district judge appointments. The c…
Independent Police Investigations Unit Begins Separation from State Prosecution
Israel has begun implementing a law that turns Machash into an independent body under the Justice Ministry. The new unit will investigate police officers and Shin Bet personnel, w…
Tali Gottlieb’s committee battle reflects a new political code inside Likud
A Knesset committee hearing on Tali Gottlieb’s immunity request turned into a nine-hour political and legal spectacle. While Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara treated one of Got…
Yaakov Bardugo: “I Don’t Care If He Continues”
Political commentator Yaakov Bardugo said on Radio Galey Israel that the indictment against Yonatan Urich was a misuse of power and called for a constitutional crisis against the…
Police Investigations Department Leaves the State Prosecutor’s Office, What the New Law Says and How Likely It Is to Be Struck Down
Israel’s Knesset passed a law overnight transferring the Police Internal Investigations Department, Mazh, from the State Prosecutor’s Office to the Justice Ministry under Justice…
Levin Drops Objection to Publishing Amit’s Appointment in the Official Gazette
The High Court of Justice approved an agreement to publish Judge Yitzhak Amit’s appointment as president of the Supreme Court in the Official Gazette, without opposition from Just…
After the attack on Solberg, Levin aims to reach agreement on judicial appointments
Justice Minister Yariv Levin is seeking agreements on judicial appointments, including to the Supreme Court, after recent progress on district court nominations in Haifa and Beers…
