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Israel’s High Court gives government deadline to outline October 7 probe

Israel’s High Court of Justice gave the government two months to decide how it will investigate the failures surrounding...

High Court orders Justice Minister to justify refusal to cooperate with Supreme Court chief

Israel’s High Court of Justice issued a conditional order on Thursday requiring Justice Minister Yariv Levin to explain why...

A mother’s survival, a son’s oath: a judge’s story of gratitude

When Gregory Sirtes took the oath as a judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales on Friday,...

Bridge rally for Gazans set for Supreme Court showdown

People involved in a massive rally set for an iconic Australian landmark could face arrest if police succeed with...

Justice Yitzhak Amit appointed Supreme Court President, ending 15-month stalemate

Ending a 15-month stalemate, Israel’s Judicial Appointments Committee selected Justice Yitzhak Amit as President of the Supreme Court on...

Israel’s Supreme Court orders stop to yeshivah funding for haredim required to enlist in IDF

Israel’s Supreme Court on Thursday issued an interim order prohibiting the government from providing stipends to some haredi, or...

Israeli court rejects law that limited court oversight

Israel's Supreme Court has struck down a highly disputed law passed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing government that...

Tensions high as Israeli Supreme Court convenes on judicial overhaul

Tensions were high at Israel’s Supreme Court as justices gathered on Tuesday morning to hear petitions against a key...

Protests grip Israel ahead of judicial reform ruling

There have been renewed protests in Israel on the day before an eagerly awaited court hearing on the government's...

Temporary injunction against Netanyahu impeachment law

Israel’s High Court of Justice on Sunday issued a temporary injunction against the Knesset’s “Recusal Law”, which restricts the...

All 15 justices to hear petitions against ‘reasonableness law’

All 15 justices of Israel’s Supreme Court will hear the petitions asking them to cancel the “reasonableness law” that...

Israel’s top court to look at reforms in September

Israel's Supreme Court says it will wait until September to address the recently passed law aimed at weakening the...

High Court ruling on judicial reform could trigger constitutional crisis

If Israel’s Supreme Court strikes down the “reasonableness law” that the Knesset enacted on Monday, it would create an...

The showdown in Israel continues as judicial reform advances

Israel’s Supreme Court is either under attack or undergoing necessary reform, depending on who you ask. While there is talk...

Israel gives first nod to contested Supreme Court bill

Israel's parliament has given initial approval to a bill that limits some Supreme Court power, part of a rebooted...

Tens of thousands contest judicial reforms in Israel

Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets again in Israel to protest the government's controversial judicial...

Protests increase as Netanyahu sacks defence minister

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has sacked Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, triggering mass protests a day after Gallant broke...

Israel ratifies law limiting conditions for ousting PM

Israel has ratified a law limiting the circumstances in which a prime minister can be removed, despite worries voiced...

Israel is our business

Israel’s Six-Day War disrupted Benjamin Netanyahu’s graduation plans at Cheltenham High School, located less than a mile from the...

Biden’s less than ironclad commitment to Israel

Forget the bromides about America’s “unbreakable bond” with Israel and how the United States is Israel’s “greatest friend.” Over...