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

Pesach Benson — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 06:12:22 +0000

Israel’s High Court of Justice gave the government two months to decide how it will investigate the failures surrounding the October 7, 2023, Hamas-led attack, declining for now to compel the immediate creation of a state commission of inquiry. In its ruling on Monday, the panel of seven justices set a July 1 deadline for […]

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New Israel Fund Australia condemns passage of death penalty law in Israel

J-Wire Newsdesk — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 07:01:15 +0000

New Israel Fund Australia has condemned the Knesset’s passage of legislation that mandates the death penalty for Palestinians convicted of lethal acts of terrorism in the West Bank, describing it as a serious setback for equal rights and core moral and human rights principles. The organisation says the law highlights the growing influence of violent […]

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

Pesach Benson — Fri, 20 Feb 2026 06:40:56 +0000

Israel’s High Court of Justice issued a conditional order on Thursday requiring Justice Minister Yariv Levin to explain why he has refused to cooperate with Supreme Court President Yitzhak Amit in making key judicial appointments. The ruling comes amid delays in filling critical court positions that critics say are increasingly paralysing Israel’s legal system. The […]

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

Rob Klein — Sun, 08 Feb 2026 05:44:04 +0000

When Gregory Sirtes took the oath as a judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales on Friday, he presented the moment not as a personal triumph, but as the continuation of a family story that began in the horrors of a Nazi concentration camp. “In 1944, my mother, then a 16-year-old Hungarian Jewish […]

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Antisemitic vandal’s surprising vow after Bondi attack

AAP — Thu, 29 Jan 2026 06:33:11 +0000

A vandal who spearheaded an antisemitic rampage has vowed to seek retribution for the Bondi terror attack on behalf of the Jewish community, a judge has been told. Mohommed Farhat led a 41-minute campaign of destruction through Woollahra, a heartland for Australia’s Jewish community, in the dead of the night on November 20, 2024. The […]

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Bridge rally for Gazans set for Supreme Court showdown

AAP — Thu, 31 Jul 2025 05:48:57 +0000

People involved in a massive rally set for an iconic Australian landmark could face arrest if police succeed with last-minute court action. The fate of a pro-Palestine demonstration across an iconic Australian landmark hangs in the balance, with a court battle set to determine its fate. Tens of thousands of people were expected to join […]

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

Pesach Benson — Mon, 27 Jan 2025 03:41:28 +0000

Ending a 15-month stalemate, Israel’s Judicial Appointments Committee selected Justice Yitzhak Amit as President of the Supreme Court on Sunday evening despite a boycott by Justice Minister Yariv Levin and two other committee members from the governing coalition. In a congratulatory message, Israeli President Isaac Herzog tweeted, “For decades and in various instances, Justice Amit […]

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

JNS — Fri, 29 Mar 2024 04:05:13 +0000

Israel’s Supreme Court on Thursday issued an interim order prohibiting the government from providing stipends to some haredi, or ultra-Orthodox, Jewish men who do not serve in the Israel Defence Forces. Yeshivah students who did not obtain a military service deferral and who have failed to report for IDF service since July 1, 2023, will […]

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Israeli court rejects law that limited court oversight

AAP — Mon, 01 Jan 2024 22:52:36 +0000

Israel’s Supreme Court has struck down a highly disputed law passed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing government that rolled back some of the high court’s power and sparked months of nationwide protests. The law was part of a broader judicial overhaul proposed by Netanyahu and his coalition of religious and nationalist partners which caused […]

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Tensions high as Israeli Supreme Court convenes on judicial overhaul

Pesach Benson — Wed, 13 Sep 2023 04:14:21 +0000

Tensions were high at Israel’s Supreme Court as justices gathered on Tuesday morning to hear petitions against a key component of the government’s judicial overhaul initiative. Although a ruling will not be given today, the hearing itself is already taking Israel into unchartered legal waters. Opponents of the judicial overhaul filed petitions against the “Reasonableness […]

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