yitzhak amit Archives – J-Wire https://www.jwire.com.au/tag/yitzhak-amit/ Australia, NZ and worldwide Jewish news that matters Fri, 20 Feb 2026 06:40:56 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 6446428 High Court orders Justice Minister to justify refusal to cooperate with Supreme Court chief https://www.jwire.com.au/high-court-orders-justice-minister-to-justify-refusal-to-cooperate-with-supreme-court-chief/ https://www.jwire.com.au/high-court-orders-justice-minister-to-justify-refusal-to-cooperate-with-supreme-court-chief/#respond Fri, 20 Feb 2026 06:40:56 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=177877 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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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/high-court-orders-justice-minister-to-justify-refusal-to-cooperate-with-supreme-court-chief/feed/ 0 177877 Justice Yitzhak Amit appointed Supreme Court President, ending 15-month stalemate https://www.jwire.com.au/justice-yitzhak-amit-appointed-supreme-court-president-ending-15-month-stalemate/ https://www.jwire.com.au/justice-yitzhak-amit-appointed-supreme-court-president-ending-15-month-stalemate/#respond Mon, 27 Jan 2025 03:41:28 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=165925 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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