Israel’s Itamar Ben-Gvir threatens jailed Palestinian terrorists with execution
After Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara issued an instruction to Israel Prison Service Commissioner Kobi Yaakobi not to allow National…
Israeli watchdog urges judicial inquiry into foreign flight screening failures
The Movement for Quality Government in Israel called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Transportation Minister Miri Regev, and…
Hearings begin on disqualification of former MK Sami Abu Shehadeh
The Central Elections Committee opened two days of disqualification hearings on Wednesday, with a request to bar former…
Can Yair Golan lead Israel as a Democratic unifier?
Yair Golan’s service to Israel deserves respect. A former IDF deputy chief of staff and major-general, he has…
Civil rights association demands Israelis be allowed to fly home for voting
The Association for Civil Rights in Israel sent an urgent appeal on Monday to Central Elections Committee chairman…
Knesset legislative blitz: Key Israeli laws explained
Israel’s Knesset completed its legislative blitz ahead of its dissolution, which will be on July 17. Here are…
Knesset passes law weakening attorney-general’s powers
The Knesset plenum passed into law on Wednesday the contentious bill that seeks to significantly weaken the attorney-general’s…
Israel’s judiciary faces a legitimacy crisis of its own making
Supreme Court President Isaac Amit warns that criticism of the judiciary threatens public trust in the rule of…
New Mossad head’s appointment reveals rules under dispute in Israeli politics
The High Court of Justice’s decision on Monday clearing the way for Maj.-Gen. Roman Gofman to become the…
Attorney-General says gov’t pushing Israel into a ‘race to eliminate democratic institutions’
Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara warned Monday that Israel has entered “a race to eliminate democratic institutions,” accusing the government…
High Court presses state over committee’s prior statements on Galatz closure
The High Court of Justice opened Tuesday’s hearing on petitions against the government’s decision to close Army Radio…
Early elections put Israeli ambassador appointments under legal scrutiny
The Knesset’s move toward early elections has placed a new legal spotlight on one of the government’s most…