Israel secures highest US anti-trafficking ranking after five years
The US State Department has returned Israel to Tier 1, the highest category in its annual Trafficking in…
Israel’s Imminent Constitutional Crisis Exposes a Bigger Problem With Modern Democracy
The current government’s battle with the judiciary – and particularly its refusal to comply with the directives of…
‘The Israeli Government Has an Interest in Disrupting the Elections, Giving Free Rein to Thugs’
When Justice Minister Yariv Levin unveiled the government’s judicial overhaul in January 2023, it plunged Israel into one…
Why Israel could be heading toward its own January 6 moment
Is Israel headed toward a January 6 moment? After this week, it is impossible to rule out the…
Israel’s Illegally Appointed Watchdog Must Speak Out
The victims of the judicial overhaul, which Justice Minister Yariv Levin spearheaded upon the establishment of the current…
Israel’s justice minister calls to ignore High Court ruling on state comptroller
Justice Minister Yariv Levin on Wednesday called on the government to disobey a High Court of Justice ruling…
Constitutional Crisis? Why Israel’s Government Just Openly Defied the High Court
Benjamin Netanyahu in the Knesset last year, with Justice Minister Yariv Levin, the architect of the government’s attempt…
Herzog, opposition leaders assail government for declaring it will disobey High Court
President Isaac Herzog and opposition party leaders tore into the government on Sunday after it announced that, for…
Israeli gov’t to ignore Supreme Court freeze on media regulator in legal clash
The government unanimously approved a proposal on Sunday declaring that it will not comply with a Supreme Court…
In first, government vows to disobey High Court ruling, setting up constitutional crisis
For the first time in Israel’s history, the government openly declared on Sunday that it will not respect…
In First, Netanyahu Government Says It Will Defy High Court Ruling on Media Regulator – Haaretz
In First, Netanyahu Government Says It Will Defy High Court Ruling on Media Regulator HaaretzIsraeli gov’t to ignore Supreme…
After deadlock: 70 new judges appointed to Israel’s courts
After a year and a half of deadlock, Israel’s Judicial Selection Committee convened on Sunday and reached agreements…