Constitution

Lapid says more party mergers to come soon ahead of elections, as Liberman calls for constitution

Lapid made the remarks at the Guidelines for Jewish-Democratic Policy conference, held at the Judaism and State Policy Center of the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem.

Opposition leader Yair Lapid speaks at the Guidelines for Jewish-Democratic Policy conference in the Judaism and State Policy Center at the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem, Monday, May 11, 2026.
Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev speaks during the 80th United Nations General Assembly, in New York City, New York, US, September 23, 2025.

Kazakhstan to hold referendum on new constitution critics say allows president to remain in power

 JUSTICE MINISTER Yariv Levin attends a swearing-in ceremony for newly appointed judges, at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem, in June.

Israel’s justice minister is undermining judicial independence and the rule of law - opinion

Declaration of Independence of the United States. New Canaan, 1950. Featuring George Washington.

Looking back at George Washington’s 1790 letter, the root of American religious freedom


Will the judicial overhaul delay lead to an Israeli constitution? - analysis

In response to the placement of the Judicial Selection Committee on the Knesset table, the Movement for Quality Government in Israel reiterated its ultimate objective of a constitution

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu looks at the Declaration of Independence on Israel’s 70th anniversary at Independence House in Tel Aviv.

President Herzog's ‘People’s Directive’ reviewed

The President’s draft plan is worth considering and this author favors a comprehensive US-style written constitution.

 PRESIDENT ISAAC Herzog delivering a speech on the judicial overhaul last month. He presented his compromise plan, the People’s Directive, last week.

Israel needs a constitution now more than ever - opinion

The Netanyahu government’s dangerous and unprecedented legislative blitz will not only harm human rights but is pushing the country toward a tipping point from which there will be no turning back.

 A DEMONSTRATION against the judicial overhaul takes place in Tel Aviv, on Tuesday. If we focus on Churchill’s call to action, then the opportunities presented are clear, says the writer.

Reform backer Kohelet calls for compromise, possible drop of override

Kohelet said that consensus was important and that it had engaged with experts with opposing opinions in order to find such compromises.

 IDF reservists stage a protest outside the Kohelet Forum buildings in Jerusalem on March 9, 2023.

Letters to the Editor March 13, 2023: Blatant omissions

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

 Letters

Lapid calls to write Israeli constitution in response to judicial reform

The Declaration of Independence has no formal legal status in the Israeli government system, which Lapid proposed should be changed by making the document the first chapter of a new constitution.

Israel's Declaration of Independence

The Jewish state hasn't figured itself out yet, 75 years after its inception

NATIONAL AFFAIRS: Israel is struggling to define itself and simultaneously deal with physical threats.

 Mourners attend the Ra’anana funeral of American-Israeli Elan Ganeles, who was killed in a terrorist attack near Jericho on Monday.

Israeli legal experts offer constitution alternative to judicial reforms

Barak Medina: "We suggest that instead of rewriting or writing a new constitution, we may simply try to change the formal status of the Declaration of Independence."

 Israelis are seen demonstrating near the Supreme Court in Jerusalem ahead of a vote in the Knesset on judicial reform, on February 20, 2023.

The time for dialogue is now! - opinion

The current crisis can be an opportunity to rectify the constitutional vacuum through broad compromise on the rules of the game.

 KNESSET CONSTITUTION, Law and Justice Committee chairman Simcha Rothman (center) presides over a committee meeting on Wednesday.

Judicial reform: Israel needs a Zionist constitutional convention

We appeal to President Herzog to convene the Zionist constitutional convention of our time, to wrest true democracy from the liberal theocracy of which we hypocritically boast in vain.

 David Ben-Gurion declares Israel’s independence in Tel Aviv on May 14, 1948, underneath a portrait of Zionist visionary Theodor Herzl.