Judicial Reform

Chanting 'busha' and 'hańba': What can Israelis learn from the Polish judicial overhaul? - opinion

The last 10 years show us that Poland and Israel can be allies not only in growing authoritarianization, but, more urgently, in learning how to stop it.

People gather in front of the Presidential Palace during a protest against judicial reforms in Warsaw, Poland, November 24, 2017.
US Senators Bernie Sanders (R) and Ed Markey (D-MA) walk on Capitol Hill in Washington ahead of a vote regarding the Iran war, last month.

Israel must stop pretending bond with US is 'unbreakable' before it's too late - opinion

 Justice Minister Yariv Levin at a Knesset committee meeting in Jerusalem. January 21, 2025.

Supreme Court justices accuse Levin of deepening judge shortage as appointments clash escalates

Israeli journalist Amit Segal speaks during the Jabotinsky conference in Jerusalem, December 23, 2024.

Amit Segal claims Netanyahu offered him fourth spot on Likud list, 'any ministerial role' in 2022


Minister Chikli criticizes IDF for enabling continued reserve service of Brothers in Arms leader

Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli criticizes the IDF for permitting Brothers in Arms leader Ron Scherf to continue his service after threatening to quit over judicial reforms.

 Israeli minister of Diaspora Affairs Amichai Chikli speaks during a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on June 25, 2024.

How a 'thin constitution' can help bring Israel some stability - opinion

Prof. Yedidia Stern’s proposed “thin constitution” – a regulating framework of rules that can be agreed upon and is not heavily burdened by contrasting ideologies – can contribute to stability.

 Israel’s founding prime minister, David Ben-Gurion, addresses the Knesset.

'Don’t lower the curtain on Israeli cinema': Israeli film stars protest gov't reforms

“If funding isn’t allocated to films, in a year or two, there will be no Israeli films being released."

 People in a movie theatre wait for the screening of the film 'The Boy' created by Yahav Winner, who was killed following the deadly October 7 attack by Hamas gunmen from the Gaza Strip, on November 11, 2023.

Excessive force: Five police officers indicted for throwing stun grenades at protesters

Five police officers indicted for excessive force during March 2023 protest, accused of improperly using stun grenades, sparking political debate.

 Police officer Meir Suissa (R) holds a protester in a headlock.

Israel's judicial reform issue has slowly burned out of the public eye - opinion

The stakes are high, and the hope is that these politicians will prioritize the broader interests of the nation over narrow political gains, ensuring a more stable and unified Israel.

 MK Simcha Rothman and Israeli Justice Minister Yariv Levin are seen in the Knesset in Jerusalem, last summer. The writer calls their current tactics ‘a smokescreen.’

Is Netanyahu’s judicial reform needed in the US after Trump immunity ruling?

Judicial Affairs: AT FIRST glance, the proposed Israeli judicial reform may seem like something that could apply to the US, but not all legal experts agree.

 Gary Roush holds up a sign protesting former U.S. President Donald Trump ahead of a case deciding his immunity from charges outside the U.S. Supreme Court as justices issue orders in pending appeals in Washington, U.S., June 21, 2024.

Yair Lapid's adviser: Democracy must be able to protect itself

The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Tamar Uriel-Beeri and Zvika Klein.

 Israelis protest against the government’s proposed judicial reforms in Tel Aviv on February 4.

Lapid, Sa'ar warn against 'return of judicial reform'

Lapid said that his party would not allow this to happen "with polite protest from the sidelines."

 OPPOSITION HEAD MK Yair Lapid attends a 40-signatures debate at the plenum hall of the Knesset earlier this week: ‘The Knesset suddenly understands that it is on the way to falling apart.’

The Israeli couple who started a NYC protest movement

“I think what this conflict has shown is that the Israeli expat community in New York has a place within the broader Jewish community.”

 Omer Lubaton-Granot, left, and Shany Granot-Lubaton, right.

'Judicial reform will let us tell the truth to the world,' says MK Rothman after ICJ ruling

He also addressed the judicial reform, of which he was a chief proponent, and stated that at the time he had received warnings from the legal system in Israel.

 MK Simcha Rothman speaks of the judicial reform. May 29, 2024.