Judicial system

Jewish voting: How ancient Jewish tradition helped shape modern democracy - opinion

The Mishna, as well as other rabbinic works, detail voting procedures that were revolutionary for their time and that were handed down for generations. They influence democratic procedures today.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife, Sara, cast their vote during elections for the Likud Central Committee, at the Jerusalem International Convention Center, Nov. 25, 2025.
PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY President Mahmoud Abbas. Thousands of October 7 victims and their families are seeking to hold the PA civilly liable, arguing that its long-standing prisoner payment and employment policies helped sustain terrorists who return to violence.

Pay-for-slay: Could the Palestinian Authority be held legally liable for October 7?

Opposition members of Israel's Knesset leave during a preliminary vote to establish a political commission of inquiry, December 24, 2025; Illustrative.

Knesset to High Court: Judicial-selection overhaul does not justify striking down Basic Law

Iran's Chief Justice Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i.

Infamous 'Judge of Death' reinstated by Khamenei despite reports suggesting the conrary


Netanyahu’s plea deal is in Israel’s public interest - Gideon Sa’ar

Sa'ar tweeted his support for a plea deal after details of a secret meeting between judges and the prosecutor's office was leaked.

 Justice Minister Gideon Sa'ar commented on the upcoming elections during an interview at Maariv's leaders' conference in collaboration with Walla!

In first since legislation freeze, judicial reform bill talks set for Wednesday

The matter of reasonableness is one of the least contested provisions of judicial reform.

 MK Simcha Rothman is seen in the Knesset in Jerusalem, on May 1, 2023.

Judicial reform, conflict of interest: Do we really want to live in such a world? - opinion

The new coalition will simply repeal the policies and laws of the previous coalition with those of its choosing: Each time claiming it is simply implementing majority rule.

 FROM LEFT: Supreme Court President Esther Hayut, then-justice minister Ayelet Shaked and then-finance minister Moshe Kahlon sit at the head of a meeting of the Judicial Selection Committee, in Jerusalem, 2018

Judicial reform: A promising first vote puts the economy back on track - opinion

After Netanyahu’s declaration to move ahead with parts of the judicial reform, we have yet to see if our hope for change has sparked too early.

 DEMONSTRATORS PROTEST against the government’s planned judicial overhaul, in Tel Aviv. After 24 weeks of protesting and a nationwide uproar, the economy has suffered the consequences.

Netanyahu's reshaping of the Judicial Selection Committee - opinion

Netanyahu had also provided assurances to the opposition that there would be no tricks around this arrangement, the committee would be convened.

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu votes last Wednesday in the Knesset for an MK to serve on the Judicial Selection Committee

Judicial overhaul debate: Back to square one, everyone but extremists lose out - analysis

Each side said that the events in the Knesset where the coalition suffered a humiliating loss, whereby it did not select a member to the nine-member Judicial Selection Committee.

 MEMBERS OF Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition applaud his speech yesterday at the Knesset. Will they continue to give him a Standing O?

Netanyahu: Israeli judicial reform to advance, 'moderately, responsibly'

Leaders of the protest groups against the Israeli judicial overhaul vowed to meet Netanyahu's threats with protests and disruptions.

 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads a cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on June 18, 2023.

Protestors return to Caesarea after a night of violence outside the PM's home

After violent clashes outside the Prime Minister's family home in Caesarea on Friday, protestors again gather outside his home.

 Protests against the judicial reform at Kaplan Street in Tel Aviv, May 27, 2023.

Judicial reform debate: Is Israel's reasonableness standard reasonable?

LEGAL AFFAIRS: The reasonableness doctrine isn’t explored enough in the debate, but Israeli citizens would do well to review the arguments on both sides.

 ISRAEL’S SUPREME Court justices convene in Jerusalem.

Israel, UK: 2 countries without written constitutions and shared lessons

The Media Line speaks to constitutional experts to explore lessons for Israel from the United Kingdom, which has operated for more than a millennium without a written constitution.

Israel's Declaration of Independence