Justice

Supreme Court rejects appeal over Likud regional slots, backs party court ruling

"The District Court decided not to intervene in the Likud court's decision, why should we intervene where the District Court found no problem?" Justice Grosskopf said.

People at polling station during the Likud party internal elections in Jeursalem, July 27, 2026.
Thousands of Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men from the Gur (Hasidic dynasty) protest outside Military Prison near Kfar Yona, central Israel, against the jailing of seminary students who failed to comply with an army recruitment order, July 20, 2026.

Government tells High Court draft arrests risk civil war, says case outcome 'known in advance'

Raoul Wallenberg

Remembering Elie Wiesel: A soul on fire and a life dedicated to justice - opinion

Minister of Communications Shlomo Karhi attends the Special Committee for the Communications Law at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, June 29, 2026

High Court temporarily freezes parts of Shlomo Karhi's broadcasting reform as petitions grow


Israel's Supreme Court: Interviews to start for four open slots

The 24 candidates are supposed to be narrowed down to six or seven candidates in the near future with the committee expected to make final decisions around November 23.

The High Court justices are seen at the retiring of Menachem Mazuz.

Britain's Jewish fighters for justice, against antisemitism

No. 9 on The Jerusalem Post's Top 50 Most Influential Jews of 2021: UK attorney-general Michael Ellis and UK solicitor general Lucy Frazer.

 Michael Ellis & Lucy Frazer

Prosecution reindicts Zadorov despite his release to house arrest

State ignores signals from Supreme Court to drop the case.

 Roman Zadorov is seen at the courtroom of the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, on November 10, 2020

Judicial Selection Committee holds first meeting

The powerful Judicial Selection Committee, chaired by Justice Minister Gideon Sa'ar and which is set to replace six justices through October 2023, held its first meeting Monday night.

Judicial Selection C'tee holds first meeting

Police arrest Ramle teenager on suspicion of hit-and-run

A teenager from the central Israeli town of Ramle being questioned for causing a death in a hit-and-run accident. He has no criminal record and maintained his right to remain silent.

Israeli police officer arrests a man.

Jewish scrolls and manuscripts stolen during Holocaust to be returned

17 stolen Jewish artifacts, Some over 170 years old and written in Eastern Europe, were seized by the DOJ, and will be returned to rightful owners.

Torah scroll from synagogue of Biella (Piedmont), Museum of Italian Judaism and Holocaust.

Is Gaza human-rights activist Mohammad El Halabi getting a fair trial?

Halabi, a former head of an American humanitarian organization, was arrested in 2016. He has been in jail for more than five years and has endured 165 court sessions without any credible evidence.

Demonstrators protest in solidarity with Mohammad El Halabi, in Gaza City in 2016.

Israel must split attorney-general role to ensure rule of law - opinion

The current attorney-general’s balanced and cautious approach, under particularly difficult circumstances, is no guarantee for the future. We can’t rely on the miracle to continue.

AVICHAI MANDELBLIT

Sue Bird, Zach Banner and Alysha Clark talk tikkun olam, social justice

"There’s a quote [that] ‘ally is a verb, not a noun.’ And that stuck with me. What does it actually mean to be an ally?" Bird asked.

Clockwise, from top left: Alysha Clark, Zach Banner, Ben Harbach and Sue Bird

Rivlin says goodbye to Supreme Court chief and justices

"The Israeli legal system is, without a doubt, one of the glorious achievements, and the clearest expressions of the Zionist dream, and Jewish sovereignty in the Land of Israel."

PRESIDENT REUVEN Rivlin says goodbye to Supreme Court leaders.