Justice

High Court gives Levin until Thursday to say when he will convene Judicial Selection Committee

The decision, issued by Justices Ofer Grosskopf, Alex Stein, and Gila Canfy-Steinitz, followed a hearing on Levin’s continued refusal to fully convene the committee.

Minister of Justice Yariv Levin attends a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, November 19, 2025.
POLICE OFFICERS clash with protesters in Jerusalem.

When the police violate the law, thank the Supreme Court - opinion

 The High Court of Justice held a hearing on a petition challenging the state’s continued refusal to allow journalists to enter the Gaza Strip without a military escort on Monday January 26, 2026.

High Court presses Justice Minister's lawyer over failure to fill judicial vacancies

 Aftermath of vandalism at Mikveh Israel synagogue, including arson, a dumpster fire, and an attempted break-in of the office of Rabbi Yosef Zarnighian, on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024, in Philadelphia

Education-based alternatives for antisemitic hate crime offenders - opinion


Kiryat Arba terrorist home razing frozen until High Court hears petition

 LEFT: Slain victim of Kiryat Arba terror attack, 50-year-old Ronen Hanania. RIGHT: IDF soldiers operate at the scene of the attack, October 29, 202.

In end-of-term briefing, outgoing Justice Minister Gideon Sa'ar remains unperturbed

Outgoing Justice Minister Gideon Sa'ar leaves his position reflecting on changes he made and changes that need to come.

Justice Minister Gideon Sa'ar heading to  cabinet meeting, June 26, 2022.

Lebanon's top judge decries political meddling, calls for 'revolution' in courts

Lebanon's 'chaotic situation' requires a "revolution in approaches" to resolve, Suhail Abboud, head of Lebanon's Supreme Judicial Council, said.

 Relatives of victims of Beirut port explosion burn tires during a protest, after a Lebanese court removed the judge leading the investigation into the explosion, outside the Justice Palace in Beirut, Lebanon February 19, 2021

Will incoming gov't ruin checks and balances in Israel's legal system?

LEGAL AFFAIRS: What would the court-override movement mean for the legal establishment?

 THE JUSTICE Ministry offices in Jerusalem.

Neal Hendel: A US oleh who rose to the top of Israel's judicial system

Who is Israeli judge Neal Hendel in terms of where his decisions are on the spectrum of critical debates over judicial liberalism versus conservatism?

 AN AERIAL view of the Supreme Court building in Jerusalem.

Jewish Judge Elena Kagan: Leader of the US Supreme Court's liberal wing

No. 28 on The Jerusalem Post's Top 50 Most Influential Jews of 2022: US Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan.

 US Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan

Gideon Sa'ar to King of Morocco: 'Thank you, your majesty'

"Morocco will always remain a core part of the story of Jewish Moroccan immigrants – in Israel and throughout world at large."

 Cover of the recent issue of the L'Observateur.

Rabbi David Rosen promotes interfaith, peace, justice, veganism

Rabbi David Rosen has had an amazing career, filled with many accomplishments, and moving on from his recent 70th birthday, much more is likely to occur.

 Rabbi David Rosen at his home in Jerusalem on May 22, 2022

Johnny Depp defamation verdict: Jury rules Amber Heard defamed Depp

Depp sued Heard for $50 million and argued that she defamed him when she called herself "a public figure representing domestic abuse" in a newspaper opinion piece.

 Actor Johnny Depp gestures as he leaves the Fairfax County Circuit Courthouse following his defamation trial against his ex-wife Amber Heard, in Fairfax, Virginia, U.S., May 27, 2022.

Why my father’s yahrzeit falls on Adolf Eichmann’s execution date - opinion

More than anything else my father, Yoav Botach, taught me to be a fighter for the Jewish people.

 ADOLF EICHMANN listens to court proceedings at his trial in Jerusalem, in 1961. The following year, he was executed after being found guilty for crimes against humanity.