Movement for the Quality of Government

Sohlberg bars UTJ turnout reports from polling stations; watchdog urges enforcement

The order followed a petition filed by the Movement for Quality Government in Israel over concerns that the party was violating a High Court of Justice ruling.

 Central Elections Committee head, Supreme Court Justice Noam Sohlberg, leads a hearing at the Central Elections Committee, at the Knesset in Jerusalem, September 23, 2026
A plane, carrying passengers who were on the FlyDubai aircraft bound for Israel from the United Arab Emirates, which was diverted to Saudi Arabia following an emergency signal, arrives at the Ben Gurion International Airport, in Lod, near Tel Aviv, Israel, September 30, 2026.

Israeli watchdogs demand state inquiry into flight security failures following flydubai attack

Chairman of the Central Elections Committee (CEC), Supreme Court Justice Noam Sohlberg, Acting Director-General of the CEC, Attorney Din Livne, and committee members attend the registration of party lists ahead of the upcoming Israeli elections at the Knesset in Jerusalem, September 7, 2026.

Sohlberg issues injunction against Satmar org. accused of bribing voters to abstain from election

The nine-member panel at the High Court of Justice looks on as the hearing opens in Jerusalem.

High Court presses parties on legal basis for real-time voter tracking, focuses on privacy


Bar association opens ethics probe into MQG head Eliad Shraga

The sister of the disabled soldier had reportedly claimed that Shraga had charged them NIS 1.5 million for services.

 People stand in line at an election booth for the Israel Bar Association vote on June 20, 2023

NGOs prepare High Court petitions against reasonableness

If the petition is accepted, it would be the first time the court heard arguments to abolish a matter of a Basic Law.

 THE HIGH Court of Justice has been a paper tiger in everything concerning the Netanyahu bloc’s interests, says the writer

Israel's High Court issues order against 'personal' Tiberias election law

A danger of giving this advantage to Interior Ministry appointees would be the reduced autonomy of local government from the state, said petitioners.

 Shas leader MK Aryeh Deri seen during a Shas party meeting, at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on January 23, 2023.

Israel's legal basis for haredi exemption from IDF expires, NGO calls for draft

"As of today, the arrangement that allows ultra-Orthodox yeshiva students to be exempted from service in the IDF is no longer extant," MQG said.

 Netzah Yehuda Battalion

State budget is ‘illegal’, NGO claims to High Court

MQG argued that the budget was undemocratic because it would prevent the Knesset from engaging in further challenges and deliberations on the 2024 budget. 

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich greet eachother before Netanyahu's budget speech on May 23, 2023.

Itamar Ben-Gvir's ministry name change cost Israelis up to NIS 3 million

The frequent name changes of ministries in recent years have cost the public millions of shekels.

 Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir is seen holding a press conference, on March 20, 2023.

Israel cannot give up reasonableness standard in judicial reform talks - NGO

MQG argued that the negotiating parties didn't have a right to degrade the reasonableness standard.

 President Isaac Herzog speaks on Israel's judicial reform on February 12, 2023

Israeli sex offender rabbi should be banned from Lag Ba'omer event - NGO

Berland was convicted of sexual assault in 2016 of multiple women and other offenses including fraud, embezzlement, attempted threats, tax offenses and money laundering in 2021.

 Rabbi Eliezer Berland covered with a prayer shawl arrives for a court hearing arrives for a police investigation at a police station in Jerusalem, November 2, 2021.

Attorney-general against declaring Netanyahu in contempt of court

MQG said that the prime minister was not above the law and said that the attorney-general had walked back her position on Netanyahu's conflict of interest violations.

 LEFT: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu RIGHT: Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara

What is conflict of interest, and how does it fit into law? - explainer

Acting in contradiction to these legally binding rulings and opinions opens up a public servant like Netanyahu to petitions to the court, fines or even criminal investigation, said Priel.

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu leads the weekly cabinet meeting on Sunday, in Jerusalem. Netanyahu’s rule will be perpetuated for years to come but not because the justice minister’s plan will gain popularity, the writer argues.