Noam Sohlberg

Elections Committee chair orders local authorities to remove Likud signs after party ignores order

Sohlberg also ordered Likud to report by Sunday morning on the steps it had taken to carry out the decision, and made clear that he would consider awarding additional costs.

Election campaign billboards featuring Yashar party chairman Gadi Eisenkot and Likud party chairman and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu alongside opposition leaders are displayed along a roadside in the northern Israeli city of Haifa, ahead of Israel’s upcoming general elections.
Palestinian journalists report on the war and ongoing humanitarian crisis in the central Gaza Strip, July 26, 2025.

Foreign journalists still cannot enter Gaza without military escort, Israel tells High Court

Yashar party chairman Gadi Eisenkot speaks during a press conference near the Israeli border with the Gaza Strip, October 15, 2026.

Likud seeks Shin Bet review of suspected foreign interference over Eisenkot contacts

 A man casts his vote in the Israeli general elections, at a polling station in Jerusalem, on November 1, 2022.

Tens of thousands of Israelis abroad expected to fly home to vote in 2026 election


Shin Bet chief David Zini: I alone made decision to deny Gadi Eisenkot security detail

Yet, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu instructed the head of the Shin Bet security agency on Sunday evening to ensure that Eisenkot receives security protection.

Shin Bet Director David Zini attends the funeral of an Israeli soldier at the Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem, March 27, 2026

Sohlberg ruling to stop announcing voters' names 'restores respect,' says former deputy A-G

Blass said the ruling also addressed polling stations located in sensitive facilities, where reporting a voter’s presence could reveal additional personal information.

Israel Elections: A polling station in Jerusalem, as Israelis vote in their general elections, on March 23, 2021.

Central Elections Committee head Sohlberg stresses need for election integrity in meeting with A-G

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir sharply criticized the attorney-general following the meeting, urging that she be removed from any involvement in election matters.

Central Elections Committee Chairman Justice Noam Sohlberg meets with Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara on Sunday, August 2, 2026.

Herzog said Shin Bet warned him of internal, external threats to Israel's 2026 elections

“I call on the people of Israel, in a clear voice: remember that elections are not a civil war," Herzog said ahead of Israel's upcoming elections.

President Isaac Herzog addresses the Israeli people at the beginning of the 2026 election campaign on July 21, 2026.

Civil rights association demands end to initiative preventing citizens from returning to Israel

The association’s action followed reports that senior Transportation Ministry officials were considering measures intended to prevent Israeli citizens living abroad from arriving on charter flights.

Illustrative: A voting box in the an Israeli election in 2015.

Hostile actors seeking to undermine Israeli elections, Herzog and Shin Bet chief warn

“Elections are not a civil war,” Herzog said. “Elections are a social, democratic and political process, very significant and important in the life of a nation.”

(From R-L) President Isaac Herzog meets with Central Elections Committee chairman Justice Noam Sohlberg and Shin Bet head David Zini to discuss securing the slated Knesset elections, July 9, 2026.

Why Netanyahu rejected compromise with Noam Sohlberg in probing October 7 - analysis

It has become clear that Netanyahu and the government's problem with a state inquiry was not activist judges, but their desire to navigate the results to not be overly negative for themselves.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seen after a court hearing in his trial, at the District Court in Jerusalem, June 29, 2026

High Court warns of ‘anarchy,’ says Israeli politicians who defy court rulings could face lawsuits

If elected officials choose not to comply with court rulings, the High Court of Justice warned, they risk exposure to civil lawsuits.

Supreme Court President Isaac Amit and Supreme Court justices arrive for a hearing at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem on petitions seeking to overturn the election of attorney Michael Rabello as State Comptroller, June 28, 2026.

Israel to be left without state comptroller after Supreme Court freezes Rabello's election

The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that in the second round of voting in the election for state comptroller, a substantive flaw occurred regarding the secrecy of the ballot.

Attorney Michael Rabello, candidate for the State Comptroller seen at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on June 1, 2026.

Following petition, Elections Committee orders removal of Netanyahu video pending final ruling

The video includes an excerpt from remarks Netanyahu made during a multi-front situational assessment with the IDF’s senior command forum.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu walks outside his office at the Knesset, June 3, 2026.