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High Court recommends Yair Golan withdraw Shin Bet protection petition

The petition documents dozens of threats posted between July and late September, including calls for Golan to be shot or hanged and messages threatening members of his family.

Leader of the Democrats party Yair Golan leads a faction meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on March 16, 2026.
In this photo released by the Bell County Sheriff's Office, U.S. Maj. Nidal Hasan, the Army psychiatrist who is charged with murder in the Fort Hood shootings, is seen in a booking photo after being moved to the Bell County Jail on April 9, 2010 in Belton, Texas; illustrative

Trump approves firing squad execution for Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan, Pentagon says

President of the Supreme Court Isaac Amit speaks during a swearing-in ceremony for newly admitted lawyers in Jerusalem, July 28, 2026.

Heckler accuses Isaac Amit of 'not being worthy' of laying wreath at Oct. 7 memorial ceremony

Central Elections Committee Chairman, Supreme Court Justice Noam Sohlberg, leads a hearing on a request to disqualify Balad chairman Sami Abu Shehadeh at the Central Elections Committee at the Knesset in Jerusalem, September 23, 2026.

This time, the Supreme Court must not blink - opinion


US Supreme Court removes judicial decision blocking Trump's mail-in ballot restrictions

Trump's executive order, issued in March, directed the Department of Homeland Security to compile and ​transmit to the states a list of US citizens eligible to vote in each state.

US President Donald Trump delivers remarks with cryptocurrency executives in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington DC, US, August 19, 2026.

US plans to revoke tourism and business visas of up to 200,000 foreigners - report

If the move materialized, it would be the largest single mass revocation of visas in US history, according to AP.

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Sohlberg allows Ben-Gvir to attend police event despite election campaigning concerns

The event at hand is an appreciation event for Israel Police volunteers and members of police emergency squads. It is officially planned to mark 50 years of the police volunteer system. 

Otzma Yehudit party chairman and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, together with members of his party, attends a supporters’ conference ahead of the upcoming general elections in Petah Tikva, central Israel, August 16, 2026.

High Court overturns Army Radio closure, says Israeli gov't acted on 'improper' motives

“It cannot be that someone in a position of power will decide that because they don't like what a broadcaster is saying, that microphone should be ‘turned off,’” wrote Justice Yechiel Kasher. 

An Israeli soldier serving at Army Radio holds a microphone in Jerusalem, December 22, 2025 (Illustrative).

Likud MKs remain barred from district primary slots after Supreme Court appeal is withdrawn

It does not affect the eight positions that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been authorized to fill with candidates of his choosing. The primary vote is currently scheduled for Monday.

Likud MK Afif Abed attends a hearing at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem on whether incumbent Likud Knesset members can run in the party's district-based primary races, August 12, 2026

US charges 11 in $100K-per-person scheme arranging 1,000 sham marriages for Chinese nationals

Attorney General Todd Blanche described the scheme as "one of the largest marriage fraud prosecutions in US history" and said it showed "how far people will go to cheat our immigration system."

US Attorney General Todd Blanche holds a press conference to discuss Tren de Aragua developments at the Department of Justice in Washington, DC, US, July 1, 2026.

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.

Jerusalem’s Armenians are under attack, and the world is looking away - opinion

For decades, the Armenian community of East Jerusalem has endured harassment, intimidation, and discrimination by extremist haredi (ultra-Orthodox) and nationalist Jewish youths.

 THE ARMENIAN monastery compound in the Armenian Quarter.

Israel needs a Haredi draft compromise that protects Torah study and security - opinion

Change will come when Israel’s leadership recognizes that protecting full-time Torah study and strengthening national security are not mutually exclusive goals.

HAREDI PROTESTERS block Highway 1, June 1, 2026; Illustrative.

Knesset panel approves budget transfer of NIS 270 million to haredi education during recess

The committee approved a total of approximately NIS 1 billion in budget allocations for the Education Ministry, the Settlement and National Missions Ministry, and the Religious Services Ministry.

Finance Committee chair MK Hanoch Milwidsky leads a Finance committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, August 4, 2026.