Judiciary

Trump judicial nominee Bove clears Senate panel despite Democratic protest

Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously supported the nomination of Emil Bove for a lifetime appointment, while many Democrats left the hearing.

Attorney Emil Bove looks on as U.S. President-elect Donald Trump appears remotely for a sentencing hearing in front of New York State Judge Juan Merchan in the criminal case in which he was convicted in 2024, January 10 2025
 Maj.-Gen. David Zini attends a ceremony held at the IDF Central Command headquarters in Jerusalem, July 8, 2024

High Court ruling on Shin Bet head may trigger Israel's descent into lawlessness - opinion

 National Unity MKs Benny Gantz and Gadi Eisenkot speak in the Knesset, in Jerusalem, March 24, 2025

Eisenkot walks out, Gantz leans in - and bets on compromise - analysis

 Supreme Court Justice Noam Sohlberg.

The judiciaries in Israel and the United States are under siege - opinion


Shimon Shetreet: Israeli gov't wants to change judiciary to give prime minister 'total power'

The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Tamar Uriel-Beeri, Eve Young, and Eliav Breuer

 Tamar Uriel-Beeri is seen interviewing Prof. Shimon Shetreet on The Jerusalem Post Podcast.

Likud MK Ofir Katz named Knesset representative in judicial watchdog appointment committee

The coalition resumed legislation of a new appointment method soon after Amit was appointed as permanent Chief Justice in January, despite efforts by Levin to block it.

Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and MK Ofir Katz seen in the Knesset plenum, in Jerusalem, March 25, 2025

Israel has opened 'gates of hell' on hostages with return to war, former Mossad chief says

"The gates of hell might have opened on the Gazans, but for sure they have opened on the 59 hostages, and there is no savior."

 Tamir Pardo, Former Director of Mossad attends a rally against the decision of Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu to fire head of Shin Bat Ronen Bar, at Habima Square, March 18, 2025.

Ex-deputy chief justice: ICC, UN clapping over gov’t tearing down judicial independence

"We are a democracy, but with the situation now, we are doing an injustice to this term, this was a knife in the back of democracy.”

 Benjamin Netanyahu in front of the ICC headquarters (illustrative).

Sa'ar's judicial compromise missing critical piece of agreement - analysis

Without regard to Gideon Sa'ar, dropping the basic laws aspect of the compromise is a mega event.

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar (L) and Justice Minister Yariv Levin (R) at the Supreme Court (illustrative)

Barak's civil war prediction: A warning or exaggeration? - comment

The question is: which voices deserve our attention and amplification?

Israelis protest against Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu outside Prime Minister Netanyahu's official residence in Jerusalem on August 01, 2020.

Knesset committee begins rejecting opposition objections as they advance judicial appointment bill

So far, the Knesset Constitution, Law, and Justice Committee has rejected 2,700 out of 70,000 objections. The coalition enjoys a majority in the committee.

 Committee chairman MK Simcha Rothman leads a vote during a Constitution, Law and Justice Committee meeting at the Knesset, in the Israeli parliament on March 17, 2025.

Levin-Sa’ar compromise politicizes judicial selection process, A-G says

A-G warns that the proposed judicial selection reform prioritizes politics over professionalism, risking judicial independence and altering the balance of Israel’s legal system.

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar (L) and Justice Minister Yariv Levin (R) at the Supreme Court (illustrative)

Knesset bill increases government control over judicial ombudsman appointment

How will the government’s proposal politicize the judicial watchdog appointment?

A court hearing on the government's drafting of yeshiva students for the IDF, at the High Court of Justice in Jerusalem on June 2, 2024

We should all compromise to protect Israel’s judiciary from political strife - opinion

The incoming president of the Supreme Court could raise the flag of compromise in the form of the victor’s outstretched hand and allow Levin’s candidate to be appointed to the court.

 JUSTICE MINISTER Yariv Levin (right) and Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar, a former justice minister, attend a Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee meeting last week. Their proposal is significantly better than the original plan that roiled the country in 2023, but has substantial flaws

Yariv Levin requests delay of Supreme Court chief justice appointment over allegations

Israel has been without a chief justice since October 2023, when former chief justice Esther Hayut’s tenure ended.

Justice Minister Yariv Levin seen in the Knesset plenum, in Jerusalem, December 4, 2024