Legal reforms

High Court of Justice nullifies govt’s dismissal of attorney-general, Baharav-Miara to remain

The court ruled that the decision was procedurally flawed and legally untenable, and that both the revision of the term-ending process and the subsequent dismissal were void. 

|BySARAH BEN-NUN
Attorney general Gali Baharav-Miara at a Constitution, Law and Justice Committee meeting at the Knesset, in the Israeli parliament on September 30, 2025.
PRESIDENT ISAAC HERZOG addresses the Knesset plenum at the opening of the winter session on October 20, 2025.

Israel needs real reform, not a lower electoral threshold - opinion

Lowering the electoral threshold is not intended to bring new voices into the Knesset but only to assist those who are already there.

|ByASAF HEIMAN
President Isaac Herzog shows a screenshot from the recent Hamas video of hostage Evyatar David, at a news conference during a visit to Riga, Latvia last week.

Herzog on gov't decisions: 'I intervene when possible,' but can't blindly react to everything

"I try to intervene and act in many areas in many different ways, sometimes overtly and sometimes not. That is the role of the president."

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
THE ISRAEL Tax Authority is apparently interpreting ‘mail’ to include email and downloads from the Internet.

The dramatic changes proposed to the definition of Israeli, foreign residents - opinion

It is worth questioning why the Tax Authority largely abandoned the original committee’s recommendations without broader consultation.

|ByBOAZ FEINBERG

The case of Israel's attorney-general: Why the role exists - and should it be changed?

LEGAL AFFAIRS: Experts weigh in on the importance of the role of the attorney general in the Israeli legal system, and debate Gali Baharav-Miara's interpretation of the role.

JULY 12, 2025BySARAH BEN-NUN
ATTORNEY-GENERAL Gali Baharav-Miara. Last week, the A-G and her office issued a sharply critical advisory opinion on a government decision to change the traditional firing process of the attorney-general, one of many back-and-forths Baharav-Miara has had with the government.

Thai cabinet approves draft bill to legalize casinos as part of entertainment complexes

Global companies operating in Macau and Las Vegas are eager to invest in complexes in Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Phuket, and Pattaya, reports the Bangkok Post.

JANUARY 23, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
View from above at The Sanctuary of Truth wooden temple in Pattaya.

AG green lights gov't decision on Civil Service czar appointment process

While this ends one dispute between AG and the government, tensions are still at breaking point.

NOVEMBER 20, 2024ByELIAV BREUER
Illustrative photo of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Attorney General Gali Baharav Miara in front of the Knesset building.

Herzog: Now is not time to bring back the judicial reform

"Don't forget just over a year ago, we nearly descended into civil war, followed by the greatest fracture since the establishment of the state."

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024ByEVE YOUNG
President Isaac Herzog speaks at the Israel Bar Association's Justice Conference in Tel Aviv, September 3, 2024

Knesset extends legal aid for victims of sex offenses

The legal aid will make submitting a complaint easier and streamline the process, leading to more complaints, and more proceedings against offenders, which will increase deterrence.

JULY 25, 2024ByEVE YOUNG
Abuse (illustrative)

'Don’t lower the curtain on Israeli cinema': Israeli film stars protest gov't reforms

“If funding isn’t allocated to films, in a year or two, there will be no Israeli films being released."

JULY 23, 2024ByHANNAH BROWN
People in a movie theatre wait for the screening of the film 'The Boy' created by Yahav Winner, who was killed following the deadly October 7 attack by Hamas gunmen from the Gaza Strip, on November 11, 2023.

Israeli government silent on Gallant's IDF haredi draft ultimatum

Some haredi leaders from the Sephardic Shas party have expressed their support for haredi men who are not studying in yeshivot to join the IDF.

FEBRUARY 29, 2024ByELIAV BREUER
Haredi men protest outside the draft office in Jerusalem on November 28.

High Court challenges gov't Haredi draft policy with conditional orders

Movement for Quality of Government in Israel chairman Dr. Eliad Shraga says the underlying issue at hand is one of equality.

FEBRUARY 26, 2024ByMICHAEL STARR
Haredi men protest outside the draft office in Jerusalem on November 28.

Scenes from the streets: Protests engulf Israel for second day in a row

As the government prepares to vote on the first piece of judicial reform legislation, take a look at some of the highlights of Monday's events as they develop:

JULY 24, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A man cuddles a boy in a tent erected in demonstration against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his nationalist coalition government's judicial overhaul near the Knesset, Israel's parliament in Jerusalem July 24, 2023.

A-G opposes judicial reform bill, says it restricts reasonableness doctrine

Another Likud private bill would reduce the powers of government legal advisors.

JUNE 26, 2023ByMICHAEL STARR
Deputy Attorney General Gil Limon attends a Constitution, Law and Justice Committee meeting on the planned judicial reform, at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem on June 25, 2023.

Simcha Rothman to protesters: You lack intellect so resort to bullying

Israeli MK Simcha Rothman addressed the crowds of protesters both inside and outside of his appearance at Tel Aviv University on Sunday morning.

MAY 28, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Hundreds demonstrate against Constitution, Law and Justice Committee chair Simcha Rothman as he attends an event at Tel Aviv University, May 28, 2023.