Legal reforms

Israel legal gatekeepers must be careful not to overreach - opinion

At a time when the government has declared war on the legal establishment and the rule of law, this system must indeed act with resolve – but also with judgment and restraint. 

High Court Justice Daphne Barak-Erez arrives for a hearing on petitions calling to halt or substantially limit State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman’s investigations into the failures surrounding the Hamas's October 7 massacre, December 29, 2025; illustrative.
Attorney general Gali Baharav-Miara at a Constitution, Law and Justice Committee meeting at the Knesset, in the Israeli parliament on September 30, 2025.

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

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

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


'My way or the highway' is not a protest, it is anarchy - opinion

Protests are important, but many ask, what is the goal? What are you willing to compromise? What are your positive suggestions?

 WALKING ON the blocked Ayalon Highway during a demonstration against planned judicial overhaul, Tel Aviv, March 4.

Time for candid compromise - opinion

Such unrestrained judicial activism is largely based on the judges’ best judgment and internal moral compass but not necessarily on the laws of the land.

 TEL AVIV last weekend: The Saturday night demonstrations and the street riots are not about the proposed legal changes or democracy, says the writer.

Political outcry after 'fake' Herzog judicial reform outline published

The fake outline was published the day after Herzog had called an emergency meeting of local government officials about lobbying for judicial reform negotiation.

  President Isaac Herzog in Jerusalem, November 23, 2022.

Herzog: We're closer than ever on agreement outline for judicial reform

Opposition leader Yair Lapid called on the coalition to listen to Herzog and cease the legislative process.

 Israeli president Isaac Herzog at the annual Jerusalem Conference of the 'Besheva' group in Jerusalem, on February 21, 2023.

All living Air Force commanders sign letter against judicial overhaul

The list started with Maj.-Gen. Dan Tolkovsky, who served from 1953-1958 and ends with Amikam Norkin, who was air force chief until 2022.

 The ten living Israeli Air Force commanders spanning from 102-year-old Dan Tolkovsky (Left) to Amikam Norkin (right) have signed a letter warning of the impact of judicial overhaul on the Israeli Air Force, March 6, 2023.

Netanyahu: Judicial reform protesters are 'dangerous,' just want chaos

Netanyahu spoke as the country headed into its tenth week of protests against Justice Minster Yariv Levin’s judicial reform legislation.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a weekly cabinet meeting at the Knesset, March 5, 2023.

IDF reserve fighter pilots refuse to attend training in protest of judicial overhaul

37 out of 40 pilots from the 69th fighter squadron have become the latest reservists to join the protests against the government's judicial overhaul.

Israel Air Force F-15i Ra'am fly at a Graduation ceremony for Israeli Air Force soldiers who have completed the IAF Flight Course, at the Hatzerim Air Base in the Negev desert. June 28, 2016.

With Israel in a state of anarchy, where is Benjamin Netanyahu? - opinion

With protests, terrorism and settler riots plaguing Israel, why are we not seeing a stronger presence from Prime Minister Netanyahu?

 Benjamin Netanyahu - Where has he gone?

A protest in pictures: Israel's national 'day of disruption'

Take a look at just a few of the photos from the protests sweeping the country on Wednesday's national day of disruption.

 Israel Border Police officers work to prevent protesters from spilling over into the highway amid nationwide judicial reform protests, March 1, 2023.

Judicial reform: Judicial review, override clause passes committee first reading vote

The committee will reconvene on Sunday to vote on possible revisions to the judicial reform bill.

 The Constitution, Law and Justice Committee vote to pass the second section of the judicial reform bill, March 1, 2023.