Justice

High Court to hear petitions against Galatz closure as A-G warns of wider threat to free press

The hearing will be held before Justices Dafna Barak-Erez, Alex Stein, and Yechiel Kasher, after a court ordered the government to brief why its decision to shutter the station shouldn't be canceled.

Supreme court justice Alex Stein arrives for a hearing on a petition seeking a conditional order that would require Justice Minister Yariv Levin to cooperate with Supreme Court President Yitzhak Amit in appointing office holders, at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, May 20, 2026.
Supreme Court Justice Daphne Barak-Erez at a hearing on a petition against the appointment of Roman Gofman as the next head of the Mossad at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, May 12, 2026; illustrative.

High Court orders classified Gofman affidavit transferred to relevant respondents

Minister of Justice Yariv Levin attends a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, November 19, 2025.

High Court gives Levin until Thursday to say when he will convene Judicial Selection Committee

POLICE OFFICERS clash with protesters in Jerusalem.

When the police violate the law, thank the Supreme Court - opinion


Johnny Depp defamation verdict: Jury rules Amber Heard defamed Depp

Depp sued Heard for $50 million and argued that she defamed him when she called herself "a public figure representing domestic abuse" in a newspaper opinion piece.

 Actor Johnny Depp gestures as he leaves the Fairfax County Circuit Courthouse following his defamation trial against his ex-wife Amber Heard, in Fairfax, Virginia, U.S., May 27, 2022.

Why my father’s yahrzeit falls on Adolf Eichmann’s execution date - opinion

More than anything else my father, Yoav Botach, taught me to be a fighter for the Jewish people.

 ADOLF EICHMANN listens to court proceedings at his trial in Jerusalem, in 1961. The following year, he was executed after being found guilty for crimes against humanity.

It's time to pardon Netanyahu - opinion

There is no good outcome for Israel in Netanyahu's trial because a huge percentage of Israeli public will lose faith in the system no matter the outcome.

 WILL HE keep smiling? Former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives for a court hearing last week.

Israeli security services must be wary of false confessions - opinion

False confessions are not an uncommon occurrence and are a recognized problem worldwide in the criminal justice system, especially in Israel, which gives inordinate weight to confessions.

Ronen Bar, outside his home on October 11, the day the cabinet approved him as the new head of the Shin Bet.

Justice in the biblical story of Dinah

The story about Dinah catches us unprepared. We are lulled into a sense of complacency that this family has come home to settle and all is well.

Wheat Field in Israel

Israel's Supreme Court: Interviews to start for four open slots

The 24 candidates are supposed to be narrowed down to six or seven candidates in the near future with the committee expected to make final decisions around November 23.

The High Court justices are seen at the retiring of Menachem Mazuz.

Britain's Jewish fighters for justice, against antisemitism

No. 9 on The Jerusalem Post's Top 50 Most Influential Jews of 2021: UK attorney-general Michael Ellis and UK solicitor general Lucy Frazer.

 Michael Ellis & Lucy Frazer

Prosecution reindicts Zadorov despite his release to house arrest

State ignores signals from Supreme Court to drop the case.

 Roman Zadorov is seen at the courtroom of the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, on November 10, 2020

Judicial Selection Committee holds first meeting

The powerful Judicial Selection Committee, chaired by Justice Minister Gideon Sa'ar and which is set to replace six justices through October 2023, held its first meeting Monday night.

Judicial Selection C'tee holds first meeting

Police arrest Ramle teenager on suspicion of hit-and-run

A teenager from the central Israeli town of Ramle being questioned for causing a death in a hit-and-run accident. He has no criminal record and maintained his right to remain silent.

Israeli police officer arrests a man.