Supreme Court

MK Avichai Boaron is seeking to disqualify Ofer Cassif from running in the 26th *Knesset*, arguing that Cassif’s statements and actions meet the legal grounds for disqualification. Boaron says a broader body of evidence has emerged since October 7.

One day after the Knesset Finance Committee approved budget transfers totaling roughly a quarter-billion shekels for Haredi educational institutions, Israel’s High Court ordered most of the approved funds frozen, citing alleged procedural flaws.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu responded to a petition demanding the appointment of an interior minister. Through the state’s representatives at the hearing, Netanyahu said he intends to make the appointment soon.

Central Elections Committee Chair and Supreme Court Justice Noam Sohlberg, along with acting director-general attorney דין ליבנה, held a discussion with Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara and State Attorney Amit Isman. They addressed ways to strengthen enforcement against criminal violations of election laws.

Israel’s Supreme Court rejected an appeal by the Palestinian Authority, ruling that it cannot challenge findings by the National Insurance Institute or the courts recognizing someone as a victim of hostile acts.

Israel’s High Court has temporarily frozen key provisions of the new communications law, citing petitions that raised serious concerns about the legislative process.

Justice Minister Yariv Levin called for ignoring the High Court’s ruling on the State Comptroller election, saying: "Attorney Michael Ravilo should simply take office." As a reminder, the court invalidated the previous round of voting.

After Israel’s High Court ordered a new election for state comptroller, the political system reacted immediately. The opposition welcomed the decision, while voices in the coalition called for the court’s ruling to be ignored. Here’s how Israeli politicians responded.

In a dramatic ruling, Israel’s High Court canceled attorney Michael Rabilo’s election as state comptroller and ordered a new Knesset vote, following a dispute over ballot secrecy and after a hearing before an expanded panel of five justices.

Edna Arbel, one of the most senior figures in Israel’s legal system, has died at 82. Over decades of public service, she held a long list of key positions and left a lasting mark on law enforcement and the courts.

In a unanimous decision, Israel’s High Court accepted two petitions against State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman over his review of the October 7 events. The justices ruled that in some cases he exceeded his authority, while in others he violated the right of those under review to present their arguments.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he reviewed the affidavit submitted to the High Court by Brig. Gen. G., which supports Roman Gofman’s version of events at the center of the petition. Netanyahu said: "There are no words to describe the injustice done to Gofman."

After a marathon ten-hour hearing, justices took under advisement a petition to remove National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir. The attorney general’s office floated a compromise: immediate judicial oversight of limits on the minister’s role, plus a two-week window to nail down formal ground rules.

In a rare expanded hearing behind closed doors, Israel's Supreme Court is considering petitions to remove National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir. Outside the courtroom, Ben-Gvir blasted the process, insisting voters chose him to set policy and declaring: "This is not democracy; I demand investigations and arrests of Gali Baharav-Miara and Ronen Bar."

Judges weigh claims the national security minister interfered in police decisions, as critics push for his removal and allies warn of overreach

Judges rule state must forgo autopsies and allow burial of two infants, accepting families’ appeal based on Jewish law as criminal investigation continues