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Odeh: Majority of both Israelis and Palestinians want war to end

A majority of both Israelis and Palestinians want the war to end, Hadash-Ta'al MK Ayman Odeh said at the Israel Bar Association annual conference in Eilat.

 MK Ayman Odeh attends an emergency conference on the murders in the Arab society at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on January 21, 2025
 IDF MILITARY Advocate-General Maj.-Gen. Yifat Tomer Yerushalmi is the Israeli military’s chief lawyer and has the task of defending Israelis from accusations of war crimes.

Katz blocks IDF MAG from speaking to lawyers association

 The Knesset building, home of Israel's legislature, in Jerusalem, on November 14, 2022 (Illustrative).

Opposition leaders to 'act in full cooperation' against judicial reform bill

 Ronen Bar, head of the Shin Bet security services speaks at the annual Cyber Week, at the Tel Aviv University, on June 27, 2023.

Emergency meeting of senior legal officials discuss Shin Bet head dismissal, A-G


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Knesset set to pass law limiting Israel Bar Association’s budget use

Israel Bar Association regulation bill nears approval in Knesset vote.

 THE KNESSET will return to session next week amid the temporary freeze in the judicial reform legislation.

Legislation of Levin-Sa’ar judicial reform compromise to begin next week

The initial bill was approved for its second and third reading in March 2023, but was frozen after mass protests broke out in the wake of former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant’s warning.

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

Coalition intends to further weaken the Israel Bar Association, MK says

The bill would significantly weaken the IBA, and is widely viewed as a part of the government’s controversial judicial reforms.

 THE KNESSET will return to session next week amid the temporary freeze in the judicial reform legislation.

Bill to weaken Israel Bar Association passes preliminary Knesset vote

The bill would give the Justice Minister the authority to set the amount of the annual membership fee instead of IBA's national council.

 A voting station for the head of the Israeli Bar Association, at the Magistrate's Court in Jerusalem, June 20, 2023

Time is running out for Levin to announce chief justice candidates

The Justice Minister must name Chief Justice candidates by the end of the day.

 Justice Minister Yariv Levin attends a swearing in ceremony for newly appointed judges at the President's residence in Jerusalem earlier this year.

The Judicial Selection Committee must be convened now - opinion

The Judicial Selection Committee has not met for more than a year, and during this period, various positions held by judges have been vacated.

 JUSTICE MINISTER Yariv Levin attends a cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem.

Military top lawyer: Israeli efforts to harm judicial independence hurt IDF

Israel Bar Association held its 12th annual conference on Monday, with notable Israel legal figures touching on the judicial reform.

Military Advocate General Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi speaks at the 12th annual Israel Bar Association Conference on Monday, September 4, 2023

Bar association opens ethics probe into MQG head Eliad Shraga

The sister of the disabled soldier had reportedly claimed that Shraga had charged them NIS 1.5 million for services.

 People stand in line at an election booth for the Israel Bar Association vote on June 20, 2023

Israel's Bar joins barrage of High Court petitions against new law

The purpose of the law, the Israeli Bar contended, was to "immunize" the heads of the executive authority from acting within the bounds of reason.

 Judicial reform opponent Amit Becher casts his ballot for the head of the Israeli Bar Association, at a voting station in Tel Aviv on June 20, 2023.