Supreme Court

Right-wing protester shattered Supreme Court window with air gun, police say

Police, Shin Bet, and court security are investigating to identify the suspects, the police stated. 

 Right-wing protester shattered Supreme Court window with air gun, police say, June, 2025.
 THE FOYER of the Supreme Court building in Jerusalem.

Her mother, the architect: Documentary on Ada Karmi-Melamede

Israelis protest against Benjamin Netanyhahu's government in Jerusalem, March 23, 2025

'Victory for Israeli democracy': Israel weighs in on Ronen Bar High Court ruling

 The High Court of Justice convenes in Jerusalem on April 8, 2025

Gov’t fast-tracking new Civil Service czar bill to counter High Court ruling


The UK dimension: What Israel can learn from Britain on judicial reforms - opinion

Opponents see the effort as a threat to judicial independence; supporters see it as restoring parliamentary supremacy. Compromise is not only desirable but possible and essential.

 A justice at the opening of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom in London, 2009

The judiciaries in Israel and the United States are under siege - opinion

Attacks on Barrett and Sohlberg signal something profoundly concerning: Certain political factions don’t want conservative judges; they want compliant ones.

Some in the government coalition have suggested that Supreme Court Justice Noam Sohlberg cannot be considered truly conservative because he has ruled against government interests, states the writer.

Qatargate: Urich to 10-day house arrest, police requested 21

Israel Police originally requested that it be for three weeks. The request was also set to be extended to the unnamed former Mossad official.

 Yonatan Urich, adviser of Leader of the Opposition and head of the Likud party Benjamin Netanyahu seen before a press conference of Leader of the Opposition and head of the Likud party Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv on October 3, 2022.

Massive cache of Nazi docuemnts found in basement of Argentine Supreme Court

The boxes are believed to have arrived in Argentina on June 20, 1941, sent by the German embassy in Tokyo aboard the Japanese steamship Nan-a-Maru.

 Massive cache of Nazi docuemnts found in basement of Argentine Supreme Court.

Who saved Donald Trump (and George Bush)? - opinion

AI is pulling back the curtain on the Supreme Court’s unsigned rulings, raising new questions about transparency, authorship, and accountability.

 Prof. Ronen Avraham

Bar vs. Bibi in a battle of narratives threatening to combust - analysis

As Israel’s war drags on, a dramatic face-off between Netanyahu and Ronen Bar deepens the divide over leadership, accountability, and the meaning of democracy.

Shin Bet director Ronen Bar seen at Mount Herzl cemetery in Jerusalem, November 6, 2022

Editor's Notes: A progressive love story – three times over - comment

Feminist politician Merav Michaeli, who once condemned surrogacy as "trading in women's bodies," now welcomes her third child through the very practice, proving that true progress embraces change.

Labor Party leader Merav Michaeli.

Texas Jews split as lawmakers sign off on $1B private school voucher program

Some Jewish families see vouchers as relief from public school culture wars. Others fear long-term harm.

 The Texas State Capitol photographed on Monday, Feb. 24, 2025 in Austin.

How has Israel reached its lowest point through its High Court - opinion

Leaving matters to public opinion is the ultimate way to achieve this – definitely not by a binding ruling that leaves all sides at a loss.

 SUPREME COURT President Isaac Amit presides over a hearing last Tuesday on petitions against the cabinet’s firing of Shin Bet head Ronen Bar.

Is a constitutional crisis brewing in Israel over Shin Bet head's dismissal? - analysis

If the court rules in favor of the petitioners and says the government cannot fire Bar, but the government insists it can and moves ahead anyway—that’s a constitutional crisis.

 (L-R) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar over the flag of Qatar (illustrative)

Levin: No cooperation if Supreme Court overrules Shin Bet chief's dismissal

"We need to do exactly what we did with Judge [Isaac] Amit, not cooperate with him, not work with him," Levin said.

 Justice Minister Yariv Levin at a Knesset committee meeting in Jerusalem. January 21, 2025.