Law

Shurat HaDin Head at JPost Conference: “When people lie about Israel, I sue them”

Nitsana Darshan-Leitner, president and founder of the Shurat HaDin Law Center, discussed her organization's legal work against terror at the New York conference

Nitsana Darshan-Leitner, Attorney, Human Rights Activist, Founder and President of Shurat HaDin.
Police clash with ultra-Orthodox Jews following a protest against IDF conscription in Jerusalem.

Knesset unanimously approves law banning the use of 'skunk' liquid at demonstrations

A man fixes the United Arab Emirates’ national flag to the roof of his house in Dubai, after a call by the UAE’s vice president, prime minister, and ruler of Dubai, urging people across the country to hoist the flag as a symbol of unity and pride.

What threat model did the UAE confront, and why should we care? - opinion

The Eiffel Tower in Paris, France.

French senate adopts proposed law aimed at combating Islamist infiltration


Netanyahu's legal team pushes back against four day hearing schedule

Netanyahu is on trial in three cases, on charges of fraud, bribery, and breach of trust. He has pleaded not guilty to all three, in the storm of a case that began in 2020.

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the annual opening of the UN General Assembly last September. Israel’s transformation into a pariah state may reach its peak next month at the General Assembly, says the writer.

Police bet on Netanyahu quitting, witnesses sue for torture, new documentary alleges

A new documentary alleges that Netanyahu’s corruption case has gone well beyond a standard criminal proceeding and is damaging for Israel.

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu appears at the Tel Aviv District Court last month before testifying in the trial against him. He will not resign before the next scheduled election, the writer maintains.

Does the law protect trees – more than it protects people?

Mayors shared a key insight: clear goals drive fast urban renewal. The secret? Dive in, solve problems in real time. Today’s mayors act like CEOs – measured by action and results.

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Understanding the influence of shifting online gaming laws in the Middle East


A-G Baharav-Miara: Dismissal hearing part of 'political deal' aimed at ensuring gov't's survival

She warned that the hearing has devastating consequences for anyone who fills the role of attorney general in the future, as their hiring process will be subject to foreign and corrupt influences.

ATTORNEY-GENERAL Gali Baharav-Miara attends a Knesset Constitution, Law, and Justice Committee meeting in April. She says that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to advance the appointment of Maj.-Gen. David Zini as head of the Shin Bet is invalid and illegal.

National security or freedom of speech? High Court to hear arguments on Al Jazeera Law

Civil rights, some opposition MKs, and legal experts warned during the legislative process that the law could create a “chilling effect” and deter outlets from reporting freely in Israel.

An Al Jazeera logo is seen over the journalistic code of ethics in Arabic and English in an illustration.An Al Jazeera logo is seen over the journalistic code of ethics in Arabic and English in an illustration.

Knesset's new law on religious courts and what it means for democracy - opinion

The bill in question would further expand their authority, allowing rabbinical courts and Sharia courts to rule as arbitrators on civil matters.

Knesset constitution, Law and Justice Committee Chairman Simcha Rothman (standing) speaks to Justice Minister Yariv Levin in the Knesset plenum.

Haredi rabbi calls Likud MK Yuli Edelstein 'traitor' over draft law

'There’s someone in Likud who is a traitor to Israel and a scheming saboteur because he wants to rule and become prime minister,' says Butbul.

Likud MK Yuli Edelstein attends a a plenum session in the Knesset, in Jerusalem, June 4, 2025

'Riverway to the Sea': British law firm representing Hamas renames itself, vows death to Zionism

Riverway to the Sea announced the move last week "in response to escalating repression and growing global momentum for justice in Palestine."

 People demonstrate on the day of a vote on the motion calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas, in London, Britain, February 21, 2024.

Love and loaded guns: Can you get inheritance in Israel after threatening your relative? - opinion

Is it right that a person just by doing nothing will be deemed to have forgiven a grievous attack on his rights, being forced to write a will with a gun aimed at his head?

 An illustrative image of a Last Will and Testament.