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French appeals court rules that Algerian nanny who poisoned Jewish family not antisemitic

As previously covered by The Jerusalem Post in December 2025, an Algerian nanny was sentenced to two and a half years' imprisonment for poisoning a French Jewish family for whom she was working.

French flag and court gavel in this illustration taken November 5, 2025.
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir arrives for a hearing at the District Court in Jerusalem, April 16, 2026.

Israeli court gives Ben-Gvir 10 days to explain why he blocked police officer's promotion

 Israeli Chief of Police Daniel Levi near the scene of a stabbing attack in Jerusalem's Old City on September 15, 2024.

Police, prosecution trade blame over protest-related court losses

A general view of the Ticketmaster stanchion rope on the field during the NFL 2025 game between Los Angeles Chargers and Jacksonville Jaguars at EverBank Stadium on November 16, 2025 in Jacksonville, Florida.

Ticketmaster, Live Nation found to be holding illegal monopolies in US, jury finds


Haifa court convicts David Abu Aziz in 2021 murder of attorney Ephraim Arnon

Abu Aziz was also convicted of aggravated wounding for injuring Arnon’s widow as she tried to fend off the attackers, and of obstruction of justice for the disposal of evidence after the killing.

View of the empty courtroom at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem on July 13, 2025.

Rabbinical, Sharia courts to be allowed to arbitrate civil disputes, Knesset decides

The Knesset passed the bill expanding the powers of religious courts, such as a rabbinical or Sharia court, in its second and third reading.

Finance Committee chair MK Hanoch Milwidsky leads a Finance committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, during the war with Iran and Hezbollah, March 15, 2026.

UC Berkeley agrees bans on Zionists ‘can violate university rules’ in antisemitism settlement

The university further agreed to pay $1 million to the Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, with its senior litigation counsel describing the settlement as a "major milestone."

The University of California, Berkeley.

Your Taxes: Good news for Israelis with foreign rental income

In 2024, the NII issued Circular No. 1314, stating that it had stopped collecting NII contributions on Israeli residential rental income. But the NII said nothing about foreign rental income.

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Driver speeding to escape sirens gets license suspension in landmark ruling

The court emphasized that speeding in emergency situations may increase, rather than reduce, risk, and suspended the driver’s license for 30 days. 

 An illustrative image of slow-moving traffic on Israel's Ayalon Highway.

Dutch House of Representatives adopts motion to ban Muslim Brotherhood in the Netherlands

The motion, proposed by Party for Freedom (PVV) MPs Maikel Boon and Geert Wilders, is not the first time PVV has tried to ban the MB; it is the first time it has been successful.

Sign on the wall of an officially shut down branch of the Muslim Brotherhood is seen on January 14, 2026 in Amman, Jordan.

Family of Bondi Beach shooting suspect seeks gag order amid vigilante threats

Naveed Akram, 24, is accused of opening fire on a Hanukkah celebration on December 14 in Australia's worst mass shooting in decades.

Leonie Gittani, instructing solicitor for alleged Bondi Beach gunman Naveed Akram, speaks to the media as she leaves Downing Centre Local and District Court with Senior Public Defender for New South Wales Richard Wilson SC, in Sydney, Australia, March 17, 2026.

Prosecutors file new Gaza smuggling indictment as state seeks detention through trial

According to the indictment, the four defendants operated in an organized, repeated pattern to move trucks loaded with prohibited goods into Gaza outside the authorized mechanism.

Israeli Authorities Probe Large-Scale Smuggling Network Moving Goods Into Gaza

Editor's Notes: Sde Teiman case is over, but the problem of Israel's insular legal culture isn't

It's time not only to demand discipline. Investigate real abuse, but also demand seriousness from the people who run the legal system. Demand an end to leaks, vanity, and internal cover.

The Sde Teiman case is over. The lesson should not be. A man adjusts his kippah as right-wing Israelis demonstrate next to the Sde Teman military base near Beersheba, against the detention for questioning of military reservists who were suspected of abuse of a detainee following the October 7 attack

Court again eases restrictions on Braverman, lifts Netanyahu contact ban

Judge says probe has reached a standstill; no-contact order with other figures remains in place through March 29, ruling is stayed to allow appeal.

Prime Minister's Office Chief of Staff Tzachi Braverman pictured at Tel Aviv District Court, December 18, 2024; illustrative.