Judges

Court convicts man of aggravated rape, child abuse in Gedera home invasion

The attacker entered the complainant’s second-floor apartment through the balcony in the early morning hours and overpowered her as she went to check noises from the living room.

 The residents of Gedera protest against the horrific rape of a woman tonight in Gedera, February 3, 2023
View of the empty courtroom at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem on July 13, 2025.

Sharp rise in complaints against judges in 2025 as systemic delays remain core issue

Attorney general Gali Baharav-Miara at a Constitution, Law and Justice Committee meeting at the Knesset, in the Israeli parliament on September 30, 2025.

A-G: Levin ‘breaking the law’ by freezing judicial appointments as judge shortage deepens

Bruce Springsteen performs during a campaign rally for Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris in Philadelphia, October 28, 2024; illustrative.

Bruce Springsteen releases Minneapolis protest song, sings 'ICE out now!'


While a solution to Israeli judical issues is elusive, one is desperately needed - opinion

No, we will not get to a civil war, but unfortunately, all the dark demons that have been suppressed for years are bursting forth in.

 ANTI-JUDICIAL overhaul demonstrators block a road and clash with police during a protest in Pardes Hanna-Karkur on Tuesday.

'Unprecedented error': Israel's former top attorney slams justices in Netanyahu trial

Former state attorney Moshe Lador said that he doesn't see a way for Netanyahu to be acquitted in Case 4000.

 Former state attorney Moshe Lador.

Netanyahu’s plea deal is in Israel’s public interest - Gideon Sa’ar

Sa'ar tweeted his support for a plea deal after details of a secret meeting between judges and the prosecutor's office was leaked.

 Justice Minister Gideon Sa'ar commented on the upcoming elections during an interview at Maariv's leaders' conference in collaboration with Walla!

What is going on with Israel's judicial selection process? - explainer

POLITICAL AFFAIRS: What does Wednesday’s vote mean about the judicial overhaul, the talks at the President’s Residence and the government’s stability going forward?

 MK KARINE ELHARRAR poses for a picture after voting in the Judicial Selection Committee vote earlier this week.

Who are the candidates for Israel's Judicial Selection Committee?

The voting for the committee is set to begin in the Knesset plenum just before noon on Wednesday.

 The Law Committee votes on changes to the Judicial Selection Committee.

Holocaust survivor Judge Thomas Buergenthal passes away at 89

The government of Goettingen, the German city where Buergenthal resided after the war said that he had “tirelessly dedicated himself to reconciliation and for human rights his entire life.”

 INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL Court, The Hague.

New York lawyer caught using fake case citations made by ChatGPT

"The court is presented with an unprecedented circumstance," wrote the district judge on the case.

 A keyboard is seen reflected on a computer screen displaying the website of ChatGPT, an AI chatbot from OpenAI, in this illustration picture taken Feb. 8, 2023.

Israeli former High Court justice Jacob Turkel passes away at 88

"Even after his retirement from the bench, Judge Turkel continued to make an important contribution to the State of Israel," Yariv Levin said.

 Portrait of former Supreme Court Justice, Jacob Turkel, at his home in Jerusalem, on January 25, 2023.

Political appointments ruin Israel's civil service: The Alef case

Political appointments have a cancerous effect on the civil service. In many instances, incompetent people are appointed and the civil service becomes mediocre.

 President Isaac Herzog presides over a ceremony for swearing in new judges at the President’s Residence on May 9, 2022.

Israel's opposition to lose seat on judge selection panel without deal - Fuchs

Israel's coalition will not control the committee, which will be formed based on the existing makeup * MK Ze'ev Elkin – 'a victory for the opposition'

 PRESIDENT ISAAC HERZOG leads the first negotiation meeting over judicial overhaul compromises with representatives from Likud, National Unity, Yesh Atid and Labor, at the President’s Residence.