Lawyer

Rishon Lezion attorney Arbel Feldman identified as victim in office shooting

Attorney Arbel Feldman is survived by his wife and three children. His family said it was in shock and asked that his photograph not be published.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN
Police at the scene of where a well-known lawyer was murdered in apparent targeted killing at Rishon Lezion office. August 4, 2026.
MDA vehicles outside of the scene where a well-known lawyer was murdered in a suspected assassination on August 4, 2026.

Well-known lawyer murdered in apparent targeted killing at Rishon Lezion office

A well-known lawyer in his 50s was shot dead in his office near Rishon Lezion's Golden Mall in an apparent targeted killing, as police launched a search for the suspect and opened an investigation.

|ByALON HACHMON
A view of a Japanika restaurant branch owned by businessman Barak Abramov that was damaged in a shooting in Herzliya, central Israel, July 14, 2026.

WATCH: Israel Police arrest crime organization boss Yossi Musli after Japanika grenade attacks

The arrest was carried out as part of the investigation into the wave of grenade attacks, arson, and shootings that has hit central and northern Israel in recent days.

|ByHODAYA RAN
Attorney Avi Halevy, the Likud party's chief legal adviser arrives to a court hearing at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem on whether a lawmaker facing criminal indictment can be tapped to form a coalition, December 31, 2019.

Likud Legal Advisor Avi Halevy announces immediate resignation in letter to Netanyahu

Further, he thanked Netanyahu for the trust placed in him during his years in office.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Israel's judicial reform law may harm Jews' right of return, NGO claims

Efforts to overturn the reasonableness clause have brought up a range of issues within Israeli society, lawyers warn it may affect the foundational right of Jews to move to Israel.

AUGUST 22, 2023ByMICHAEL STARR
NEW IMMIGRANTS from North America disembark at Ben-Gurion Airport after a flight arranged by Nefesh B’Nefesh.

Is it legal for AI to file patents and be considered an inventor? -interview

The challenge of AI doesn't just extend to copyrights on products, but patents for inventions, according to Ephraim Zachary Heiliczer, patent attorney at the Pearl Cohen law firm.

AUGUST 21, 2023ByMICHAEL STARR
An illustrative image of an artificial intelligence and a patent.

LinkedIn fails to remove antisemitic content – British attorneys group

68% of antisemitic content is allowed to remain on the platform, according to Fighting Online Antisemitism.

AUGUST 17, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
LinkedIn headquarters in Mountain View, California.

Fate of settler suspect in Palestinian murder returns to District Court

Elisha Yered along with another settler was arrested on Saturday morning for their involvement in the clashes in Burka.

AUGUST 8, 2023ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Elisha Yered at the Jerusalem District Court

Israel's Herzog law firm shows how to find the best with diversity

Leading Israeli law firm Herzog, Fox & Neeman has demonstrated a different approach to diversity that it claims has expanded its talent pool for employees.

JULY 7, 2023ByMICHAEL STARR
DIVERSE TEAM: Gil White, Dana Qaq, Dr. Ehab Farah and Mordechai Fogel.

Overloaded courts: Does Israel have too many lawyers?

There are about 820 lawyers per 100,000 people in Israel, and according to the Council of Europe in 2020, European states had an average of 164 lawyers per 100,000 inhabitants. 

JULY 3, 2023ByMICHAEL STARR
Israeli lawyers affiliated with the Black Robes come to protest judicial reforms.

Epstein victims seek approval of JPMorgan $290 m. settlement

Epstein died at age 66 while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. New York City's medical examiner called the death a suicide.

JUNE 23, 2023ByREUTERS
A view of the exterior of the JP Morgan Chase & Co. corporate headquarters in New York City.

Judicial reform opponent may win Israel Bar race with record turnout

Interim Israel Bar Association chairman Amit Becher, a staunch opponent of the judicial reform, may have won the Bar's elections.

JUNE 21, 2023ByMICHAEL STARR
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.

With Judicial Reform backdrop, Bar candidates make last election appeals

The Bar said that Tuesday will see 77,201 lawyers go to one of 171 polling stations across 67 towns in Israel and submit up to four different colored ballots.

JUNE 19, 2023ByMICHAEL STARR
Supreme Court President Ester Hayut speaks at an Israel Bar Association conference in Tel Aviv, last week.

Anti-Israel speech: Jewish NGOs call for US Bar to revoke CUNY's accreditation

A law graduation commencement speech called for a rage-fueled revolution against capitalism, racism, imperialism and Zionism worldwide.

JUNE 14, 2023ByMICHAEL STARR
CUNY Graduate Center