Posts Tagged: Israel Supreme Court
Don’t Let Israeli Politicians Destroy Judicial Independence
In recent years, and more frequently in recent months, Israel’s government has debated several proposals that would alter the delicate balance of power between legal...
Netanyahu Delays ‘Override Clause’ Vote After Consult With Supreme Court President
JNS.org - Israeli Supreme Court President Esther Hayut convinced Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to postpone a vote on a controversial Knesset bill that would enable legislators...
Israeli Supreme Court Turnover: A ‘Win-Win’ for the Public and for Policy
JNS.org - Rising political star Ayelet Shaked just confirmed the fifth and sixth Israeli Supreme Court justices in her short tenure as justice minister. In a historical...
Israeli Judge, Prosecutor Scandal Leads to Judicial Inquiry
JNS.org - The president of Israel’s Supreme Court announced the establishment of an official inquiry into the relationship between judges and law-enforcement officials, following the collusion...
New Community Goes Up in Samaria for Former Amona Residents
JNS.org - The residents of Amona are receiving 36 promised temporary houses to be erected in their new community of Amichai. Evicted by the Supreme Court order...
Four New Conservative Justices Appointed to Israeli Supreme Court
JNS.org - Four new conservative-leaning justices were named Wednesday to Israel's Supreme Court. The new members of the 15-seat bench, selected from a short-list of 27 candidates, include:...
Israeli Justice Minister Backs Bill to Block Veto Power of Supreme Court Chief in Appointment of New Judges to Illustrious Body
JNS.org - Israeli Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked is backing a proposed bill to allow the appointment of Supreme Court judges without the approval of Supreme...
It’s Time to Rein in the Israeli Supreme Court
The Israeli people do not elect the justices of the Supreme Court; a committee, which includes presiding justices, appoints them. The Court is hence disconnected from Israel’s...
Israel’s Supreme Court Rebukes Arab MK Zoabi for Inflammatory Statements
JNS.org - Israel's High Court of Justice on Tuesday leveled scathing criticism at Arab MK Hanin Zoabi (Balad) during a hearing on a petition she filed...
Pro-Palestinian Activist Corrie’s Family Takes Legal Battle to Israeli Supreme Court
JNS.org - The family of the late American pro-Palestinian activist Rachel Corrie has appealed to the Israeli Supreme Court to overturn a lower court...
Ehud Olmert: Arrogance On the High Wire
Like a supremely confident acrobat, former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has had an unusual 40-year-plus career walking the narrow ledge between what is legal...
Israel High Court Suspends Yeshiva Funding for Draft Evaders
JNS.org - Israel's High Court of Justice issued an interim injunction Tuesday that suspended funding to yeshivot for students who are deferring enlistment in the...
Asylum Seekers in Israel Announce Plans for More Protests
Ynet - Prominent activists from the asylum seeker community announced Sunday their intention to hold a protest in which demonstrators will stay in shifts in Levinsky...
Israel Returning More Bodies of Suicide Bombers to Palestinian Authority
Israel will return more dead bodies of suicide bombers to the Palestinian Authority, including the remains of Ayat Muhammad Lutfi al-Akhras, an 18-year-old who detonated...
