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Yair Golan, chairman of the Democrats party, attends an election campaign event in the northern Israeli city of Haifa, September 28, 2026. (Sharon Leibel/Flash90)
Citing death threats, Democrats petition High Court for Shin Bet to guard Golan
By Ariela Karmel and ToI Staff
Left-wing party claims the refusal so far to provide protection for party chair Yair Golan makes his campaigning opportunities unequal, and potentially deadly
Screen capture from video of Palestinian prisoners seen during a video filmed when National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir visited the Ofer Prison on February 13, 2026. (X)
September 28, 2026, 2:16 pm
High Court gives government 2 weeks to specify terms for Red Cross visits to detainees
Court ruled in June that ban on visits to Palestinian security detainees was unlawful, but visits have yet to resume, while the Prison Service has sought new restrictions
By Jeremy Sharon
Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara, center, attends a meeting of the Knesset House Committee at the parliament in Jerusalem on June 9, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
September 25, 2026, 11:49 am
Attorney general asks court to freeze Karhi’s media law, citing serious legal flaws
Baharav-Miara says legislation weakens safeguards for independent news coverage and is particularly sensitive during election campaign
By ToI Staff
Israeli protesters hold large photographs of Israeli hostages who were killed in Hamas captivity, as they demonstrate on August 31, 2026, outside the Prime Minister's Residence in Jerusalem calling for a state commission of inquiry into failures surrounding the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack. (Chaim Goldberg/FLASH90)
September 23, 2026, 4:20 pm
High Court delays decision on October 7 state commission until after election
Judges accept AG’s opinion and set Jan. 15 deadline for government to respond to petitions for powerhouse probe; petitioners questioned how AG could deem panel essential yet suggest it be delayed
By Jeremy Sharon
Legal correspondent Jeremy Sharon appears on the Daily Briefing podcast with host Jessica Steinberg (Flash 90)
September 23, 2026, 1:52 pm
Daily Briefing Sept. 23 – Religious Zionism party doubles down on judicial revolution
Legal correspondent Jeremy Sharon discusses Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich’s plans to radically constrain the judiciary, and how the sale of Channel 13 was finally approved
By Jessica Steinberg and Jeremy Sharon
A man casts his vote with his dog at a voting station in Tel Aviv, during the Knesset Elections, on November 1, 2022. (Gideon Markowicz/Flash90)
September 17, 2026, 10:10 pm
High Court bans parties from tracking voters on election day, angering Likud
Court overturns election committee ruling, says voter tracking violates legally enshrined right to privacy; Justice Minister Levin accuses justices of seeking to sway election against government
By Jeremy Sharon
Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi attends a vote at the Knesset in Jerusalem, on July 16, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
September 16, 2026, 11:05 pm
Sale of Channel 13 to government critic approved; minister calls decision ‘unlawful’
Acquisition of major commercial channel is at center of political, legal fight, after communications minister’s apparent efforts to stymie the deal were blocked by High Court
By Jeremy Sharon
Rabbi Ovadia Yosef in Jerusalem, September 2012. (Flash90)
September 16, 2026, 8:31 pm
High Court won’t reverse AG’s decision to bar state-funded memorial for Shas Rabbi Ovadia Yosef
Court decides petition moot since event can’t be planned in time for intended October 6 date; religious rights group says Shas election candidate, IDF reservist, should be disqualified
By Jeremy Sharon and Ariela Karmel
MK Simcha Rothman (left) and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich (right), flanked by masked security personnel, arrive at a ceremony marking the establishment of the new Israeli settlement of Ma’ale Arugot in Gush Etzion, in the West Bank, September 2, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
September 15, 2026, 7:18 pm
Religious Zionism launches plans for more radical judicial overhaul after election
Smotrich posts AI-generated video of Supreme Court justices, AG getting dragged out of protest; Eisenkot calls it ‘despicable,’ Bar Association director slams ‘incitement’
By Jeremy Sharon
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi attend a 40 signatures debate in Knesset, May 28, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
September 8, 2026, 11:14 pm
High Court annuls controversial government appointments to broadcast regulator
Court finds choices were made without reviewing incendiary comments by appointees against media, and in violation of Netanyahu’s conflict of interest agreement
By Jeremy Sharon
A man casts his vote at a polling station in Jerusalem, on November 1, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/ Flash90/ File)
September 7, 2026, 8:19 am
High Court dismisses petition by Israeli expats who were stripped of voting rights
Case dismissed on procedural grounds after court says it was filed too late, skipped statutory appeals process and lacked a detailed factual record
By Deborah Danan
Jewish men build temporary housing units made from shipping containers in the Chavat Meir La’Aretz outpost in the West Bank, March 12, 2026. (Dor Pazuelo/Flash90)
September 7, 2026, 12:17 am
Netanyahu orders some West Bank outposts removed, amid US pressure over settler attacks
Not clear when move was ordered or will be carried out; 2 settlers arrested over Qusra violence, as High Court, considering separate attack, says phenomenon violates Israeli, Jewish principles of justice; IDF raids Hamas cell, finds rocket
By Noam Lehmann, Emanuel Fabian, Jeremy Sharon and Agencies
Israel Police Commissioner Daniel Levy (L) the scene of a shooting incident in Ramle, May 11, 2026, and National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir at a press conference in Tel Aviv, September 4, 2026. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90, Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
September 6, 2026, 8:34 pm
Police chief reportedly makes senior appointments despite Ben Gvir’s election freeze
Minister says reported picks just recommendations, none to be okayed close to vote, but was said to back out of deal to tap top officers because Levy sought to promote AG’s allies
By Noam Lehmann
Justice Minister Yariv Levin at a press conference in the Knesset, May 10, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
September 6, 2026, 11:03 am
Coalition scored successes in judicial overhaul, but High Court, elections, will decide its fate
High Court will likely strike down changes to judicial appointments process, among other legislation, but it may have to fight to keep that power if coalition comes back after vote
By Jeremy Sharon
The Department of Internal Police Investigations, in Jerusalem on November 30, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/ Flash90)
September 4, 2026, 5:34 am
High Court extends freeze on implementation of controversial police investigations unit law
Justice minister rails at judges for ‘trying to defend the failed’ DIPI, as group that filed petition says order important in ‘protecting the independence of the law-enforcement system’
By Jeremy Sharon
Ultra-Orthodox protesters block a road and clash with police at the entrance to Jerusalem during a protest against the jailing of yeshiva students who evaded the draft, April 29, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
September 4, 2026, 12:54 am
High Court annuls Haredi draft-dodger arrest ban as unconstitutional violation of equality
Law passed by the government in July ‘flagrantly violates state’s obligation to exercise coercive power equally,’ writes Judge Sohlberg
By Jeremy Sharon
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