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Yariv Levin

Justice Minister Yariv Levin in the Knesset plenum, (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 11, 2026, 3:06 am
Knesset passes law giving justice minister control of internal police investigations
MKs vote 43-39 in favor of legislation, which the attorney general has said will remove the barrier between politicians and law enforcement and undermine department’s independence
By Jeremy Sharon
Supreme Court President Isaac Amit presides over a hearing on petitions regarding women’s prayer at the Western Wall, February 17, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
June 9, 2026, 6:45 pm
After 17-month obstruction by Levin, Supreme Court president’s appointment to be formally announced
High Court ruling comes after justice minister refused to complete procedural steps announcing Isaac Amit’s appointment, and a decision on Sunday that the justice minister acted unlawfully
By Jeremy Sharon
Supreme Court President Isaac Amit (left) speaks to Justice Minister Yariv Levin at the President's Residence in Jerusalem on April 10, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
June 7, 2026, 9:16 pm
In scathing rebuke, High Court rules Levin must cooperate with Court President Amit
Justices call justice minister’s arguments against legitimacy of Amit’s appointments ‘spurious’; Levin sarcastically responds he’ll work with court president ‘when there is one’
By Jeremy Sharon
Former Supreme Court Chief Justice Esther Hayut. in Jerusalem, November 3, 2025. (Moshe Shai/FLASH90)
June 5, 2026, 5:36 pm
Ex-chief justice warns Israel sliding to ‘anarchy’ after Haredi riot at judge’s home
Esther Hayut says attacks on justice system constitute violation of democratic principles and rule of law, calls for return to ‘sane behavior’ as ‘our lives depend on it’
By ToI Staff
Supreme Court President Isaac Amit (left) and Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara speak at the Israel Bar Association, June 1, 2026. (Courtesy Israel Bar Association)
June 1, 2026, 3:18 pm
Under attack by coalition, Supreme Court chief and AG warn the government is dismantling democracy
Amit says ground being laid to disobey court rulings, warns public trust in elections may be undermined. Baharav-Miara: Government racing to ‘eliminate democratic institutions’
By Jeremy Sharon
Shas leader Aryeh Deri in the Knesset in Jerusalem, May 27, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 1, 2026, 1:29 pm
Internal ultra-Orthodox politics are driving an unprecedented assault on the AG
Facing intense pressure from constituents over the failed draft exemption law, Shas chairman Aryeh Deri and right-wing allies are inciting a rebellion against law enforcement
By Shalom Yerushalmi
Justice Ofer Grosskopf presides over a hearing in the High Court of Justice, May 24, 2026. (Noam Revkin Fenton/ Flash90)
May 31, 2026, 9:02 pm
High Court orders recalcitrant justice minister to convene Judicial Selection Committee
In unanimous decision, judges reprimand Levin for claiming no time left for appointments before elections, when he has refused to appoint district court judges for 16 months
By Jeremy Sharon
Justice Ofer Grosskopf presides over a hearing in the High Court of Justice, May 24, 2026. (Noam Revkin Fenton/ Flash90)
May 24, 2026, 9:01 pm
High Court implores justice minister to appoint district court judges
Judge says he is ‘a bit saddened’ by Levin’s refusal to convene Judicial Selection Committee for 16 months despite mounting vacancies
By Jeremy Sharon
L-R: Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee chairman Simcha Rothman, Justice Minister Yariv Levin and Yisrael Beytenu MK Yulia Malinovsky in the Knesset, May 10, 2026. (Sam Sokol/Times of Israel)
May 11, 2026, 11:52 am
‘A modern Eichmann trial’: Lawmakers tout imminent passage of law to try Oct. 7 perpetrators
Yariv Levin asserts the bill will not only serve justice but ensure the historical record of the massacre; around 300 invaders captured on October 7 are held in Israeli prisons
By Sam Sokol
Justice Minister Yariv Levin attends a special plenum session in honor of visiting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Knesset in Jerusalem on February 25, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 7, 2026, 7:07 pm
Levin says he’ll let Supreme Court ‘disappear’ if his justice picks are not selected
Justice minister’s comments come as deadline to submit timeline for convening Judicial Selection Committee is set to expire; office won’t say whether he intends to comply with it
By Jeremy Sharon
The High Court holds a hearing on a petition requesting the convening of the Judicial Selection Committee to appoint judges, at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, May 3, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 3, 2026, 4:59 pm
Citing ‘rampant’ crime, High Court expresses dismay at Levin’s refusal to appoint judges
Justice minister’s lawyer refuses to give timetable for judicial appointments, despite court’s urging; ‘If this is not an acute situation let the minister say so,’ demands judge
By Jeremy Sharon
Justice Isaac Amit, the High Court's president, at the court in Jerusalem, April 15, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
April 19, 2026, 2:58 pm
Supreme Court justices accuse Levin of abusing power to block judicial appointments
Justice minister rapped for refusing to convene selection committee, ‘crassly ignoring’ need for district, magistrate court judges
By Jeremy Sharon
Justice Minister Yariv Levin at the annual Jerusalem Conference of the 'Besheva' group in Jerusalem, February 16, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
April 17, 2026, 4:02 pm
Levin says judge selection panel to meet, but no Supreme Court picks until his nominees okayed
Doubling down on refusal to have judicial appointments ‘forced’ on him, justice minister says only district judges to be tapped, announces reform in family, traffic, juvenile courts
By ToI Staff and Jeremy Sharon
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir outside the High Court in Jerusalem, April 15, 2026 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
April 15, 2026, 2:33 am
Justice minister vows to defy High Court if it rules ‘my friend’ Ben Gvir must be fired
Court hears petitions seeking to fire national security minister, which Netanyahu slammed as unconstitutional; AG backs ouster of far-right minister, saying he overstepped his powers
By Jeremy Sharon, Charlie Summers, Ariela Karmel and ToI Staff
Justice Minister Yariv Levin at the annual Jerusalem Conference of the 'Besheva' group in Jerusalem, February 16, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
April 5, 2026, 7:50 pm
Levin says government should ignore High Court ruling allowing wartime protests
Citing ‘public safety,’ justice minister says cabinet ‘has no choice’ but to defy ‘illegal intervention’ by court, which he says could ‘seriously harm public discipline’ during war
By Sam Sokol and ToI Staff
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