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View of the Army Radio headquarters in Jaffa, on January 5, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
August 20, 2026, 10:15 pm
‘Distinctly undemocratic’: High Court strikes down government decision to close Army Radio
Justice Yechiel Kasher says while shutting station is not illegitimate, it’s ‘unconscionable’ for authority to decide broadcaster ‘must be shut off’ because it doesn’t like content
By Noam Lehmann and ToI Staff
Supreme Court Justice Alex Stein at a hearing at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, March 12, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 3, 2026, 10:14 pm
High Court freezes TV regulatory body’s activities over controversial appointments
Second Authority was continuing to operate despite petitions against it and repeated government requests for extensions from the High Court
By Jeremy Sharon and Ariela Karmel
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
A woman carries an Iranian flag in a mourning ceremony marking the 40th day since the death of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in the US and Israel strikes, in Tehran, Iran, April 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
April 13, 2026, 4:17 am
Judge lifts gag order on names of brothers charged last month in Iran spy case
Meir and Yosef Nahum allegedly gave Iranian agents AI-generated fake army information in exchange for over $32,000
By Charlie Summers and ToI Staff
Supreme Court justice Ofer Grosskopf arrives for a hearing on a petition to convene the Judicial Selection Committee at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, February 12, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
February 12, 2026, 8:01 pm
High Court justice says Levin’s refusal to appoint judges causing ‘murderers to be freed’
‘We are releasing murder defendants, that means something is not working,’ says Justice Alex Stein, as court presses justice minister to convene Judicial Selection Committee
By ToI Staff
General view of the Supreme Court in Jerusalem on January 2, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
March 26, 2025, 6:11 pm
Overturning acquittal, top court convicts woman on spying charge for Iran
Justices finds district court was wrong not to conclude that man who contacted defendant and asked for sensitive security information was an ‘enemy’ agent
By ToI Staff
L: Isaac Amit at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, February 6. 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90); R: Alex Stein at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, December 5, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
February 9, 2025, 6:16 pm
High Court rejects petition to revoke Isaac Amit’s appointment as court president
Right-wing groups alleged that Judicial Selection Committee hadn’t sufficiently considered conflict of interest allegations against Amit, whom justice minister has vowed to boycott
By ToI Staff
Justice Alex Stein attends a hearing on an appeal against the release to house arrest of Eli Feldstein, at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, December 5, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
December 6, 2024, 3:38 am
Feldstein, NCO to remain in detention as High Court studies intel leak case
Justice Alex Stein says he needs more time to review case material, with decision on whether the pair will remain in custody expected next week
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives at the District Court in Jerusalem to listen to the testimony of businessman Arnon Milchan in the prime minister's corruption trial on June 25, 2023. (Oren Ben Hakoon/POOL)
December 4, 2024, 11:59 pm
High Court rejects petition demanding PM recuse himself during testimony in trial
Justices say petition lacked ‘factual basis’ for claim Netanyahu won’t be able to fulfill his duties while testifying, suggesting it was filed for political reasons
By ToI Staff
Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi David Lau speaks during a rally calling for the release of Israelis held kidnapped by Hamas terrorists in Gaza at 'Hostages Square' in Tel Aviv, April 18, 2024. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
May 26, 2024, 11:47 pm
Citing nepotism concerns, High Court of Justice halts rabbinical courts appointments
Petition filed by attorney notes that Chief Rabbi David Lau is a member of the committee considering the promotion of two of his relatives
By Canaan Lidor
The Bedouin village of Khan al-Ahmar, in the West Bank, February 2, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 7, 2023, 9:52 pm
High Court rejects petition seeking immediate razing of Khan al-Ahmar
Justices accept state’s argument it has discretion on when to demolish illegal West Bank encampment, due to security and diplomatic considerations
By Jeremy Sharon
Minister Aryeh Deri attends a cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on January 15, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
January 20, 2023, 10:54 am
How 3 decades of Deri’s legal troubles now see Israeli judicial independence at risk
It was the Shas leader’s corruption imbroglio in 1993 that helped launch the right’s war on judicial activism, a war that now stands to cripple the courts
By Haviv Rettig Gur
The Israeli teen (L) suspected of killing Aisha Rabi in the Rishon Lezion Magistrate's Court on January 23, 2019. (YouTube/Screen capture)
May 19, 2019, 11:25 am
Supreme Court okays house arrest for teen accused of killing Aisha Rabi
Rejecting state’s appeal, justice argues that likelihood 16-year-old could carry out another attack would be ‘close to zero’
By Jacob Magid
Newly elected Supreme Court justice Alex Stein (YouTube screenshot)
February 27, 2018, 10:55 pm
New Supreme Court judge deleted Facebook account in which he disparaged court
Prof. Alex Stein, elected last week, reportedly accused the judiciary of ‘domineering rhetoric’ and of ‘demanding authorities under the guise of checks and balances’
By ToI Staff
Alex Stein (L) and Ofer Groskopf who were elected to the Supreme Court on February 22, 2018. (Courtesy)
February 22, 2018, 11:23 pm
Justice Minister continues Supreme Court reform with two new picks
Ayelet Shaked ensures Alex Stein, her preferred candidate, and Ofer Groskopf prevail, as she maintains efforts to change a court perceived as too liberal
By ToI Staff
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