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Left to right: Ex-Supreme Court president Aharon Barak in Herzliya, July 1, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90); Ex-Supreme Court president Dorit Beinisch in Tel Aviv, February 29, 2024. (Flash90); Ex-Supreme Court president Asher Grunis in Jerusalem, February 13, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90); Ex-Supreme Court president Esther Hayut, November 3, 2025. (Moshe Shai/FLASH90); Ex-acting Supreme Court president Uzi Vogelman in Jerusalem, February 13, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/ Flash90)
July 6, 2026, 8:54 pm
All living former Supreme Court presidents pan government for not respecting court ruling
Aharon Barak, Dorit Beinisch, Asher Grunis, Esther Hayut and Uzi Vogelman warn move will ‘lead to anarchy’ and ‘make the existence of a functioning society impossible’
By Jeremy Sharon and ToI Staff
Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara attends the swearing-in ceremony of Justice Isaac Amit as president of the Supreme Court, at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, February 13, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
March 23, 2025, 12:44 pm
Government seeking to operate ‘above the law,’ AG charges ahead of no-confidence vote
Baharav-Miara says motion aims to promote loyalty to politicians; retired Supreme Court justices warn her dismissal ‘would seriously endanger Israel’s status as a nation of laws’
By Jeremy Sharon and ToI Staff
Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar speaks at a press conference at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem on January 13, 2025. (Shlomi Amsalem/GPO)
January 13, 2025, 11:51 pm
Sa’ar rules out negotiation over substance of new judicial overhaul package
FM says some parts of proposal may change in legislative process but not ‘big elements’. Former Supreme Court president: Judges in new system will be ‘yes men’ of the government
By Amy Spiro and Jeremy Sharon
Former Supreme Court president Dorit Beinisch, right, with picture of murdered captive Maya Goren in video for International Women's Day, March 8, 2024 (Screen capture: YouTube, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
March 5, 2024, 9:59 am
Women leaders demand release of female hostages ahead of International Women’s Day
Former Supreme Court president Dorit Beinisch, actor Gila Almagor, activists, writers and entertainers among those to film video calling for hostages’ freedom
By Jessica Steinberg
At the 24-hour rally calling for the release of Israelis held hostage by Hamas terrorists in Gaza on January 13, 2024 (Photo by Avshalom Sassoni/Flash 90)
January 14, 2024, 6:09 am
‘Enough!’: 120,000 attend 24-hour rally for hostages’ release after 100 days in Gaza
Relatives of the kidnapped in Gaza express frustration with government; speakers include French president, US envoy, Israel ex-Supreme Court chief, who pledge never to neglect fight
By Jessica Steinberg
Dorit Beinisch, former chief justice of the Supreme Court, attends a book launch at Ono Academic College, in Kiryat Ono, January 17, 2023. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
March 14, 2023, 10:53 pm
Former Supreme Court chief: Judicial overhaul ‘a recipe for wiping out democracy’
Dorit Beinisch warns proposed changes to judiciary will cause ‘irreversible harm to rights and values we all share and the country’s ability to face all the challenges facing it’
By ToI Staff
Israeli tech company employees stage protest in Tel Aviv against judicial overhaul, January 21, 2023 (Courtesy)
January 31, 2023, 5:12 pm
Hundreds of tech workers rally against judicial shakeup plans for 2nd week in a row
Protests held at 16 sites across country, including in Tel Aviv, where some demonstrators try to block traffic, clash with police; former Supreme Court head warns against plan
By Sharon Wrobel
Supreme Court justices arrive for a hearing over the legality of Shas leader Aryeh Deri's appointment as a minister, at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem on January 5, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
January 12, 2023, 11:41 am
Ex-AGs and state attorneys issue unprecedented warning reforms may destroy judiciary
Legal advisers and top prosecutors since 1975 assail planned overhaul; current AG Baharav-Miara says PM spreading false claim she sought to fabricate probes into coalition members
By ToI Staff
Former president Reuven Rivlin speaks at an Israel Democracy Institute conference on December 12, 2022 (Youtube screenshot)
December 12, 2022, 1:02 pm
Ex-president Rivlin decries incoming coalition’s bid ‘to destroy’ Israel’s top court
Proposals for reform deserve serious consideration, he says, but ‘a line has been crossed, from respectful criticism of the Supreme Court to denial of its very legitimacy’
By ToI Staff
File: Dorit Beinish speaks in Jaffa, on November 9, 2021 (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
July 2, 2022, 6:07 pm
After US rulings, Israeli ex-chief justice warns against politicizing judicial picks
Dorit Beinisch says Israel should be wary of judges being indebted to lawmakers; says shouldn’t copy American legal system ‘built on other social problems and other balances’
By ToI Staff
United Torah Judaism MK Yitzhak Pindros (left) speaks during a panel held for Israel's 74th Independence Day at the Nehora high school yeshiva in the West Bank. Alongside him is Religious Zionism party MK Simcha Rothman, May 5, 2022. (Screenshot/Twitter)
May 9, 2022, 2:00 pm
Haredi lawmaker says his dream is to ‘blow up’ the Supreme Court
Coalition lawmakers and former justices slam ‘shocking’ remarks made by MK Yitzhak Pindrus of United Torah Judaism during an Independence Day panel
By Tobias Siegal
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a ceremony held at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial Museum in Jerusalem, as Israel marks annual Holocaust Remembrance Day, May 1, 2019 (Noam Rivkin Fenton/Flash90)
May 23, 2019, 10:02 pm
Bid to stifle court akin to those of pre-Nazi Germany, 98 retired judges say
Ex-jurists from all levels sign open letter protesting reported efforts by PM to pass legislation allowing Knesset to override High Court veto, as he seeks to safeguard immunity
By Jacob Magid
Former Supreme Court president Dorit Beinisch (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
May 23, 2019, 2:08 pm
Former chief justice: Netanyahu seeking to ‘destroy’ courts to avoid prosecution
Dorit Beinisch says lawmakers spreading ‘nonsense and lies’ about justice system to mislead public, warns PM against hobbling Supreme Court for personal gain
By Marissa Newman
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and then-cabinet secretary Avichai Mandelblit, at a cabinet meeting on January 4, 2015. (Marc Israel Sellem/Pool/Flash90/File)
January 1, 2019, 10:31 pm
TV: AG believes it his ‘duty to the public’ to rule on PM probes before election
Avichai Mandelblit has reportedly ruled out closing cases against Netanyahu, has conferred with former top legal officials who all agreed with his position on timing of decision
By ToI Staff
Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked speaks at a press conference in Tel Aviv, on September 5, 2018. (Flash90)
September 6, 2018, 9:42 pm
Justice minister exults: High Court no longer a branch of left-wing Meretz party
Shaked touts success in appointing more conservative judges; former top justice says her recent comments against court’s right to debate nation-state law delegitimize judiciary
By Stuart Winer and ToI Staff
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