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Kulanu leader Moshe Kahlon leads a faction meeting in the Knesset on May 8, 2017. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
September 21, 2017, 7:32 pm
Finance minister opposes bill that would weaken top court
Moshe Kahlon notes that some High Court rulings were against bills pushed by his party, but it's better to maintain the 'hierarchy'
By TOI staff
The Ziv family, who were among those evacuated from the illegal Amona outpost, pose for a photo with their children in their temporary residence in the Ofra settlement on February 10, 2017. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
September 18, 2017, 11:03 am
Have Amona ‘refugees’ found a recipe for post-evacuation success?
Despite over 7 months in a cramped Ofra dorm, the 42 families evacuated from an illegal outpost are poised for a better fate than those of past razed settlements
By Jacob Magid and Video by Luke Tress
Illustrative: A gay couple with their daughter (monkeybusinessimages via iStock by Getty images)
September 17, 2017, 12:11 pm
State commits to legislate adoption rights for gay couples
Retracting earlier opposition, government tells court it will submit bill before June 2018 to ensure equality
By TOI staff
Avi Gabbay at a press conference on July 11, 2017. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
September 16, 2017, 6:53 pm
Labor head: Shaked-Bennett proposal will ‘destroy independence of judiciary’
Avi Gabbay blasts Jewish Home leaders' plan to allow Knesset to re-legislate bills struck down by top court; economy minister, from Kulanu party, backs initiative
By TOI staff
Jewish Home leader Naftali Bennett (R) with Jewish Home MK Ayelet Shaked in the Knesset plenum on November 16, 2016. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
September 15, 2017, 8:05 am
Shaked, Bennett propose constitutional law to circumvent Supreme Court
Jewish Home leaders say Basic Law would allow Knesset to re-legislate bills struck down by top court; comes after court disqualifies new laws in series of rulings
By Marissa Newman
Hamas lawmaker Mohammed Totah (R) and Palestinian Authority minister for Jerusalem affairs Khaled Abu Arafeh (L), are seen at the Jerusalem District Court ahead of a hearing on February 15, 2012. (Kobi Gideon/Flash90)
September 14, 2017, 11:30 am
Court rules state had no authority to revoke Hamas lawmakers’ residency
10 years after move, judges say new law is required in order to justify expelling 4 East Jerusalem parliamentarians
By TOI staff
Israelis at a restaurant in downtown Jerusalem, on Saturday, November 01, 2014. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
September 13, 2017, 1:47 am
Restaurants okayed to say food kosher without rabbinate’s approval
Landmark High Court ruling finds informing consumers about food's origins cannot be prohibited, denting monopoly by ultra-Orthodox-controlled state rabbinical body
By TOI staff
Soldiers in the IDF's ultra-Orthodox 'Netzah Yehuda' unit at the Peles Military Base in the northern Jordan Valley, August 2013. (Yaakov Naumi/Flash90)
September 12, 2017, 7:01 pm
High Court strikes down law that postponed ultra-Orthodox draft
Justices say Haredi-backed arrangement perpetuates inequality, set one-year deadline for alternative framework
By TOI staff
Illustrative: Waiting for High Court justices to arrive in the courtroom. (Matti Friedman/Times of Israel)
September 12, 2017, 6:19 pm
Israel’s High Court won’t hear man claiming to be ‘Messiah’
Dov Sobol has repeatedly turned to Israeli courts, demanding recognition of God's purported 'messages' to him
By TOI staff
One of the homes set to be demolished in the Netiv Ha'avot outpost in Gush Etzion, September 2, 2016. (Gerhson Elinson/Flash90)
September 11, 2017, 11:34 pm
In partial victory for settlers, state backs bid to save 6 of 15 outpost homes
Proposal would see Netiv Ha'avot residents cut off 'problematic parts' of six homes jutting a few feet onto private Palestinian land
By Jacob Magid
Illustrative: Passengers boarding an Egged bus in Jerusalem. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
September 11, 2017, 7:51 pm
High Court dismisses petition seeking public buses on Shabbat
Despite agreeing to withdraw suit, petitioners vow to continue 'struggle' for transportation on Jewish day of rest
By TOI staff
Illustrative: People wait for the bus outside Jerusalem's Central Bus Station on January 4, 2017. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
September 5, 2017, 7:08 pm
State says buses on Shabbat not vital, rebuffing petition
Ahead of High Court hearing on issue, state prosecutors say argument for public transportation not backed by current regulations
By TOI staff
Portrait of the Jerusalem Supreme Court Judge, Esther Hayut, on May 10, 2017. On September 5, 2017,Judge Hayut was chosen to be the next President of the Supreme Court, to replace Miriam Naor. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
September 5, 2017, 1:54 pm
Esther Hayut unanimously elected next Supreme Court president
Top justice to assume post on October 26, when incumbent Miriam Naor retires
By Sue Surkes
Squatters of the Machpela House in Hebron sit outside the building as Border Police look on, July 26, 2017. (Jacob Magid/Times of Israel)
September 3, 2017, 11:12 pm
Court gives Hebron squatters reprieve as evacuation looms
Petition to stay eviction from Machpela House comes on the final day of a week during which the settlers were meant to leave peacefully
By Jacob Magid
View of homes in the Netiv Ha'avot outpost in the Etzion Bloc. September 2, 2016. (Gerhson Elinson/Flash90)
August 31, 2017, 11:01 pm
Illegal outpost residents ask court to save parts of homes set to be razed
Settlers from Netiv Ha'avot offer to cut off 'problematic parts' of six of the homes found to have been only partially built on private Palestinian land
By Jacob Magid
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