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Supreme Court President Isaac Amit speaks during a conference held by the Israel Bar Association, in Tel Aviv, September 2, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
September 2, 2026, 6:14 pm
Supreme Court chief blames public officials’ rhetoric for rise in attacks on judges, lawyers
Isaac Amit warns attacks on legal professionals are becoming routine, notes courts have sometimes had to close to public and attorneys require security escorts
By Jeremy Sharon and ToI Staff
Attorney Arbel Feldman, who was shot dead in Rishon Lezion on August 4, 2026. (Social media)
August 5, 2026, 1:42 pm
Arbel Feldman named as Rishon Lezion torts lawyer allegedly shot dead by client
ֿBar association holds minute of silence, offers support to members facing threatening clients; suspect named as Ahmed al-Rajoub, said to refuse to surrender gun to police, keeps silent in questioning
By Noam Lehmann
The Judicial Selection Committee meets for the first time in over 18 months in Jerusalem, on November 16, 2023. (GPO)
June 28, 2026, 10:55 pm
After 18-month hiatus, Judicial Selection Committee finally appoints new judges
Following legal pressure through the High Court on Justice Minister Levin, judges appointed to magistrate, family, traffic and youth courts
By Jeremy Sharon
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
Justice Minister Yariv Levin (left) and retired judge Josef Ben-Hamo (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90; Courts Authority)
November 23, 2025, 2:15 pm
Levin petitions court over delay in appointing judge to oversee Sde Teiman leak probe
Justice minister attacks AG, prosecutors in request for court to suspend interim order; Bar Association petitions against appointment, says its goal is AG’s ouster
By ToI Staff
Histadrut labor union chairman Arnon Bar-David (middle) meets with senior representatives of the business sector and representatives of the families of hostages, August 11, 2025. (Courtesy)
August 11, 2025, 10:05 pm
Histadrut labor union won’t join Aug. 17 general strike; tech firms, Bar Association will
Strike urged by hostage families in protest of Gaza City takeover plan won’t help end war, Histadrut argues, though it will support employees who want to take part in rally
By Sharon Wrobel and ToI Staff
Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara attends a Constitution, Law and Justice Committee meeting at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, April 27, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/ Flash90)
May 26, 2025, 3:43 pm
AG: ‘Not a warning, but reality – under cover of war, regime change has sped up greatly’
Baharav-Miara declares at Bar Association confab that governance changes already felt, joining Supreme Court head Amit in highlighting erosion of judicial independence
By Jeremy Sharon and ToI Staff
Released hostage Omer Wenkert speaks to the Israel Bar Association conference on May 25, 2025. (Screen capture via Walla)
May 25, 2025, 11:21 pm
Former hostage says Hamas captors sprayed him in the eyes with pesticide
Omer Wenkert tells Bar Association Conference of torture in captivity, says he was ‘intentionally starved,’ held alone for six months and beaten with an iron rod
By ToI Staff
Chief Military Advocate Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem on October 1, 2024. (Oren Ben Hakoon/Flash 90/File)
May 25, 2025, 4:12 pm
Katz bans IDF top lawyer from key legal event, drawing pushback from chief of staff
Defense minister cites ‘political content’ at Bar Association confab as reason for excluding Military Advocate General; Army says important to publicly justify military operations
By Emanuel Fabian and Stav Levaton
Amit Becher, the head of the Israel Bar Association, attends a Constitution, Law and Justice Committee meeting at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, on December 10, 2024. (Oren Ben Hakoon/Flash90)
January 23, 2025, 2:56 pm
Coalition passes law limiting bar association’s control of its finances
Organization’s chief, opposition lawmakers denounce legislation as justice minister’s revenge for refusal to back his picks for Supreme Court, amid judicial overhaul fight
By ToI Staff
Israel Bar Association leader Amit Becher during a meeting of the Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee, November 25, 2024. (Noam Moskowitz, Office of the Knesset Spokesperson)
December 3, 2024, 1:52 pm
Bill giving justice minister power over Bar Association’s fees clears first reading
Association’s chief has accused Levin of using legislation to blackmail him into having members vote to appoint conservative Supreme Court justices
By ToI Staff
Justice Minister Yariv Levin attends a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset, in Jerusalem on November 6, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
November 30, 2024, 4:27 pm
Levin does not seek to succeed Netanyahu. His life mission remains the judicial coup
Fueled by deep ties to Likud activists and a vision to reshape the country, the justice minister is unwavering in his pursuit of an overhaul, no matter the cost
By Shalom Yerushalmi
Israel Bar Association leader Amit Becher during a meeting of the Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee, November 25, 2024. (Noam Moskowitz, Office of the Knesset Spokesperson)
November 25, 2024, 5:47 pm
Bar Association head, MKs ousted from stormy hearing on bill linked to judiciary fight
Amit Becher removed from 2nd Knesset meet in days after calling Likud MK a ‘populist’; panel advances bill on reforming IBA seen as part of struggle over future Supreme Court picks
By Sam Sokol
Justice Minister Yariv Levin speaks in the Knesset plenum, November 13, 2024. (Chaim Goldbergl/Flash90)
November 13, 2024, 5:26 pm
Bar head accuses Levin of legislative blackmail over Supreme Court president appointment
Amit Becher alleges that justice minister promised to drop legislation to hobble IBA if it supported his effort to block the appointment of Isaac Amit as Supreme Court president
By Jeremy Sharon
Then-attorney general Avichai Mandelblit, right, with Israel Bar Association then-chairman Efi Naveh during an event in Tel Aviv on November 9, 2017. (Flash90)
September 5, 2024, 7:16 pm
New recordings reveal Mandelblit heavily lobbied bar association chief to get AG job
Leaked phone calls from 2015 show close and constant coordination between Mandelblit and Efi Nave to influence selection committee, High Court
By ToI Staff
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