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Kohelet Policy Forum

Justice Minister Yariv Levin attends a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset in Jerusalem, July 8, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
August 12, 2026, 11:51 am
Justice minister says if he’s reelected, liberal Supreme Court justices ‘will go extinct’
Speaking to Likud activists, Yariv Levin notes 6 judges are set to retire during term of next government, leaving 10 of 15 seats vacant: ‘We won’t need judicial reform anymore’
By ToI Staff
Justice Minister Yariv Levin (right) attends a swearing-in ceremony for newly appointed judges along with Supreme Court Acting President Uzi Vogelman, at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, on June 23, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
August 11, 2024, 7:29 pm
With negotiations over new High Court president stuck, Levin gets 2-week extension
Justice minister seeking to either get a conservative Supreme Court chief justice by overriding seniority system, or parachute a judicial overhaul architect into the top court
By Jeremy Sharon
The Judicial Selection Committee meets for the first time in over 18 months in Jerusalem, on November 16, 2023. (GPO)
April 8, 2024, 3:15 pm
Dispute breaks out in Judicial Selection Committee over judicial overhaul proponent
A candidate for the Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court backed by Justice Minister Levin was blocked by liberal members of the committee due to his advocacy for restraining the judiciary
By Jeremy Sharon
Yair Netanyahu arrives for a court hearing in Tel Aviv, on November 29, 2022. (Avshalom Sassoni/ Flash90/ File)
November 19, 2023, 9:27 am
Yair Netanyahu shares posts casting blame for Oct. 7 on courts, security services
Premier’s son, in Miami since before outbreak of war, shares clips and headlines implying judicial system, IDF and Shin Bet bear responsibility for massacre
By ToI Staff
Prof. Moshe Koppel at a Times of Israel Live event at Jerusalem's Israel Democracy Institute, December 15, 2022. (Oded Antman/IDI)
September 30, 2023, 9:43 pm
Head of think tank behind overhaul push says it was rushed, poorly prepared
Kohelet Policy Forum chief Moshe Koppel says coalition members haven’t learned how to ‘govern responsibly’
By ToI Staff
Anti-judicial overhaul protest banners showing Education Minister Yoav Kisch (left) and Noam chair Avi Maoz, in Tel Aviv, September 2, 2023. (Amir Goldstein)
September 2, 2023, 11:05 pm
‘They dare accuse the IDF of working for terrorists’: 35th week of overhaul rallies
Some 100,000 protest against government in Tel Aviv after day of migrant rioting in city; attendees urged to donate blood to the injured
By ToI Staff
Israelis protest against the government's judicial overhaul plans, with a banner reading 'you sit at the back,' referencing incidents of discrimination against women on buses, in Tel Aviv, August 19, 2023. (Gilad Furst)
September 2, 2023, 3:18 pm
‘No dictatorship in our schools’: Protesters to rally against overhaul for 35th week
Protest leaders cite efforts by education minister to fire Yad Vashem head; announce mass marches in north, south of country
By ToI Staff
Shimon Nataf, then-researcher at the Kohelet Policy Forum, speaks at an event by the Israeli Association of Public Law, December 9, 2019. (YouTube video screenshot: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
August 11, 2023, 10:50 am
Rothman aide’s book against ‘judicial nihilism’ sent to dozens of judges
Kohelet think tank, which played key role in developing overhaul plans, distributes volume by former researcher in move that judiciary suspects is meant to influence judges
By Michael Horovitz
A banner with the Kohelet Policy Forum logo, April 10, 2016. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
August 6, 2023, 11:15 pm
Senior figures at right-wing think tank behind overhaul said to urge halt
Kohelet Policy Forum reportedly divided on issue, with some members telling coalition MKs cost of societal rift is not worth benefits of continuing
By ToI Staff
The entrance to the offices of the Kohelet Forum, the conservative think tank deeply involved in the judicial overhaul, blockaded by protesters, March 9, 2023. (Flash90)
August 4, 2023, 3:09 pm
Main donor stops funding Kohelet think tank behind overhaul, calls to heal rifts
Breaking from divisive institute, US billionaire Arthur Dantchik urges Israeli unity: ‘When a society becomes dangerously fragmented, people must come together to preserve democracy’
By Michael Horovitz
Israelis opposed to the governmnet's judicial overhaul protest outside the Tikvah Fund's offices in New York City, March 8, 2023. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)
June 2, 2023, 9:20 pm
Tikvah Fund alumni urge group to cut support for think tank behind judicial overhaul
In letter, 25 academics ask conservative non-profit to cut ties with Kohelet Policy Forum, saying the organization seeks to ‘subvert Israeli democracy’
By Luke Tress
Screen capture from video of anti-government protesters at a rally against Justice Minister Yariv Levin in Katzrin, the Golan Heights, June 1, 2023. (Twitter. Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
June 1, 2023, 4:58 pm
Protesters hound ministers as well as policy architect of judicial overhaul
Demonstrators heckle Justice Minister Levin in Golan Heights, Environment Protection Minister Idit Silman in Haifa, and hold rally outside home of Kohelet think tank head in Efrat
By ToI Staff
An employee assaults a protester at the Pastoral Kfar Blum Hotel in northern Israel, on May 15 2023. (Screengrab via Maariv used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
May 15, 2023, 3:18 pm
Anti-overhaul activists attacked with chairs, flagpoles as they protest minister
Hotel staff members beat demonstrators as Economy Minister Barkat, accompanied by staff from right-wing Kohelet think tank, meets with local authority leaders
By ToI Staff
Yuli Yavin, 18, protests against the high school civics textbook 'Being an Israeli Citizen' in Tel Aviv, March 2023. (Twitter video screenshot: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
April 12, 2023, 10:16 pm
High school student highlights right-wing think tank’s influence on civics curricula
Yuli Yavin says 2016 edition of ‘Being a Citizen in Israel,’ with significant input from Kohelet Forum, includes talking points used by supporters of coalition’s overhaul plans
By Michael Horovitz
The entrance to the offices of the Kohelet Forum, the conservative think tank deeply involved in the judicial overhaul, blockaded by protesters, March 9, 2023. (Achim B'Neshek)
April 2, 2023, 11:27 pm
Activists invade offices of think tank behind judicial overhaul
Women-led protest group barges into Kohelet Forum’s Jerusalem bureau with signs saying ‘There’s no God for racists’ and ‘Kohelet hates the poor’
By ToI Staff
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