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Mordechai Kremnitzer

File: Supreme Court President Esther Hayut (left), with then-minister of Justice Ayelet Shaked and then-finance minister Moshe Kahlon at a meeting of the Judicial Selection Committee, at the Ministry of Justice in Jerusalem, on February 22, 2018. (Hadas Parush/Flash 90)
March 24, 2023, 9:00 am
Would the High Court dare strike down the coalition’s judicial appointments law?
Opponents of the legislation argue it violates key principles underpinning Israel’s democratic character, opening the window for the High Court to invalidate the law
By Jeremy Sharon
Former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives at the Jerusalem District Court for a hearing in his ongoing corruption trial, on November 22, 2021. (Oren Ben Hakoon/Pool)
January 19, 2022, 6:40 am
Talk of Netanyahu plea deal prompts renewed focus on legal strength of the charges
The Times of Israel speaks with two legal experts for differing perspectives on the merits of the three cases against the former PM
By Carrie Keller-Lynn
Anwar Qadusa, whose brother Mahmoud is charged with kidnapping and raping a seven-year-old Israeli girl, is seen at the Ofer military court on June 19, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 21, 2019, 6:15 am
A heinous rape case stuns the nation, but a hasty indictment is no shock to some
The story of how Mahmoud Qadusa went from facing calls for his execution to possible release in just days shines light on biases Palestinians deal with in Israel’s justice system
By Jacob Magid
Former Supreme Court president Aharon Barak. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
May 23, 2019, 10:16 pm
Former Supreme Court president Barak: I’d quit if they passed the ‘override’ law
Justices can’t protect Israel’s democracy if they don’t have the tools, warns ex-court head, castigating Netanyahu for planning ‘dramatic change’ to avoid prosecution for graft
By ToI Staff and Raoul Wootliff
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, right, speaks with then-health minister Yaakov Litzman of the United Torah Judaism party, left, at the Knesset on March 28, 2016. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90/File)
May 22, 2019, 10:07 pm
Report: ‘Override’ law to save PM from trial will be part of coalition deal
In constitutional earthquake, next Netanyahu government said set to empower MKs to relegislate laws Supreme Court strikes down, bar judges from overturning administrative decisions
By ToI Staff and Raoul Wootliff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announces elections will be held in April, 2019, at a Likud faction meeting in the Knesset, December 24, 2018. (Yonatan Sindel/FLASH90)
December 25, 2018, 1:53 pm
The case against Netanyahu: Is Israel about to reelect a corrupt prime minister?
Elections in April mean campaigning will coincide with AG’s deliberations on charging the PM for corruption. Top law prof Mordechai Kremnitzer explains how it all might play out
By David Horovitz
Illustrative: A right-wing Jewish activist holds a sign reading, "Do not torture me" outside the Duma terror attack trial in Petah Tikva on December 28, 2015. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
June 21, 2018, 8:37 am
In quashing Duma confessions given under duress, did court prohibit torture?
Despite judges’ desire to limit scope of decision, conclusion that interrogation methods used by Shin Bet ‘severely violated’ far-right Jewish suspects’ rights deemed unprecedented
By Jacob Magid
Right-wing activists protest at Jerusalem's Hebrew University against the Israeli group Breaking the Silence on December 22, 2015 (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
January 7, 2016, 11:08 am
Why does Europe fund left-wing Israeli groups?
Ayelet Shaked’s NGO bill seeks to curtail foreign entities intervening in Israel’s affairs; EU says it will damage country’s reputation as ‘an open and democratic society’
By Raphael Ahren
President Reuven Rivlin (photo credit: Flash90)
October 24, 2014, 1:25 am
New president seeks to cure ‘epidemic’ of racism
‘Israeli society is sick, and it is our duty to treat this disease’ and ease tensions between Arabs and Jews, Rivlin tells academics
By Ben Sales
Israel's ambassador to the Netherlands Aviv Shir-on (photo credit: courtesy MFA)
December 4, 2012, 11:45 pm
Frankly, Syria, we don’t give a damn
After Assad’s envoy complains about Israeli participation at anti-corruption conference, Jerusalem’s envoy to Vienna snaps back: ‘With all that’s going on in Syria, we really don’t care’
By Raphael Ahren
Olmert entering a court room. (photo credit: Miriam Alster/Flash90)
October 15, 2012, 2:10 pm
Can Olmert run for the top job? The answer is as muddled as his political future
Forced out of office to fight corruption charges four years ago, convicted of breach of trust and still on trial, Ehud Olmert’s potential comeback opens a legal minefield
By Raphael Ahren
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