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November 12, 2020, 9:51 pm
High Court signals it could nullify legislation at core of Netanyahu-Gantz deal
In dramatic move that could send Israel to elections or even a constitutional crisis, judges give government 21 days to defend Basic Law changes propping up power-sharing coalition
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Michael Bachner
October 27, 2020, 5:31 pm
High Court swats ‘political’ challenges to legality of alternate PM post
Chief justice says petitioners must make legal arguments about why Netanyahu-Gantz power-sharing deal should be struck down, but no ruling announced
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April 30, 2020, 4:06 pm
High Court rules hospitals can’t stop visitors bringing in bread during Passover
Ruling says guards can’t search belongings of visitors or make remarks about bringing in food that isn’t kosher for Passover; draws immediate rebuke from ultra-Orthodox lawmakers
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March 12, 2020, 12:27 pm
Shas’s Deri calls for ‘national emergency government’ to tackle coronavirus
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March 11, 2020, 1:17 pm
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March 6, 2020, 1:23 pm
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February 10, 2020, 3:08 pm
In vast breach, Likud campaign leaks ID, phones, addresses of all Israeli adults
Elections Committee hears urgent petition to bar use of database of all 6.5 million voters, including info on political leanings, after the data was exposed online
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January 15, 2020, 4:40 pm
Elections committee registers parties for March vote as slates finalized
Parties big and little squeeze in under the deadline; newly formed all-women party says it seeks to increase female representation in Knesset
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December 8, 2019, 4:22 pm
Supreme Court judge Neal Hendel chosen to head Central Election Committee
Chief justice informs Knesset speaker of decision, with fresh national vote likely to be called this week for March; predecessor Hanan Melcer had said ‘no chance’ he’d do it again
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December 6, 2019, 3:12 pm
Jordan says Israel released body of security prisoner who died in custody
Jordanian Foreign Ministry says remains of Sami Abu Diak arrived following the Hashemite Kingdom’s ‘intensive engagement’ with Israeli authorities
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November 29, 2019, 9:02 pm
Supreme Court judge sorry for offering condolences to dead terrorist’s family
Justice Neal Hendel says he ‘had no intention of hurting anyone’ when he made the comment while voiding deceased prisoner’s early release petition
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November 28, 2019, 9:45 pm
Outrage after Supreme Court justice offers condolences to family of terrorist
US-born jurist Neal Hendel later amends ruling in which he told relatives of Sami Abu Diak, who recently died of cancer in jail, that he ‘shared in their sorrow’
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November 28, 2019, 3:16 am
Bid to hold all terrorists’ bodies captive may rest on shaky legal ground
Supreme Court has upheld the government’s right to withhold remains, but only for the purposes of negotiations for return of IDF soldiers’ bodies, not for Bennett’s ‘deterrence’
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August 6, 2019, 11:16 pm
Judge says advertisers can’t refuse homophobic party’s campaign ads
Supreme Court Justice Neal Hendel rules a special law forbids companies from ‘discriminating’ between political ads during elections
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January 18, 2019, 5:33 pm
Suspicions former top lawyer helped intern pass bar exam in exchange for sex
Police question woman as witness over whether scandal-plagued Efi Nave also helped her find a job in return for sex; intern said to deny she received benefits from relationship
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