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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 speaks at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, January 7, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 8, 2026, 2:43 pm
Levin urges Knesset to ignore High Court order for new state comptroller vote
Justice minister says Michael Rabello should take up the post of independent watchdog despite court’s order to hold a new election because the last one was illegal; Eisenkot calls Levin enemy of Israeli democracy
By Jeremy Sharon
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) attends a memorial ceremony for Zionist leader Theodor Herzl at Mount Herzl in Jerusalem on July 5, 2026. (Alex Kolomoisky/POOL); Supreme Court President Isaac Amit presides over a hearing in the High Court of Justice, June 28, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
July 7, 2026, 2:16 pm
High Court warns of ‘anarchy,’ societal breakdown if officials flout its rulings
In response to government’s declaration that a June court ruling was invalid, justices warns that public officials who violate court orders may be liable to civil damages suits
By Jeremy Sharon
Legal correspondent Jeremy Sharon appears on the Daily Briefing podcast with host Jessica Steinberg (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 6, 2026, 2:20 pm
Daily Briefing July 6: High Court showdown: Is Israel facing a constitutional crisis?
Legal correspondent Jeremy Sharon reviews the implications of the government’s declared refusal to obey a High Court ruling on commercial broadcast media
By Jessica Steinberg and Jeremy Sharon
Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi (left) and Justice Minister Yariv Levin (right) attend a Knesset plenum session, January 8, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 6, 2026, 2:53 am
Government defiance of High Court paves way for future disregard of the law
Ministers’ declaration against High Court ruling on a media regulation body may have little legal impact, but symbolically ‘crosses the Rubicon’ on the concept of the rule of law
By Jeremy Sharon
Left to right: Attorney General Gali Baharav Miara attends a House committee meeting at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, June 9, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90); President Isaac Herzog and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attend a memorial ceremony for Zionist leader Theodor Herzl at Mount Herzl in Jerusalem on July 5, 2026. (Alex Kolomoisky/POOL)
July 5, 2026, 9:22 pm
AG: Government pledge to disobey High Court undermines core principles of rule of law
Herzog: Disobeying court ruling crosses a red line; opposition leaders warn against weakening of democratic norms, envision ‘anarchy in the streets’; Israel Bar Association chair: ‘Israel will not survive’ if move goes unchallenged
By ToI Staff
Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi (left) and Justice Minister Yariv Levin (right) attend a Knesset plenum session, January 8, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 5, 2026, 7:16 pm
In first, government vows to disobey High Court ruling, setting up constitutional crisis
Cabinet declares ruling allowing a key broadcast media regulator to operate without a quorum to be ‘unlawful’; opposition accuses government of ‘violating rule of law’
By Jeremy Sharon
L to R: Justice Minister Yariv Levin, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Israel Katz, and National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir are seen in the Knesset in Jerusalem, ahead of a failed vote on MK Ayman Odeh's proposed expulsion from the body. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 30, 2026, 1:03 pm
Ministers, coalition MKs push pardon for PM after judges urge dropping of key charge
Levin, Eliyahu, Katz and others again call for clemency or for dismissal of all charges, as judges repeat recommendation that prosecutors withdraw Netanyahu’s bribery count
By ToI Staff
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
Justice Minister Yariv Levin at a press conference at the Knesset, May 10, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 25, 2026, 9:46 pm
Judicial Selection Committee to convene on Sunday for first time in a year and a half
Panel will consider appointments to magistrates’, family and traffic courts, following legal pressure on Justice Minister Levin to appoint judges after 18-month refusal
By Jeremy Sharon
Supreme Court President Isaac Amit presides over a hearing for petitions demanding that a law politicizing the judicial appointments process be struck down, June 21, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 21, 2026, 8:23 pm
‘Regime change’: High Court tears into coalition bid to control judicial appointments
‘Judges will have political chip implanted in their body,’ warns court president Amit, but some conservative justices question wisdom of intervening
By Jeremy Sharon
Justice Minister Yariv Levin in the Knesset plenum, (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 11, 2026, 3:06 am
Knesset passes law giving justice minister control of internal police investigations
MKs vote 43-39 in favor of legislation, which the attorney general has said will remove the barrier between politicians and law enforcement and undermine department’s independence
By Jeremy Sharon
Supreme Court President Isaac Amit presides over a hearing on petitions regarding women’s prayer at the Western Wall, February 17, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
June 9, 2026, 6:45 pm
After 17-month obstruction by Levin, Supreme Court president’s appointment to be formally announced
High Court ruling comes after justice minister refused to complete procedural steps announcing Isaac Amit’s appointment, and a decision on Sunday that the justice minister acted unlawfully
By Jeremy Sharon
Supreme Court President Isaac Amit (left) speaks to Justice Minister Yariv Levin at the President's Residence in Jerusalem on April 10, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
June 7, 2026, 9:16 pm
In scathing rebuke, High Court rules Levin must cooperate with Court President Amit
Justices call justice minister’s arguments against legitimacy of Amit’s appointments ‘spurious’; Levin sarcastically responds he’ll work with court president ‘when there is one’
By Jeremy Sharon
Former Supreme Court Chief Justice Esther Hayut. in Jerusalem, November 3, 2025. (Moshe Shai/FLASH90)
June 5, 2026, 5:36 pm
Ex-chief justice warns Israel sliding to ‘anarchy’ after Haredi riot at judge’s home
Esther Hayut says attacks on justice system constitute violation of democratic principles and rule of law, calls for return to ‘sane behavior’ as ‘our lives depend on it’
By ToI Staff
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