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Jeremy Sharon

Jeremy Sharon

Jeremy Sharon is The Times of Israel’s legal affairs and settlements reporter
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (center) together with fellow Likud ministers Yariv Levin (left) and Shlomo Karhi (right) attend a Knesset plenum session at which a law boosting government authority over media was passed, July 16, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 17, 2026, 9:50 am
Coalition’s ‘legislative blitz’ is designed to shore-up, unshackle right-wing power
Raft of contentious laws passed this week increases power of right-wing media, throws off attorney general’s legal restraints, and keeps the Haredim inside Netanyahu’s right-wing bloc
By Jeremy Sharon
Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi attends a vote at the plenum hall of the Knesset in Jerusalem, on July 16, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 17, 2026, 12:26 am
Coalition passes media overhaul law, giving government greater regulatory control
In apparent violation of PM’s conflict of interest deal, communications minister thanks Netanyahu for tasking him with passing reform, which includes benefits for pro-government Channel 14
By Ariela Karmel and Jeremy Sharon
Yashar leader Gadi Eisenkot, interviewed on Channel 12 news, July 15, 2026. (Channel 12 screenshot)
July 16, 2026, 6:58 am
Eisenkot: PM asked me as IDF chief to order troops into bunkers in area where his son was serving
Former top military commander says he rejected the ‘strange demand,’ which he links to current reports that Netanyahu’s wife is pushing for lifetime Shin Bet security detail
By Jeremy Sharon and Nava Freiberg
Ultra-Orthodox Jews protest against conscription to the IDF, July 15, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
July 15, 2026, 7:20 pm
High Court freezes implementation of law banning arrest of Haredi draft-dodgers
Court cites previous rulings and ‘weighty arguments’ by petitioners who argue law is discriminatory. Cabinet minister, MKs call on police to disobey the order
By Jeremy Sharon
Thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jewish men protest outside Military Prison near Kfar Yona, central Israel, against the jailing of yeshiva students who failed to comply with an army recruitment order, June 17, 2026. (Tal Gal/Flash90)
July 15, 2026, 5:33 pm
Trying to bypass court, law banning Haredi draft-dodger arrests was doomed from the start
The bench has ruled repeatedly against laws mandating unequal sharing of the military service burden and castigated the government for failing to enforce ultra-Orthodox conscription. Now it’s been swift to freeze the latest law
By Jeremy Sharon
Finance Minister Bezalel Smortrich, left, and Settlements Minister Orit Strock announce a government plan for dozens of new settlements in the West Bank, July 14, 2026. (Courtesy Religious Zionism)
July 14, 2026, 11:13 pm
Government says $431 million allocated last month for 34 new West Bank settlements
Ministers Smotrich and Strock declare a ‘day of celebration’ for plan that is ‘killing’ possibility of Palestinian state
By Jeremy Sharon
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (foreground) walks past ultra-Orthodox MKs as the Knesset prepares to pass a law banning the arrests of draft dodgers that will effectively freeze ultra-Orthodox enlistment into the IDF for at least the next seven months, July 14, 2026. Netanyahu left the chamber before the vote itself. At center, with hands around his mouth, is UTJ MK Meir Porush. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
July 14, 2026, 8:28 pm
Knesset passes law banning arrests of Haredi draft dodgers, legitimizing ongoing mass non-enlistment
Petitions against law filed to High Court; deputy minister quits in protest; Netanyahu skips vote, is denounced as ‘traitor’ by opposition MK; all ultra-Orthodox MKs proudly acknowledge they have relatives who could benefit from the law
By Ariela Karmel, Jeremy Sharon and Charlie Summers
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir speaks to troops of the Kfir Brigade's Netzah Yehuda Battalion, a largely Orthodox unit, in the Gaza Strip, March 6, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)
July 13, 2026, 8:57 pm
IDF chief denounces ‘inconceivable’ bill that will freeze most ultra-Orthodox enlistment
In letter to Netanyahu, Defense Minister Katz, and Knesset defense committee, Zamir calls legislation ‘unequivocally inconsistent’ with IDF’s manpower needs, laments move to have army officers oversee exemptions
By Emanuel Fabian and Jeremy Sharon
Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi attends a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset in Jerusalem, July 8, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 13, 2026, 1:54 pm
Coalition plows ahead with Karhi’s media bill, dropping entire sections at last minute
Rushed committee approval comes after parts related to government app that would broadcast sports free of charge removed due to Haredi objections; High Court discussing contentious bill Monday
By Michael Bachner, Ariela Karmel and Jeremy Sharon
Trucks carrying food, after entering the Gaza Strip through the Kerem Shalom crossing, drive through Khan Younis, February 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
July 13, 2026, 1:44 pm
UN official says Hamas obstructing Gaza aid: ‘Dangerous pattern of intimidation, violence’
Special coordinator says armed Hamas-linked operatives raided food distribution point and WFP depot, assaulted 2 truck drivers; police scrap charges for Israeli right-wing activist who blocked aid trucks
By AFP, Jeremy Sharon and ToI Staff
MK Simcha Rothman leads a Constitution, Law and Justice Committee meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem, July 6, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/ Flash90)
July 13, 2026, 1:19 am
Bill to gut attorney general’s powers approved by Knesset committee for final readings
Opposition lawmakers warn legislation will place ‘government above the law’ and vow to petition against it, as coalition lauds it ahead of its likely passage this week
By Jeremy Sharon
Opposition Yesh Atid MKs Elazar Stern (left) and Meir Cohen (right) shout during a Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee hearing on legislation to freeze the arrests of ultra-Orthodox draft dodgers, July 12, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
July 12, 2026, 10:32 pm
Bill approved for final Knesset readings would ease continued mass Haredi non-enlistment for at least 7 months
Coalition-backed legislation much more far-reaching than earlier versions, gives current and future Haredi draft dodgers immunity from arrest, freezes existing criminal proceedings, and makes oversight over immunity process impossible
By Jeremy Sharon
A shepherd from the Palestinian herding community of Khallet Makhul in the northern Jordan Valley is detained by soldiers, February 19, 2025. (Courtesy Association of Civil Rights in Israel)
July 9, 2026, 9:17 pm
High Court petition demands protection for West Bank Palestinian herding communities
Petition from 7 northern Jordan Valley villages says extremist settler violence, inability to access water, pasture leaves them on verge of displacement, amounts to ethnic cleansing
By Jeremy Sharon
Mujahed Bani Mufleh lies in a hospital bed where he is receiving treatment after being released from Israeli jail, July 8, 2026. (JOHN WESSELS/AFP)
July 9, 2026, 11:09 am
Israeli jails a ‘graveyard,’ says freed Palestinian journalist
Mujahed Bani Mufleh was imprisoned for incitement, but never charged; separately, Israel denies detained Gaza hospital chief and Hamas officer in ‘life-threatening’ condition
By AFP and Jeremy Sharon
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
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