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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 538

Jeremy Sharon

Jeremy Sharon

Jeremy Sharon is The Times of Israel’s legal affairs and settlements reporter
ֿRabbi Leo Dee holds a press conference in Efrat, on April 10, 2023. (Oren Ben Hakoon/ Flash90)
March 26, 2025, 2:47 pm
Court freezes PA tax funds for bereaved father whose family was killed by terrorists
After Leo Dee sues PA over discontinued ‘pay-for-slay’ system, a Jerusalem court sets aside NIS 50 million in damages for the British-Israeli rabbi — should he win his case
By ToI Staff, Nava Freiberg and Jeremy Sharon
Religious Zionism MK Simcha Rothman, head of the Knesset's Constitution, Law and Justice Committee, introduces the law to remake Israel's Judicial Selection Committee, in the Knesset on March 26, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
March 26, 2025, 6:36 am
Knesset holds final votes on bill to take political control of appointing judges
Voting expected to continue until early Thursday morning due to objections to legislation, at heart of coalition’s judicial overhaul, that increasingly politicizes process of choosing justices
By Jeremy Sharon
Protesters march toward the Knesset on March 25, 2025, holding a banner that reads, 'Protecting Democracy' (Credit Yair Palti/Pro-Democracy Protest Movement)
March 25, 2025, 1:47 pm
Daily Briefing Mar. 25: Day 536 – Gov’t, High Court and AG face off on Shin Bet chief
Legal reporter Jeremy Sharon discusses legalities of firing Ronen Bar and probe into police; archaeology reporter Rossella Tercatin talks ancient church, and sex among religious teens
By Jessica Steinberg, Jeremy Sharon and Rossella Tercatin
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) and Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar, on April 4, 2023. (Kobi Gideon/GPO/File)
March 24, 2025, 11:42 pm
Government tells High Court it can’t be forced to work with Shin Bet chief it doesn’t trust
AG says decision to fire Ronen Bar ‘tainted with fundamental flaws,’ has implications for independence of security and law enforcement officials in exercising their power
By Jeremy Sharon
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir with senior police officers at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City, after his visit to the Temple Mount, during Tisha B'Av, August 13, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
March 24, 2025, 4:12 am
Report: Shin Bet covertly probed Kahanist infiltration into police under Ben Gvir
Ronen Bar said to have ordered probe after far-right minister’s office meddled in Temple Mount rules; agency first seems to confirm details, then denies; Ben Gvir urges jailing Bar
By Jeremy Sharon and ToI Staff
Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara (center) and Justice Minister Yariv Levin (right) at a farewell ceremony for retiring acting Supreme Court president Uzi Vogelman, at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, October 1, 2024. (Oren Ben Hakoon/POOL)
March 23, 2025, 5:09 pm
Ministers unanimously vote no confidence in AG, beginning formal process to dismiss her
Justice minister claims Gali Baharav-Miara caused rift with government by blocking its policies; she says it ‘seeks to be above the law,’ wants unlimited power; demonstrations grow
By Jeremy Sharon and Sam Sokol
Young children cross the road in the West Bank outpost of Shvut Rachel, November 17, 2016 (Miriam Alster/ Flash90/ File)
March 23, 2025, 3:59 pm
Security cabinet approves 13 West Bank ‘neighborhoods’ to become independent settlements
Former illegal outposts to get councils, eased funding; Smotrich: An important step on path of ‘de facto sovereignty’; Palestinian Authority, Hamas condemn move
By Jeremy Sharon
Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara attends the swearing in ceremony of Justice Isaac Amit as president of the Supreme Court, at the Israeli President's residence in Jerusalem, February 13, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
March 23, 2025, 12:44 pm
Government seeking to operate ‘above the law,’ AG charges ahead of no-confidence vote
Baharav-Miara says motion aims to promote loyalty to politicians; retired Supreme Court justices warn her dismissal ‘would seriously endanger Israel’s status as a nation of laws’
By Jeremy Sharon and ToI Staff
Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar at a state ceremony marking the Hebrew anniversary of the Hamas October 7 attack, at Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem on October 27, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/ FLASH90)
March 21, 2025, 5:47 pm
Setting up standoff, High Court issues temporary order against dismissing Shin Bet chief
In wake of ruling, AG tells Netanyahu he’s prohibited from even interviewing new candidates, says could be a conflict of interest; PM says government will decide who heads Shin Bet
By Jeremy Sharon, Shira Silkoff and ToI Staff
Left: Shin Bet Chief Ronen Bar (Yonatan Sindel/Flash 90); Right: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (Dudu Bachar/POOL)
March 20, 2025, 3:16 am
Defying AG, cabinet schedules Thursday night vote to fire Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar
Citing a ‘persistent personal and professional distrust’ of spymaster, PM moves ahead with anticipated sacking despite Baharav-Miara’s objections, probe into his aides’ Qatar ties
By Jeremy Sharon, Lazar Berman and Jacob Magid
Democrats MK Gilad Kariv is ejected from the Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee following a vote on a highly controversial law changing Israel's judicial appointments process, March 19, 2025. (Noam Moskowitz, Office of the Knesset Spokesperson)
March 19, 2025, 4:32 pm
Bill to increase political control over judicial appointments approved by Knesset panel
Opposition chief Lapid urges mass protests against key judicial overhaul bill, that could become law next week, to limit judiciary’s influence over picks
By Jeremy Sharon
MK Gilad Kariv speaks during a Constitution, Law and Justice Committee meeting at the Knesset, on March 17, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
March 19, 2025, 11:28 am
MK Kariv: Overhaul bill will leave judges ‘eternally fearful’ of their political bosses
Democrats’ Gilad Kariv warns legislation changing the judicial appointments process, which the coalition aims to quickly push through, will ‘totally politicize the justice system’
By Jeremy Sharon
Itamar Ben Gvir speaks during a National Security Committee meeting at the Knesset on November 27, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
March 19, 2025, 7:13 am
Cabinet unanimously reappoints Ben Gvir as police minister, ignoring AG’s objections
Move by ministers to bring Otzma Yehudit back into coalition expected to win Knesset support Wednesday despite concerns over far-right firebrand’s disregard for court rulings
By Jeremy Sharon and ToI Staff
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90); Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara (Oren Ben Hakoon/Pool)
March 18, 2025, 10:57 pm
AG tells Netanyahu that Ben Gvir cannot legally be appointed police minister
With far-right leader set to rejoin coalition, Baharav-Miara likely concerned by his apparent violations of rulings not to involve himself in operational police matters, politicization of promotions
By Jeremy Sharon
From left to right: Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi and Shin Bet security services director Ronen Bar at a special operations room overseeing a mission to release hostages in the Gaza Strip, June 8, 2024. (Shin Bet security service)
March 17, 2025, 5:22 pm
In clash over PM’s right to fire Shin Bet chief, a deeper question about responsibility for Oct. 7
AG and Supreme Court will likely want to know why Netanyahu is firing Ronen Bar now – 17 months after the failure to thwart Hamas’s massacre but exactly when the Shin Bet is investigating the PM’s aides
By Jeremy Sharon
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