Nine judges out of the twelve whose names Justice Minister Yariv Levin announced on Sunday night as candidates for the position of Supreme Court President contacted the Secretariat of the Judicial Selection Committee with a request to remove their names from the nomination. In an unusual move, Levin nominated all the judges for the presidency after … Read more
Israel’s government approved on Sunday a proposal aimed at avoiding economic measures against military-age haredi (ultra-Orthodox) yeshiva students, who are required by law to report for IDF service. The proposal was deemed “not legally viable” by the attorney-general’s office, whose opinions are legally binding, but the government approved the measure regardless. The text of … Read more
Justice Minister Yariv Levin has until the end of the day on Sunday to announce the candidates for Chief Justice of Israel’s High Court. If he does not do so, he will be in violation of a High Court ruling from September 8. A spokesperson for Levin did not say on Sunday afternoon whether … Read more
Labor Minister Yoav Ben Tzur (Shas) requested in a letter to Deputy Attorney-General Gil Limon on Monday that the decision to cease daycare subsidies for military-age haredi men apply only to the 2025-2026 school year and not to the upcoming school year. Limon’s decision, which he announced on Sunday, was based on the High … Read more
The electoral body for the country’s next chief rabbis must hold an election before September 30, the High Court of Justice ruled on Thursday. This comes after it failed to meet the legal requirement to hold an election by July 1 and the previous rabbis’ tenure ended without replacement. The ruling was an unusually … Read more
The Prime Minister’s Office announced on Thursday that on Sunday the government will approve a measure to give itself control over the appointment of the country’s next Civil Service Commissioner, despite a statement from the Attorney-General’s office that the measure is “not legally viable.” The government’s intention to ignore the AG’s advice, which according … Read more
Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism Minister Amichai Chikli recently spoke with Gadi Ness on Radio North 104.5FM about the Supreme Court’s ruling that ultra-Orthodox must be recruited into the army. “I think the court was wrong in allowing the Knesset to continue the debates. Currently, the debates are taking place at a leisurely pace,” … Read more
The High Court of Justice’s ruling on Tuesday stated the obvious: that the government of Israel must abide by the existing National Service Law, which states that every 18-year-old Israeli must report for military service. The real question was how far the court would go and which tools it would use to ensure that … Read more
In a surprising development in the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee on Wednesday morning, committee chair MK Yuli Edelstein (Likud) opted not to hold a vote on a bill that would extend the cutoff age for reservists by three months. The bill, which is currently set to expire on June 30, says that … Read more
The Likud’s response on Tuesday to the High Court ruling saying that the state could no longer refrain from drafting haredim into the IDF included several misleading claims, bringing into question whether or not the government intends to lead to a significant increase in haredi draftees. The Likud, the largest party in the governing … Read more
