Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rushed between meetings with government officials and coalition members on Tuesday to reach agreements concerning a new law on the conscription of haredi (ultra-Orthodox) young men as a deadline set by the High Court of Justice was set to end on Wednesday. Originally, the government was set to vote on … Read more
Israel’s High Court of Justice issued a conditional order to Education Minister Yoav Kisch after the cancelation of the Israel Prize for 2024 on Thursday. The High Court ruled that the minister must explain why the distribution of the prize was canceled. The High Court ruled that “In view of the pressing time frame … Read more
The High Court of Justice upheld a petition on Thursday to restore Israel Postal Company chairman Mishael Vaknin, after Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi and Regional Cooperation Minister David Amsalem fired him from his post in July. The ministers said that Vaknin “was not fulfilling his role appropriately,” but the move was suspected to be … Read more
Israel’s Supreme Court dismissed on Wednesday a petition that sought to disqualify National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir from his ministerial position due to his criminal record. Justices Yitzhak Amit, Noam Sohlberg, and Yechiel Kasher presided over the discussion. Israeli justice: This is a chance to redefine reasonableness clause During the delivery of the answer … Read more
Following a leaked report regarding a draft judgement showing that the High Court intended to reverse the reasonableness law, Likud MK Tally Gotliv sharply attacked the judges who intended vote in favor of rejecting the law, and claimed that she knows who leaked the draft. Gotliv tweeted on her X account: “The same Supreme … Read more
The High Court struck down the law to cancel the Reasonableness Standard on Monday night, by an 8-7 vote. Members of Knesset and proxy organizations had a vast range of responses to the historic decision. The Movement for the Quality of Government commented, “This is a historic verdict. A government and ministers who sought … Read more
Israel’s High Court of Justice ruled to annul the Law to Cancel the Reasonableness Standard in a drafted ruling published on Wednesday by N12. The drafted ruling was passed with eight justices for and seven against, as per the report. The court held a full-bench hearing for the first time in its history in … Read more
