Posts Tagged: Israeli Supreme Court
Israel’s Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Showdown Over Judicial Reform
Israel's Supreme Court heard arguments on Tuesday against a bid by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government to curb the court's powers, part of a judicial...
Balance of Chaos: A Lawyer Explains Israel’s Judicial Reform
On Monday night, as hundreds of thousands of protesters took to the streets all over the country, the Knesset voted to end the Israeli Supreme...
Israel Expects Mass Protests Saturday Over Draft Judicial Reform Bills
Israel is expected to see tens of thousands of people demonstrate on Saturday in Tel Aviv’s Habima Square in response to the judicial reform proposals...
Israel Appoints First Muslim Justice, Mizrachi Woman to Supreme Court
A remarkably diverse group of justices were appointed to Israel's Supreme Court on Monday, including the first Muslim man and first Mizrachi woman. The Judicial Appointments...
Tensions High in Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jarrah Ahead of Supreme Court Ruling on Evictions
i24 News - The Israeli Supreme Court on Monday was set to examine the appeal filed by four Palestinian families residing in the Sheikh Jarrah...
Israel’s Top Court, in Blow to Netanyahu, Expedites Knesset Vote on New Speaker
Israel's Supreme Court arranged for a vote for a parliamentary speaker to be held on Thursday in a showdown with an ally of Benjamin Netanyahu,...
Netanyahu Ally, Israeli Supreme Court Clash, With PM’s Future at Stake
Israel's Supreme Court ordered the speaker of the parliament on Monday to put into motion a move in parliament, which he had rejected, that could...
Israeli Supreme Court Rules Surrogacy Rights Must Be Extended to Same-Sex Couples
The Israeli Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that same-sex couples must be permitted by law to have children via a surrogate. The Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported...
Netanyahu Builds Momentum With Key Victories in Likud Primary and Supreme Court Challenge
JNS.org - After two Israeli elections passed without the formation of a coalition government, and Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit released his long-awaited announcement that he...
Israelis Protest Moves to Grant Netanyahu Immunity, Limit Supreme Court
Thousands of Israelis protested on Saturday against legislative steps that could grant Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu immunity from prosecution and limit the power of the...
Israeli Supreme Court Rules in Favor of US Student in Boycott Case, Allowing Her to Stay in Country
An American student who was barred from entering Israel under a law against foreign activists who support boycotts of the state over its Palestinian policies was given...
Israeli Supreme Court Defers Decision on Demolition of West Bank Village
Israel's top court deferred on Thursday the planned demolition of a Bedouin village in the West Bank that has stirred Palestinian outrage and international concern. A...
Study Finds Major Israeli Supreme Court Procedural Discrimination in Favor of Pro-Palestinian Plaintiffs
JNS.org - An in-depth analysis of more than 100 petitions filed in Israel’s Supreme Court against illegal construction in Judea and Samaria revealed preferential treatment given...
Israeli Forces Evict Settlers in West Bank Land Dispute Case
Israeli security forces on Tuesday began evicting Jewish settlers from 15 homes which Israel's highest court ruled were built illegally on privately-owned Palestinian land in the...
