Posts Tagged: supreme court
Israeli Protesters Keep Pressure on Netanyahu After Judicial Turmoil
Thousands of flag-waving Israelis renewed their protests nationwide after sundown on Saturday, capping a week of turmoil in which Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pushed through...
Netanyahu Says Doing ‘Excellently’, Plans to Attend Key Reform Vote on Monday
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he was "doing excellently" after an overnight hospitalization and vowed to be in parliament on Monday to vote for...
Supreme Court Unanimously Backs Christian Postal Worker in Sabbath Observance Case
In a unanimous ruling with significant ramifications for observant Jews, the US Supreme Court on Thursday enhanced protections for religious employees by clarifying its interpretation...
Anti-Haredi Sentiment and the Boycott of Angel Bakeries
JNS.org - As the leaders of Israel’s protest movement have acknowledged, judicial-reform legislation is only part of the impetus for the demonstrations. This is why...
Mass Protests Against Israeli Judicial Overhaul Enter 10th Week
Israelis packed city streets on Saturday in nationwide demonstrations now in their 10th week against plans by the hard-right government to curb the Supreme Court's...
Israelis Rally Again Against Government’s Judicial Overhaul
Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets of Israeli cities for the ninth straight week on Saturday to fight a government plan to...
Democracy Means Judicial Autonomy, German Envoy Says on Israel Overhaul
Germany believes an independent justice system is a tenet of democracy and is closely watching the Israeli dispute over a government plan for judicial change,...
Herzog in the Crosshairs
JNS.org - In an op-ed on Friday in The Jerusalem Post, attorney Russell Avraham Shalev of the Kohelet Policy Forum explains what’s missing from Israeli...
Protests Continue in Israel as Government Forges Ahead with Judicial Changes
Tens of thousands of protesters returned to the streets of Israel on Saturday night to fight a plan to overhaul the country's court system that...
Is Judicial Reform a Threat to Israeli Democracy?
JNS.org - If you believe certain prominent outlets and pundits, Israel’s recent elections foreshadow the demise of democracy and the rule of law in the...
Global Leaders Condemn Bolsonaro Supporters’ Assault on Brazil Government Buildings
Supporters of Brazil's former far-right President Jair Bolsonaro on Sunday invaded the country's Supreme Court, the Congress building and surrounded the presidential palace in Brasilia....
Don’t Touch Israel’s ‘Gem’ of Supreme Court, Dershowitz Warns
i24 News - Israel's Supreme Court is key to the Jewish state's battle against propagandists claiming it is not a democracy, renowned US jurist Alan...
US Supreme Court Seeks Biden Views on WhatsApp ‘Pegasus’ Spyware Dispute
The US Supreme Court on Monday asked President Joe Biden's administration to weigh in on whether the justices should hear a case on whether Meta...
Supreme Court Vacancy: Ruth Bader Ginsberg Need Not Apply
JNS.org - That a black woman will fill Justice Stephen Breyer’s soon-to-be vacated seat on the Supreme Court is not surprising. Many African-American women have...
