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Supreme Court Chief Justice Esther Hayut and other justices arrive for a court hearing on the election committee's decision to disqualify Balad from running in the Knesset election, Jerusalem, October 6, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
Israeli courts legitimized the state’s worst policies. We must still protect them
It is hard for critics to stand up for a judiciary that enables many human rights abuses. But the coalition's plans would make the regime far more repressive.
By Natalie Davidson and Limor Yehuda January 23, 2023
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives a press conference with Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, January 11, 2023. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
The Israeli right is the minority — the left need only realize it
It’s time for the Jewish left to understand that by aligning its struggle with the Palestinians, it can be part of a majority against occupation and apartheid.
By Meron Rapoport January 12, 2023
Israel's Supreme Court sits as the High Court of Justice, April 1, 2014. (Photo by Oren Ziv/Activestills)
The real reason Netanyahu has the High Court in his crosshairs
The government’s plan to curb the High Court’s authority distracts from the fact that on most of Israel’s discriminatory and anti-democratic laws and policies, the two institutions see eye to eye. In recent weeks, the Israeli media has reported on Prime Minister Netanyahu’s plan to propose new legislation that would grant the government more authority…
By Amjad Iraqi May 6, 2015
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Complete control: On the unquestioned authority of the Interior Ministry
Israel’s judges rarely question whether the Interior Ministry may not actually be an expert on immigration matters, or whether it might be making decisions without asking the right questions – even when someone’s life is on the line. The courts generally accept any, or nearly any, factual claim provided by the Interior Ministry regarding individuals…
By Laissez Passer April 27, 2013
Justice Minister Yaakov Neeman (Photo: UK in Israel - CC BY-NC 2.0/flickr)
Mounting criticism of bill to limit Supreme Court powers
Justice Minister Yaakov Neeman’s draft bill for the Basic Law: Legislation has prompted a lively debate for and against, mainly over the clause that would allow the Knesset to revive a law that the Supreme Court has ruled unconstitutional through a 65-member majority. On Tuesday, the new chief justice of the Supreme Court, Asher Grunis,…
By Dahlia Scheindlin April 18, 2012
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