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The illegal Bedouin village Khan al-Ahmar, east of Jerusalem. March 21, 2021. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Lapid calls for Khan al-Ahmar evacuation delay, warns of potential political consequences

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Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid called on Sunday for a postponement of the evacuation of Khan al-Ahmar, warning that the move could have negative political consequences, Ynet reported. The contentious issue of the illegal Bedouin village located between...
Supreme Court Chief Justice Esther Hayut at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem on May 27, 2021. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Israeli Supreme Court president blasts critics for ‘undermining’ rule of law

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Israeli Supreme Court President Esther Hayut blasted critics of the court at the annual Israel Bar Association conference in Eilat on Monday. “The undermining of the legitimacy of the courts and their judgements in effect...
The Israeli Supreme Court in Jerusalem on May 4, 2020. Photo by Oren Ben Hakoon/POOL.

Religious pluralism won’t be achieved in the courts

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Reactions to this week’s Israeli Supreme Court ruling about recognizing the validity of conversions to Judaism by non-Orthodox denominations are all out of proportion to its actual significance in terms of the number of those affected...
Israeli Supreme Court president Esther Hayut and Supreme Court justices arrive to petition against the Jewish Nation-State Law at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem on Dec. 22, 2020. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Landmark decision recognizing non-Orthodox conversions performed in Israel sparks fierce debate

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Israel’s Supreme Court handed down a bombshell decision on Monday recognizing Reform and Conservative conversions for those seeking to obtain citizenship. The result has caused an uproar in Israel and within the Jewish Diaspora, with some saying it...
Labor Party member Ibtisam Mara’ana-Menuhin during the first meeting of newly elected members in Tel Aviv, Feb. 2, 2021. Photo by Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90.

Robbing Israel’s far-left Labor leader of plausible deniability

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Much of the Israeli right is furious about the Supreme Court ruling on Sunday that Labor Party candidate Ibtisam Mara’ana-Menuhin is kosher to run for a Knesset seat in the March 23 election. The ruling overturned the Feb....
Ibtisam Mara'ana-Menuhin arrives for a hearing at Israel's Supreme Court in Jerusalem on Feb. 24, 2021. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Israel’s Supreme Court paves way for controversial Labor candidate’s Knesset run

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Israel’s Supreme Court on Sunday overturned a ruling by the Central Elections Committee that banned Ibtisam Mara’ana-Menuhin, No. 7 on the Labor Party’s Knesset slate, from vying in the March 23 election. Mara’ana-Menuhin, an Arab-Israeli filmmaker from...
Israelis watch a Supreme Court session on petitions filed against the proposed government outside the Knesset on April 3, 2020. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Israeli Supreme Court reverses land decision in midst of sovereignty debate

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Israel’s Supreme Court just reversed the 2017 Regulation Law, which gave Israel the authority to appropriate private Palestinian land in the disputed territories of Judea and Samaria with compensation to the owners. Eight of the...
Israel's Knesset. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

The Supreme Court and the Knesset

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The two issues that kept Israel’s Supreme Court busy (all eleven judges sitting together, which is very rare, I understand) deliberating in public view (a) whether Israel can have a prime minister about to...
Israeli Supreme Court Chief Justice Esther Hayut arrives at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem on May 3, 2020, for a hearing on the legality of the coalition agreement between Likud and Blue and White parties. Photo by Oren Ben Hakoon/POOL.

As Israel’s Supreme Court weighs in on unity government, how much power should it...

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In a landmark ruling, Israel’s Supreme Court rejected all petitions against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu forming a new government while under indictment, and against the emergency unity government deal signed by Netanyahu and...
Israelis watch a Supreme Court session on petitions filed against the proposed unity government, outside the Knesset in Jerusalem, on April 3, 2020. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Supreme Court validates Netanyahu government weeks after attempted putsch

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On Wednesday, Israel’s Supreme Court unanimously rejected eight separate petitions filed against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the coalition agreement he signed with former challenger Benny Gantz. The ruling paves the way to the...