Tag: Israeli Supreme Court
Scandal rocks Israeli judicial system as senior member arrested for fraud
An unnamed senior Israeli lawyer was arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of demanding sexual favors in exchange for judicial appointments. Two more suspects, including a female judge from the center of the country, were...
Number of people rejected as ‘non-Jews’ by Israeli chief rabbinate up 460 percent
Israel’s chief rabbinate now asks twice as many people to prove their Jewish status, according to figures released as part of a Supreme Court battle.
Legal advocates for a woman who was herself challenged in...