Articles in "Legal Affairs"
Netanyahu’s Pardon Request Sparks Fierce Political Reactions
Israel’s political landscape erupted on Sunday following Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s unprecedented request for a pardon from ...
Netanyahu Seeks ‘Extraordinary’ Pardon Amid Corruption Trial
In an unprecedented move, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu submitted an "extraordinary" pardon request to President Isaac Herzog, ...
Israeli High Court: Government Must Formulate Plan to Enforce Conscripting Orthodox Men
Israel's High Court of Justice on Wednesday ordered the Israeli government to develop a policy within 45 days to enforce military ...
Israel’s High Court Blocks Minister’s Pick to Oversee Abuse Leak Investigation
Israel's High Court of Justice on Sunday canceled Justice Minister Yariv Levin’s move to appoint State Ombudsman for Judges Asher Kula to ...
Israeli Coalition Rift Deepens as Rabbi Lando Rejects Terrorist Death Penalty Plan
Rabbi Dov Lando, the spiritual leader of the Degel HaTorah faction of the Orthodox United Torah Judaism party, ordered his lawmakers to ...
Israel Appoints Retired Judge to Probe Former Military Advocate General
Israel’s Justice Minister Yariv Levin announced on Tuesday his plan to appoint a retired judge as a special prosecutor to lead the ...
Israeli Military’s Ex-Legal Chief Detained as Authorities Probe Possible Cover-Up
An Israeli court on Monday extended the detention of the army’s top lawyer, former Military Advocate General Maj. Gen. Yifat ...
Israel Moves Closer to Allowing Death Penalty for Terrorists
The Knesset’s National Security Committee on Monday approved advancing a controversial bill that would allow the death penalty for ...
Legislation Would Let Israel Try Hamas Terrorists, Death Penalty Could Apply
Justice Minister Yariv Levin on Wednesday introduced legislation to the Knesset that would create a special criminal tribunal to try Gazans ...
Eight Sentenced for Lynching of Jewish Man During 2021 Israeli-Arab Riots
The Lod District Court on Sunday sentenced eight men for their role in the 2021 lynching of Yigal Yehoshua, a 56-year-old resident of the ...
