Articles in "Legal Affairs"

Smotrich Says ICC Sought Secret Arrest Warrant Against Him, Calls Move ‘Declaration of War’

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said Tuesday he had been notified that the International Criminal Court had submitted a secret ...

Israel Activates Death Penalty Clause in Counterterror Legal Overhaul

Palestinians convicted of deadly terrorist attacks in military courts in Judea and Samaria can now face the death penalty after a regional ...

Former Israeli Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon Accepts Plea Deal in Corporate Fraud Case

Former Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon will admit to violating Israel’s Securities Law as part of a plea bargain in the Yount Credit ...

Israel Approves Special Tribunal to Prosecute Oct. 7 Terrorists, Authorizes Death Penalty

More than two years after Hamas-led terrorists carried out the deadliest attack in Israel’s history, the Knesset on Monday night approved ...

Netanyahu Trial Hearing Scrapped Amid Security Update and Plea-Agreement Signals

The Jerusalem District Court on Monday morning canceled Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s scheduled testimony in his corruption trial ...

Herzog Moves to Mediate Plea Bargain in Netanyahu Corruption Cases

Israeli President Isaac Herzog has invited prosecutors and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s defense team to negotiations aimed at ...

Netanyahu Testimony Delayed Again Amid Security-Related Claims

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s scheduled testimony in his ongoing corruption trial was canceled on Monday shortly before it was due ...

High Court Hearing on October 7 Inquiry Exposes Israeli Divisions

Israel’s High Court of Justice on Thursday heard petitions demanding the establishment of a state commission of inquiry into the failures ...

Israeli High Court Limits Ben-Gvir’s Powers Over Police Appointments and Public Comments

Israel’s High Court of Justice on Thursday issued interim orders restricting the powers of National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, ...

Netanyahu Battles Court Over Attempt to Unseat Ben-Gvir

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu formally urged Israel’s Supreme Court to reject petitions seeking the removal of National Security ...