Articles in "Yariv Levin"

Knesset Gives Gov’t Control Over Judicial Ombudsman in Victory for Legal Overhaul

Israel's governing coalition scored a victory in its judicial overhaul initiative when the Knesset approved legislation giving the ...

Justice Yitzhak Amit Appointed Supreme Court President, Ending 15-Month Stalemate

Ending a 15-month stalemate, Israel's Judicial Appointments Committee selected Justice Yitzhak Amit as President of the Supreme Court on ...

Knesset Committee to Begin Discussions on Judicial Reform Compromise

The Knesset Constitution, Law, and Justice Committee will begin discussions on Wednesday on a compromise judicial reform plan. The move ...

Israeli Justice Minister Threatens to Renew Contentious Judicial Overhaul Initiative

Raising the specter of a constitutional crisis, Israeli Justice Minister Yariv Levin threatened to renew a judicial overhaul stalled by ...

Israeli Opposition Slams Justice Minister Over Calls to Resume Judicial Overhaul

National Unity party leader MK Benny Gantz denounced Justice Minister Yariv Levin’s call for the government to resume its contentious ...

Israeli Justice Minister Slammed After Nominating All 13 Sitting Justices to Lead Supreme Court

A standoff over Israeli judicial appointments deepened when Justice Minister Yariv Levin nominated all 13 sitting Supreme Court justices ...

Israeli Justice Minister, High Court in Standoff Over Judicial Appointments

Israel's Justice Minister and High Court are in a standoff over judicial appointments after Yariv Levin said on Sunday he would boycott the ...

Netanyahu to Undergo Operation, Yariv Levin to Serve as Acting Prime Minister

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will undergo an operation for a hernia on Sunday night following the weekly Cabinet meeting, the ...

Israel Breaks Legal Logjam as Judicial Selection Committee Meets for First Time in Nearly 2 Years

Israel's Judicial Selection Committee met in Jerusalem, making permanent appointments for the first time in nearly two years and addressing ...

Israel’s Chief Justice Retires Amid Uncertainty Over Successor

Israeli Supreme Court President Esther Hayut stepped down from the court on Monday amid uncertainty over who will succeed her. "As fate ...