Articles in "Yariv Levin"

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 ...

Israeli High Court Battles Justice Minister Over Judicial Selection Committee

The government requested on Thursday that the High Court of Justice cancel the injunction it published earlier in the day requiring Justice ...

Netanyahu Has Pacemaker Implanted, Justice Minister Yariv Levin is Acting Prime Minister

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had a pacemaker implanted in the early hours of Sunday morning. Doctors at the Sheba Medical ...

Supreme Court Further Angers Government Striking Down Law on Foreign Workers

Senior Cabinet Ministers decried a ruling made by Israel’s Supreme Court Wednesday morning that nullified a clause in a law about foreign ...

Israeli Opposition Slams Justice Minister’s Threat to Disobey High Court

Israeli Justice Minister Yariv Levin drew heavy criticism from opposition leaders after threatening to disobey a High Court ruling ...

Israeli Gov’t Delays Vote on Judicial Reform Bills as President Seeks Compromise

Israel's governing coalition delayed several Knesset votes related to a contentious judicial reform that were scheduled for ...