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The latest on legal issues, criminal investigations, Supreme Court rulings, trial coverage, new laws, legislation and more across Israel.

 Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) speaks with Cabinet secretary Tzachi Braverman during the weekly government conference at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on June 17, 2018.

Netanyahu's Chief of Staff investigated for Oct 7 protocol tampering

 Meta announces testing of facial recognition.

Meta will face antitrust trial over Instagram, WhatsApp acquisitions

By REUTERS
 An illustrative photo of a young child holding someone's hand.

Israeli court rules child can remain in Israel after fleeing abusive father in US

 Social media and digital online concept, man using smart phone.

Australia proposes 'world-leading' ban on social media for children under 16

By REUTERS
Inside the Knesset building.

Knesset passes controversial law allowing expulsion of terrorists' family members

By ELIAV BREUER , YAKI ADAMKER
 FILE PHOTO: New York City Mayor Eric Adams speaks during a news conference at 1 Police Plaza in New York City, US, April 3, 2024.

New York Mayor Adams faces criminal indictment, vows to fight charges

By REUTERS
Construction site.

Top municipalities awarded for excellence in building law enforcement

 JUSTICE MINISTER Yariv Levin attends a swearing-in ceremony for newly appointed judges, at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem, in June.

Levin mulling legislation to overcome High Court ruling on Chief Justice appointment

Ofer and his mother in the valley of the deer

A symbol of nature: Israel files landmark NIS 594K lawsuit for illegal deer hunting

By ELI ASHKENAZI
 Judge Henry Shakenovsky

Tribute to judge Henry Shakenovsky: A South African-Israeli man of justice

By DAVID E. KAPLAN
  International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Khan speaks during an interview with Reuters in The Hague, Netherlands February 12, 2024.

UK Lawyers for Israel warns ICC Prosecutor of breaching rules for warrants against Israeli leaders

 New regulations demand full transparency in urban renewal.

The end for "machers" who have stalled urban renewal projects for years?

 THE WRITERS attend a meeting in the Knesset.

A quiet revolution is providing dignity to widowed parents - opinion

By YEHUDA GLICK , HADAS DISSEN-GLICK
Protesters wave Israeli flags outside the Sde Teiman detention facility, after Israeli Military Police arrived at the site as part of an investigation into suspected abuse of a Palestinian detainee, near Beersheba in southern Israel, July 29, 2024.

Sde Teiman riots: Threatening the checks and balances key to our survival - comment

 Simcha Rothman speaking at the Knesset on 6.8.2024

Israel eases immigrants credential transfer with new licensing plan, legislation

Man walks down the highway toward Ben-Gurion Airport as traffic is stopped during the judicial reform protests on March 9, 2023.

Ben-Gurion Airport raises efforts to ensure passengers safety with increased law enforcement

By ZIV REINSTEIN
 The Knesset approves amendment to Lawyers' Law: changes in recognition of foreign degrees and easements for foreign attorneys. 5 August 2024

Knesset passes landmark law, easing integration of foreign lawyers into Israel's legislative system

The Knesset plenum on July 24, 2024.

Series of controversial laws pass in legislative blitz ahead of summer recess

La Abogada General de las FDI, Maj.-Gen. Yifat Tomer Yerushalmi es la abogada jefe del ejército israelí y tiene la misión de defender a los israelíes de acusaciones de crímenes de guerra.

La defensa legal de las IDF: Yifat Tomer Yerushalmi y la "Cúpula de Hierro" judicial de Israel

 IDF MILITARY Advocate-General Maj.-Gen. Yifat Tomer Yerushalmi is the Israeli military’s chief lawyer and has the task of defending Israelis from accusations of war crimes.

The IDF’s legal ‘Iron Dome’: Yifat Tomer Yerushalmi defends Israel

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