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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seen speaking at the Knesset, in Jerusalem.

Judicial reform, 'deep state,' and more: Netanyahu tightens his grip on Israel

A Palestinian Hamas terrorist speaks with a Stephanie Eller before the release of hostages held in Gaza since the deadly October 7, 2023 attack, as part of a ceasefire and a hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip, February 15, 2025.

Almost half of Israelis do not think you can remove Hamas and release hostages

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Tamar Uriel-Beeri is seen interviewing Prof. Shimon Shetreet on The Jerusalem Post Podcast.

Shimon Shetreet: Israeli gov't wants to change judiciary to give prime minister 'total power'

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump attend a joint news conference in the White House in February. Says the writer: Perhaps Trump can tell Netanyahu, ‘Bibi, I really can really empathize with your political problems, but you are undermining our negotiations with Hamas.'

Israel's security is America's security. Americans should not ignore that

By ERIC R. MANDEL

Eli sharvit

Reporter's Notebook: After Shin Bet embarrassment, Eli Sharvit will sail away unscathed

By ORI LEWIS

Then-Israel Navy chief, V.-Adm. Eli Sharvit speaks at a ceremony in Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem, January 16,2018

Can Netanyahu's outsider pick for Shin Bet restore public trust in agency?

Israelis clash with police during a protest in Jerusalem, March 20, 2025

No choices, only chaos: Israel needs an opposition, not an uprising

By ARIEL HARKHAM

HOLDING SIGNS with photos of Attorney-General Baharav Miara and Shin Bet Director Ronen Bar during a protest against the government outside the Prime Minister’s Office, in Jerusalem in March 2025.

Israel's never-ending protests: Why anti-gov't demonstrations should surprise no one

By Yuval Barnea

Protesters demonstrate against the government's judicial overhaul, in Tel Aviv. September 23, 2023.

Lawmakers demand answers from NGOs over alleged Biden funding for Israel protests

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

JUSTICE MINISTER Yariv Levin addresses the Knesset plenum earlier this month. Social solidarity – in a time of war – is cracking more and more; the main responsibility for the situation lies with those in power, who are determined to relaunch the judicial reform, the writer asserts.

Reviving the judicial reform: Israeli leadership sows divisions and refuses to learn

By JPOST EDITORIAL

Tamir Pardo, Former Director of Mossad attends a rally against the decision of Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu to fire head of Shin Bat Ronen Bar, at Habima Square, March 18, 2025.

Israel opened 'gates of hell' on hostages with war return, former Mossad chief says

By YONAH JEREMY BOB

Benjamin Netanyahu in front of the ICC headquarters (illustrative).

Ex-deputy chief justice: ICC, UN clapping over gov’t tearing down judicial independence

By YONAH JEREMY BOB

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Ministers in the Knesset plenum during the vote on the bill to amend the makeup of Israel's Judicial selection committee. March 27, 2025.

Knesset approves dramatic judicial selection committee bill

By ELIAV BREUER , JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar (L) and Justice Minister Yariv Levin (R) at the Supreme Court (illustrative)

Sa'ar's judicial compromise missing critical piece of agreement

By YONAH JEREMY BOB

Committee chairman MK Simcha Rothman leads a vote during a Constitution, Law and Justice Committee meeting at the Knesset, in the Israeli parliament on March 17, 2025.

Knesset committee begins rejecting opposition objections as they advance judicial appointment bill

By ELIAV BREUER

Justice Minister Yariv Levin seen in the Knesset plenum, in Jerusalem, December 4, 2024

Controversial judicial watchdog bill passes, Lapid promises to repeal

By ELIAV BREUER

Then-Supreme Court president Esther Hayut and all 15 justices assemble to hear petitions against the reasonableness standard law in the High Court of Justice, in Jerusalem, September 2023.

Why politicizing judicial appointments is dangerous for Israel

Israelis are seen protesting judicial reform, in Tel Aviv.

The unaccountable few: How Israel’s justice system undermines democracy

By SIMCHA ROTHMAN