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MK Almog Cohen reacts during a discussion and a vote in the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on February 22, 2023.

MKs cannot disrupt court proceedings, says court legal advisor

By ELIAV BREUER

Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and MK Ofir Katz seen in the Knesset plenum, in Jerusalem, March 25, 2025

Likud MK Ofir Katz named Knesset representative in judicial watchdog appointment committee

By ELIAV BREUER

Yair Lapid speaks at Yesh Atid's annual conference on April 6, 2025.

Lapid: Qatar ‘bought off’ Netanyahu’s office

By ELIAV BREUER

View of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem Old City, April 2, 2025

'Show leadership like Trump': MKs call for Hebrew signs on Temple Mount

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Knesset speaker Amir Ohana and Uzbek Senate President Tanzila Narbayeva

Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana embarks on historic visit to Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

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.

Constitution Committee finishes preparation of judicial reform bill

By ELIAV BREUER

The Knesset building, home of Israel's legislature, in Jerusalem, on November 14, 2022 (Illustrative).

Opposition MKs file over 70,000 reservations in attempt to delay judicial reform bill

By ELIAV BREUER

MK Mansour Abbas speaks at the Israel Bar Associan's Justice conference in Tel Aviv, September 5, 2022.

Mansour Abbas announces retirement: Next Israeli elections to be his last as MK

THE HIGH COURT of Justice holds a session. In the past, the court ruled that women cannot be forced to take a specific seat on a bus, the writer notes.

Coalition resumes legislation of controversial judicial watchdog bill

By ELIAV BREUER

Coalition MKs are seen talking in the Knesset plenum, in Jerusalem, on August 14, 2024

Coalition intends to pass revamped judicial selection committee bill by end of February

By ELIAV BREUER

(L-R) Deputy Foreign Minister Idan Roll and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid

Yair Lapid suffers leadership blow as Idan Roll resigns from Yesh Atid

By ELIAV BREUER

An illustrative image of an IDF soldier in the backdrop of the Prime Minister's Office.

MKs petition to president for pardon of PMO document leak suspect

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

MK Simcha Rothman attends the Constitution, Law and Justice Committee in Jerusalem. November 18, 2024.

Constitution Committee debates controversial judicial oversight bill

By ELIAV BREUER

The Knesset plenum on July 24, 2024.

Knesset advances bill giving near-total criminal immunity to Israeli lawmakers

By ELIAV BREUER

Likud party chairman Benjamin Netanyahu arrives with his wife Sara to cast his vote at a voting station in Jerusalem, on November 1, 2022, in the Israeli general elections.

Why early elections in Israel are crucial for the country's future

By SUSAN HATTIS ROLEF

Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani attends a press conference, in Doha, Qatar, October 24, 2024.

Turning up the fight: Qatar's role re-visited as Knesset members argue for stricter enforcement

By Bentzi Rubin

MK Tally Gotliv arrives for a court hearing at the High Court of Justice in Jerusalem on June 2, 2024

Controversial MK immunity bill pulled from Knesset agenda amid criticism

By ELIAV BREUER

IDF reserve soldiers sign a statement saying they will not continue to do reserve military service as part of a protest against the government's planned judicial overhaul, in Tel Aviv, July 19, 2023.

'Obsessive, systematic smear campaign': Brothers in Arms sue Otzma Yehudit MK for defamation

By ANNA BARSKY , Avraham Bloch