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Labor Party leader Merav Michaeli.

Editor's Notes: A progressive love story – three times over

The Texas State Capitol photographed on Monday, Feb. 24, 2025 in Austin.

Texas Jews split as lawmakers sign off on $1B private school voucher program

By Grace Gilson

SUPREME COURT President Isaac Amit presides over a hearing last Tuesday on petitions against the cabinet’s firing of Shin Bet head Ronen Bar.

How has Israel reached its lowest point through its High Court

By AKIVA SPIEGELMAN

(L-R) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar over the flag of Qatar (illustrative)

Is a constitutional crisis brewing in Israel over Shin Bet head's dismissal?

Justice Minister Yariv Levin at a Knesset committee meeting in Jerusalem. January 21, 2025.

Levin: No cooperation if Supreme Court overrules Shin Bet chief's dismissal

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

ATTORNEY-GENERAL Gali Baharav-Miara attends the swearing-in ceremony of Justice Isaac Amit as president of the Supreme Court, in Jerusalem, last month. The attorney-general ‘hinders’ the prime minister from implementing policies as he wishes, the writer maintains.

Israel's not a dictatorship, but it's headed toward becoming one

By SHUKI FRIEDMAN

People rally against the detention by ICE agents of Hamas supporter and Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil, in New York City, on March 20, 2025. Media analysts who spew incorrect details proclaim violations of freedom of speech and the right to assembly, the writer claims.

Mahmoud Khalil can be deported. Arguments of free speech violations are simply wrong

By MICAH HALPERN

Israeli attorney general Gali Baharav Miara attends the swearing in ceremony of Justice Isaac Amit as president of the Supreme Court, at the president residence in Jerusalem, February 13, 2025.

Israeli gov't votes no-confidence on motion against A-G Gali Baharav-Miara

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF , ELIAV BREUER

Judge Aharon Barak

Aharon Barak, former Supreme Court justices call to halt firing of A-G

By BINI ASCHKENASY

RELIGIOUS SERVICES MINISTER Michael Malkieli speaks at a swearing-in ceremony for new chief rabbis, at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem, last year.

For Israel’s Jewish future, we must retain the power of the people

Members of the October Council attend a Knesset meeting and call for a state commission of inquiry into the October 7 massacre, March 17, 2025.

Bereaved families demand answers, call for October 7 inquiry

SHIN BET head Ronen Bar attends a state ceremony this past October at Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem, marking a year since the Hamas attack of October 7, 2023. The Shin Bet has failed in its mission to protect Israel’s citizens and openly admits to this failure, says the writer.

Turning the Shin Bet into a political battleground would be a detriment to all of Israel

By YEDIDIA STERN

Israelis are seen protesting judicial reform, in Tel Aviv.

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

By SIMCHA ROTHMAN

TikTok. Returns to the U.S. Market

TikTok Returns to app stores in the U.S.

By DR. ITAY GAL

Artificial Intelligence Illustration

Supreme court justice calls out lawyer for citing AI-generated 'phantom rulings'

By BINI ASHKENAZI

Letters

Letters to the Editor, February 17, 2025: Hard to swallow

By LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Interim Supreme Court Chief Justice Isaac Amit’s was officially appointed permanent chief justice in a ceremony at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem

Boycotting of Isaac Amit is adding insult to injury

By GREER FAY CASHMAN

Interim Supreme Court Chief Justice Isaac Amit’s was officially appointed permanent chief justice in a ceremony at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem

Amit officially appointed Chief Justice, PM and Knesset speaker boycott

By ELIAV BREUER