Former Israeli Supreme Court Justice Jacob Turkel dies

May 30, 2023

Turkel was born in 1935 in Tel Aviv to Austrian immigrants. He graduated from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem's law school in 1960.

Tensions high as Israeli Supreme Court convenes on judicial overhaul

Sep 12, 2023

Opponents of the judicial overhaul filed petitions against the “Reasonableness Law” to restrict judges’ use of the “reasonableness” standard.

Israeli Supreme Court sets date to hear petitions against judicial reform

Jul 26, 2023

While scheduling a hearing, the court did not go as far as to issue an emergency injunction against the law, as several of the...

Israeli Supreme Court rules state failing to properly feed Palestinian prisoners

Sep 08, 2025

The Israeli Supreme Court, also known as the High Court of Justice, ruled on Sunday (local time) that the state of Israel has not...

Israeli Supreme Court halts return of Palestinian patients to Gaza following doctors' appeal

Mar 21, 2024

Following the organisation's appeal, the Israeli Supreme Court issued a temporary injunction to prevent the Israeli government from sending back approximately two dozen Palestinian...

Israel's Supreme Court holds first hearing challenging Netanyahu's judicial overhaul

Sep 13, 2023

The Israeli Supreme Court has heard the first petition challenging Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's contentious judicial overhaul, reported Al Jazeera on Tuesday.