Knesset

Traffic builds up as ultra-Orthodox demonstrators block Route 4 at the Yavne Interchange

Ultra-Orthodox Protesters Block Highway in Rush-Hour Protest Over Draft-Dodger Arrests

Dozens of Haredi demonstrators shut down Route 4 near the Yavne Interchange after two yeshiva students were jailed for failing to enlist, reviving a fight the High Court has pushed the government to resolve for years.

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Knesset

Attorney General Asks High Court to Freeze Karhi's Media Law Pending Challenges

Gali Baharav-Miara told the court the law should not take effect while petitions against it are still pending, arguing it strips away Israel's main framework for protecting journalistic independence.

September 25, 2026

Knesset

How Netanyahu's Next-Term Court Overhaul Plans Could Reshape Israeli Democracy

With roughly two-thirds of Supreme Court seats set to turn over during the next government's term, a renewed push to limit the court's powers could hand whoever wins the election outsized influence over the judiciary.

Knesset

Coalition MK Floats Constitutional Court Above the Supreme Court If Right Wins Again

Simcha Rothman, the architect of the government's judicial overhaul push, says he's open to creating a new top court the government could staff through its own appointments, stripping the existing Supreme Court of judicial review.

August 6, 2026

Knesset

Knesset Formally Disbands After Coalition's Final Pre-Election Legislative Blitz

Lawmakers voted 62-0 to dissolve parliament ahead of the October 27 election, capping a session that Speaker Amir Ohana called the most challenging in Israeli history, with a late burst of controversial legislation passed hours before the vote.

July 17, 2026

Knesset

Coalition Passes Law Gutting Attorney General's Powers, Stripping a Key Check on Government

The 65-51 vote lets ministers override the attorney general's binding legal opinions and hands the government direct control over the AG's appointment, replacing the independent selection committee currently in place.

July 15, 2026

A sign for credit rating agency Moody's in New York

Economy

Moody's Trims Israel's Growth Forecast, Warns Weakened Institutions Could Hit Credit Rating

The agency kept Israel's Baa1 rating intact but flagged the push to curb the attorney general's powers as exactly the kind of institutional erosion that could eventually trigger a downgrade.

July 15, 2026