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 FROM LEFT, winner of the 2024 Sapir Prize, Yossi Avni-Levy, Mifal Hapais chairman Avigdor Itzhaky,

Yossi Avni-Levy wins Sapir Prize for Literature

Avni-Levy will receive NIS 180,000 ($50,000) and his novel will be translated into Arabic and another language of his choosing, broadening its reach and fostering cross-cultural dialogue.

By NERIA BARR
30/01/2025

Dan Meridor: Levin-Sa’ar proposal will politicize High Court appointments

The new proposal also includes a mechanism to prevent a stalemate in high court appointments.

Appointing Isaac Amit risks further eroding trust in Israel’s judiciary

To appoint Amit, as brilliant a jurist as he might be, to lead the country’s highest court under a cloud of unresolved conflict-of-interest allegations is counter-productive.

Did Khamenei wear a bulletproof vest at funeral of assassinated judges?

Two days after the murder, Iran still doesn't know the motive of the assassinations, sparking rumors of civil unrest.

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

Yariv Levin requests delay of Supreme Court chief justice appointment

Israel has been without a chief justice since October 2023, when former chief justice Esther Hayut’s tenure ended.

 JUSTICE MINISTER Yariv Levin (right) and Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar shake hands in the Knesset

The judiciary is already politicized

I DO NOT think that “the policitization of the system” is a reason to object to the new outline. On the contrary, it is time to admit and formally recognize that the system is highly political.

Names of three suspects charged in connection with firing flares at PM Netanyahu's house released

Following a request made by Ofer Doron, Amir Sadeh, and Itai Yafe's lawyers, Judge Menachem Mizrachi approved the publication of their names as suspects in the incident.

 Judge Henry Shakenovsky

Tribute to judge Henry Shakenovsky: A South African-Israeli man of justice

The global assault to undermine Israel by the abuse of law has only intensified, and a new generation of Henry Shakenovskys is needed today more than ever.

By DAVID E. KAPLAN
09/09/2024

The IDF reflects Israeli society: Ethical through and through

Ancient Torah laws of war resonate in modern Israel, linking ethical society to military strength.

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Parashat Shoftim: Balancing moral decisions and personal interests

The more aware we are of the risk that our decisions are influenced by personal interests, the more likely we are to overcome this and make moral and correct decisions.

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