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Ethical concerns: Israel warns against surrogacy in Ukraine citing exploitation and human trafficking

Surrogate mothers reportedly forced to live in isolation in harsh conditions in Ukraine; According to the Ministry of Justice, women who do not speak the language were signed to draconian and exploitative contracts; This is the 4th country that Israel recommends avoiding for surrogacy

Tova Zimuky | 01.07.26

In major legal shift, Israel curtails judges’ power to interpret contracts

Knesset overturns decades-old Supreme Court precedent that let judges override contract wording in favor of presumed intent, adopting new rules that give primacy to text in business deals and split interpretation by contract type

Tova Zimuky | 01.06.26

New bill would let new governments appoint their own attorney general

Proposal would tie the attorney general’s term to the government in power and allow dismissal over disputes, prompting warnings it would politicize legal oversight and undermine public trust in the justice system

Tova Zimuky | 01.05.26

Attorney general warns government is using Knesset panels to meddle in ongoing criminal probes

Gali Baharav-Miara says parliamentary committees are being used to interfere in active investigations and intimidate officials, citing abusive discourse toward legal advisers and warning of harm to the rule of law

Tova Zimuky | 12.25.25

Bill to prosecute Hamas Nukhba terrorists heads to first Knesset vote | This is what comes next

The Knesset has finalized a bill by Simcha Rothman and Yulia Malinovsky that would frame the Oct. 7 attack as genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes, detailing expected charges, possible death sentences and how trials would be conducted

Tova Zimuky | 12.24.25

Levin slams top court, police after monitor in top IDF lawyer leak probe blocked again

Justice minister accuses High Court of shielding law enforcement and obstructing oversight of Tomer-Yerushalmi probe, after justices again rejected his pick to monitor case; Levin warns of deepening public distrust in judiciary

Tova Zimuky | 12.23.25

Netanyahu gives nod to special tribunal to try October 7 terrorists

PM backs legislation creating a dedicated military court for Hamas attackers and hostage‑holders, rejecting a separate push to fold the cases into a mandatory death penalty law for terrorists

Tova Zimuky | 12.18.25

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Attorney general presses Netanyahu for meeting over petitions challenging Ben-Gvir's authority

Gali Baharav-Miara signaled she won’t defend Ben-Gvir’s role in court, citing repeated legal violations; her request comes after the High Court struck down government efforts to change how an attorney general can be dismissed, blocking her ouster

Tova Zimuky | 12.15.25

Police move to renew criminal probe into 2021 Mount Meron disaster that killed 45

Probe was paused during state inquiry whose files were sealed; court order now releases materials, allowing AG to decide whether to resume the case amid warnings delays could block prosecutions and harm victims’ families

Tova Zimuky | 12.13.25

Attorney general won’t defend Netanyahu in High Court if he refuses to oust Ben-Gvir

Gali Baharav-Miara says national security minister has repeatedly interfered in police work, undermining police independence and forcing PM to defend his stance privately before the court

Tova Zimuky | 12.13.25

Police near end of Sde Teiman leak probe as Levin struggles to appoint special investigator

Investigators questioned former military advocate general and are examining whether any senior officials misled the attorney general or High Court, while the search for an external overseer remains stalled by strict court criteria

Meir Turgeman, Tova Zimuky | 12.08.25

Over two years since October 7 and hundreds of Nukhba terrorists remain untried

Officials warned prosecuting some 350 terrorists would require a new court, dozens of additional prosecutors and major funding, with the military legal system unprepared for the scale, complexity and infrastructure needed for the trials

Tova Zimuky | 12.03.25

AG warns Netanyahu that Ben-Gvir’s conduct could force move to oust him from office

Gali Baharav-Miara warns PM that Itamar Ben-Gvir’s repeated interference in police operations may no longer be legally defensible in the High Court, ahead of a petition set to be heard in the coming days

Tova Zimuky | 12.02.25

How Israel’s pardon system works, and what are Netanyahu's odds

PM's unprecedented pardon request while his criminal trial is still underway sets off a legal storm; senior source tells ynet it would amount to a political pardon; Netanyahu meets few standard criteria, including admitting guilt

Tova Zimuky | 12.01.25

Officials say new Haredi draft bill unlikely to pass High Court as coalition support is uncertain

Bill appears to fail the IDF’s manpower needs and equality standards, with officials adding that it entrenches Haredi draft evasion while restoring yeshiva funding without adding a single soldier

Tova Zimuky, Moran Azulay, Shilo Freid, Gilad Cohen | 11.27.25

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