Jeremy Sharon

Religious Zionism MK, right-wing TV channel are also included in suit for spreading Idit Silman's comments asserting Bennett was heavily medicated, unstable during his time as PM

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Rape, sexual torture, mutilation and postmortem sexual abuse found to have been used to 'terrorize' Israeli society, with images of the atrocities 'weaponized' through social media

Court adds year to sentence of Nazareth resident Hamad Hammadi, raising it to 7, after prosecutor argued spate of recent Iran espionage cases creates special need for deterrence

Amit says ground being laid to disobey court rulings, warns public trust in elections may be undermined. Baharav-Miara: Government racing to ‘eliminate democratic institutions’

Court unanimously rules state must allow for visits, doesn’t give timeframe; government has justified ban by comparing conditions of Israeli hostages in Gaza, though none remain

Opponents say new law giving justice minister control of Department for Internal Police Investigations will undermine its independence, give minister undue influence over police

The High Court of Justice on Thursday issued an interim order freezing the appointment of two key officials to the Department for Internal Police

Yoav Segalovitz, the number two candidate on Ra'am's electoral list, implies he will not be the 61st vote for a new, opposition-based coalition without the rest of the Islamist party's lawmakers voting for it.