Supreme Court
The Supreme Court is Israel's highest court and, sitting as the High Court of Justice (Bagatz), hears petitions against state authorities. Headlines involve rulings on legislation and government policy, the appointment of judges and tensions between the branches of government. Israeli coverage of the Supreme Court is collected here.
Earlier coverage
Friday, 2 October 2026
- Supreme Court in unanimous ruling: Ra'am can run in the election
- Supreme Court unanimously overturns decision to disqualify Joint List
- Arab party chief quits Knesset race after Supreme Court signals ban over alleged terror support
- Balad confirms Abu Shehadeh’s withdrawal: Withdrawing his candidacy is not the end of the struggle
Thursday, 1 October 2026
- Balad decides: Sami Abu Shehadeh to accept Supreme Court proposal and withdraw
- Senior Balad official to Haaretz: Disqualified party leader to drop Knesset candidacy
- Balad decides: Sami Abu Shehadeh to withdraw from Knesset race
- Supreme Court's recommendation to Balad leader: Quit
- Supreme Court's recommendation to Balad leader: Quit
- Top court president recommends Arab party leader to withdraw from Knesset run
- Ben-Gvir, Tibi clash at High Court hearing
- Will Israel's Arab parties be banned from the election? The legal fight explained
- High Court Names Oct. 7 Gaza Division Intelligence Chief after Legal Fight
- Supreme Court to rule on disqualifying Arab Parties
- Supreme Court recommends Arab parliamentarian Abu Shehadeh withdraw election bid
- Supreme Court signals majority to bar Abu Shehadeh, urges him to withdraw
- Israel's top court hears petitions against disqualification of Arab lawmakers, parties
- Israel's top court hears petitions against disqualification of Arab lawmakers, parties
- First Tennessee woman set to be executed in 200 years survives first lethal injection attempt
- Tennessee fails to execute Christa Pike after two lethal injection attempts
- Banning this Arab politician could reshape Palestinian politics in Israel
Wednesday, 30 September 2026
- Christa Pike execution halted at last minute, one hour before lethal injection
- US Supreme Court allows Trump to continue deportation policy after judge labels it unlawful
- In Jalud, the IDF shows it doesn't turn a blind eye; it actively emboldens settler havoc
- In Jalud, the IDF shows it doesn't turn a blind eye; it actively emboldens settler havoc
- Disqualifying from running means silencing Israel's Arab minority
Tuesday, 29 September 2026
- Supreme Court Allows Trump Administration to Resume Third-Country Deportations
- NJ man gets almost six years for threats to kill US officials, Supreme Court judges and making demands of Catholics, Jews
- Ra’am, Joint List appeal election bans as petitions target Otzma Yehudit
- Yair Golan demands: 'Disqualify Otzma Yehudit'