MKs, Australia, Challenging Israel on ‘Prisoner X,’ Black Prisons

Posted on: February 13th, 2013

MK Gal'on: Liberman should be reminded that we are not in Putin's parliament…

British Judge Accepts N.Y. Beth Din’s Divorce Ruling

Posted on: February 4th, 2013

A British judge reportedly has accepted a U.S. rabbinical court’s ruling in a dispute between a haredi Orthodox man and his ex-wife.

Weberman Gets 103 Years

Posted on: January 22nd, 2013

Satmar counselor Nechemya Weberman was sentenced to 103 years in prison for sexual abuse of a teenage female patient over several years.

Russian Jews Back Moscow in US Feud Over Chabad Text

Posted on: January 21st, 2013

Leaders of Russia’s Jewish community have criticized a U.S. federal court ruling that fined Russia for refusing to hand over ancient Chasidic texts.

High Court Blocks Evacuation of Palestinian Outpost at E1

Posted on: January 12th, 2013

Four Bedouin families from the area, claiming ownership of the land, petitioned the High Court to prevent the demolition.

Court Rejects $135,000 Claim for Breach of Facebook Marriage Promise

Posted on: January 3rd, 2013

He soon realized that the plaintiff had taken advantage of him, spending the bulk of her time visiting relatives rather than with him.

Appeals Court: Murderer Sincere Enough to Merit Kosher Food

Posted on: January 2nd, 2013

Lower Court said he purchased "nonkosher" food items including cookies, soft drinks, coffee, tuna, and candy.

Arabs Ignoring High Court Ruling, Dumping Artifacts off Temple Mount

Posted on: December 30th, 2012

The Waqf, a Jordanian Muslim religious body entrusted with the management of the Temple Mount, has been renovating the site for years.

In Groundbreaking Decision, Rabbinic Court Equates Lesbian and Heterosexual Relations

Posted on: December 27th, 2012

After 10 years of marriage, with 2 children, the wife began an affair with her female boss.

Arab MK Zoabi Explodes After High Court Hearing on Her Disqualification

Posted on: December 27th, 2012

Shouts and slurs erupted between Zoabi and MK Michael Ben-Ari of the new Otzma LeYisrael party and other nationalists who called her a terrorist and a traitor.

Liberman Done In by Former Deputy

Posted on: December 24th, 2012

New information appears to be making things a lot worse for the former FM.

Prosecution Charging Former Chief Rabbi with Aggravated Fraud

Posted on: December 24th, 2012

Rabbi Bakshi Doron is suspected of allowing underlings to make an extra shekel through for-pay ordinations.

First-Ever Extradition From US to Israel For Tax Crime

Posted on: December 24th, 2012

For the first time, the United States has extradited to Israel a suspect wanted for tax-related offenses.

MK Haneen Zoabi of Mavi Marmara Banned from Knesset Bid

Posted on: December 20th, 2012

MK Haneen Zoabi has been banned from running for the 19th Knesset by the Central Elections Committee, which censured her for supporting terrorism and for denying Israel’s identity as a Jewish and democratic state.

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Liberman Steps Down as FM But Indictment Postponed

Posted on: December 19th, 2012

Yisrael Beytenu leader – and just-stepped-down Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman – is in legal limbo, with his anticipated indictment delayed at the last minute.

Netanyahu Expelling Hebron Jews from their Homes

Posted on: December 18th, 2012

For election purposes, the expulsion was scheduled for next April, because the PM fears losing even more votes to the right.

Liberman’s Attorneys Will Bargain for Plea with AG, But Disgrace Charge May Become FM’s Career Ender

Posted on: December 17th, 2012

Hell hath no fury as an attorney general scorned…

Civil Administration Demolishes Illegal Mosque

Posted on: December 4th, 2012

The mosque demolition followed a Regavim movement's appeal to the Supreme Court.

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Israeli Court Allows Country’s Most Celebrated Gay Couple to Divorce

Posted on: December 3rd, 2012

One of the two was the first openly gay man elected to the Knesset.

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Polish Court Rules Against Ritual Slaughter

Posted on: November 27th, 2012

The court killed a Polish government allowance for Jewish and Muslim slaghtering.