The Courts

About three weeks ago Azaria submitted a request to be pardoned by President Rivlin, writing it in a way that practically guaranteed that his plea would be rejected.

The petition was filed by the leftist organization Adalah, the Al-Mezan Center for Human Rights, and the father of one of the missing.

Israel inherited the British Mandate of Palestine code of law, which included the death penalty for several offenses, but in 1954 Israel abolished the death penalty for murder.

The appeal represents the first major case before the court under its new president, Justice Esther Hayut.

Retiring Justice Salim Joubran ruled that according to International Law it is permissible to impound lands in favor of the Israeli population in Judea and Samaria, provided it is done reasonably.

Analysts are speculating on whether Saipov may become a candidate for the death penalty.

It should be noted that in 2016 the share of Israeli Arabs in murder and attempted murder cases was even higher, standing at 63%.

An American source stated in response to the story that the Pollard affair should not be linked to the peace agreement.

"The fact that the judges' decision was based on their way of life expresses more than anything else that this is not a matter for trial, but a matter of their worldview."

59% said they agree or quite agree with the president, while only 26% say they do not agree or quite disagree. 15% said they did not know.

Justice Hayut's reputation as a jurist far outshines Naor's.

This is the first time an Israeli court has approved a class action against a hospital.

"The person has had several meetings with [Israeli intelligence agency] Mossad and has provided them with sensitive information about Iran's military sites..."

MKs will debate laws to legalize the Jewish character of the state, and to limit the power of the Supreme Court.

'The High Court of Justice today issued not the verdict of these homes, but rather its own verdict, testifying against itself as the high court of injustice.'

In two weeks the police are scheduled to respond to an appeal filed by the Reform Movement, who are demanding that Gopstein and Lehava be brought to trial.

The ruling encourages Bedouin husbands to marry many women and divorce them on paper, while receive assistance for their polygamous families with income supplements intended for the single mothers but in reality going to the spouses.

Throughout the court proceedings, Zabida'at insisted that he was dragged into and kept under the control of ISIS by his wife.

The demonstrations were sparked by the arrest of two yeshiva students who refused to appear at the IDF enlistment office.

"The appropriate punishment is the death sentence and the expulsion of their families.”

The phenomenon of "Intermediary Days of Construction" is common in the Arab sector, which takes advantage of the fact that building inspectors leave are on vacation during the three-week of Jewish festivals.

The court ruled that it is permissible to continue to demonstrate at Goren Square in Petach Tikva, which is adjacent to Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit's home, without obtaining a permit from the police, and without limits on the number of participants in said demonstrations.

"The fact that the Judea and Samaria land registry is still written in the original Turkish illustrates more than anything else that the area of real estate [in the Civil Administration] is lagging a generation behind."

Recently retired Justice Elyakim Rubinstein, also an Orthodox Jew, told Army Radio he saw no problem in his former colleague's attending the ceremony as a private person.

Palij pleaded in court that he was forced to serve as a guard at the slave labor camp during World War II.

“The attempted murder was not carried out by the defendant out of a state of recklessness or a momentary fury.”

Four thousand people from across most of the political spectrum are attending the historic event.

"If the Court believes this is not an official State event, then the Court must order its official cancellation."

"Following a reexamination of the issue, it was decided that there was no room for a representative of the judiciary to participate in the event."

Eventually, Regavim submitted a complaint to the Supreme Court, and a temporary injunction to halt construction at the site was issued.