Responding to Meretz Petition, State Tells Court Rabbi Karim Does Not Believe in Raping...

In its response on Tuesday, the State noted that Rabbi Karim's responsa were prefaced with a proviso that these are not his legal rulings but rather his review of rabbinical law.

Rabbi Berland in Court: I Deserve Burning and Stoning for my Sins

The leader of the Shuvu Banim (Return boys) movement, Rabbi Eliezer Berland, confessed to indecent assault and was sentenced to 18 months in prison, part of which he has already served since his arrest.

Judge Hands 100 Shekel to Destitute Thief

The defendant had been indicted on stealing seven beer bottles from a convenience store in Jerusalem while attacking the vendor and threatening him with a knife.

37 Arrests in Wide-Ranging Sting Operation

An undercover police sting has netted marijuana, cocaine and arms in a multi-site raid across Israel.

Stone-Throwing Teen Terrorist Gets 9 Years in Jail

The radical Islamist teen killer of a Jewish family man in Jerusalem is sentenced to 9 years in jail.

Appointment of IDF Chief Rabbi Delayed by Court

The rabbi's appointment as IDF chief rabbi is being held up by secularists angry at remarks he says they misunderstood.

Eight Crucial Things You Need to Know About the Amona Case

The two Arab claimants own only a sliver – about half an acre altogether, out of the 125 acres of the Amona territory – less than .5%.

Ben-Dahan: Gov’t Says ‘No’ to Jewish Home Demolitions

The Gush Etzion neighborhood of Netiv HaAvot is also in danger of destruction.

Knesset Approves Arrangements Act in Preliminary Vote 58 – 50

Both Minister Moshe Kahlon (Kulanu) and Coalition Chairman David Bitan (Likud) warned that the bill would be suspended should it meet resistance from the Supreme Court.

Bennett: If Law to Save Amona Fails, We’ll Stop Voting with Netanyahu Coalition

The threat was intended to pressure Likud to make sure all the coalition partners indeed show up to support the bill.

Hekdesh Benvenisti Suing to Evict 9 Arab Squatter Families from Eastern Jerusalem

In 2014, White House spokesman Josh Earnest described the new, legal occupants of Kfar HaShiloah as individuals "whose agenda, by definition, stokes tensions between Israelis and Palestinians."

Terrorist Who Stabbed Soldier Gets 17.5 Years

Yehia continued stabbing the soldier even after the latter had collapsed to the ground.

Amona Residents to Netanyahu: Our Fate Is in your Hands

"If, God forbid, you will not manage an arrangement of the homes of Amona's residents ... we will stand as a fortified wall together with thousands who will arrive here from across the country."

3-Justice Panel Rejects Postponement, Demands Jewish Homes Demolished by Year’s End

The court noted that it is ignoring a claim by the GSS that an attempt to evacuate Amona would result in extreme acts of violence

Peace Now Against Amona Bill

Peace Now claims the bill which could save Amona is illegal.

Amona ‘Regulation Law’ Passed Unanimously by Ministerial Committee for Legislation

The 'Regulation Law' now goes to the Knesset for consideration after passing the government coalition.

First Jewish Members Appointed to Germany’s Nazi Looted Art Panel

Last March, Culture Minister Grütters faced shocked protests after telling the New York Times that if a Jew is appointed to the commission his “would be the only voice who would be prejudiced.”

Bennett, Netanyahu, Clash over Amona, Regulations Act

A whopping 25 out of Netanyahu's 30 Knesset Members have signed a commitment to pass the Arrangements Act, which would force a war between the government and the high court.

Teenage Stabber Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison

A Jerusalem Arab 14-year-old gets 12 years in prison for attempting to murder a Jewish teen and an adult.

Wikileaks: Chelsea Clinton Used Foundation Money to Pay for Wedding

Podesta's aide Doug Band called Chelsea a “spoiled brat kid.”

Jerusalem Mayor to AG: If You Demolish Amona, Arab Homes Will Follow

"It has been brought to my attention recently that in my city of Jerusalem there are cases which are similar in principle, whereby Arab settlement has been established on Jewish owned land in the eastern part of the city,"

Shaked Blinks First But Wins Advantage in Contest with High Court President

Shaked is spearheading several concurrent moves, all of which have provided the context for a proposed bill to deprive the Supreme Court members of the Judicial Appointments Commission of their veto power over candidates.

Tucson Muslim Gets 8 Years for Planning to Attack Jewish Center

Khan's attorney told the court his client is struggling with mental health issues and poor impulse control.

Did Ayelet Shaked Borrow a Page from FDR’s Play Book?

FDR taught generations of Poli-sci students how an executive can tame his hostile high court.

Right Won’t Budge as AG Rejects ‘Softer’ Regulations Act

"Gone are the days when the politicians were guests and the jurists owned the house," say Likud and Habayit Hayehudi MKs.

Emergency Likud Meeting on Amona Arrangements Act

The meeting will also discuss the status of the Attorney General, who is both the government's legal counsel and the head of Israel's law enforcement agencies.

Life Imprisonment for Terrorist who Killed Mother of Six in Otniel

The Arab teen who murdered an Otniel mother of six has been sentenced to life in prison. Six children are still orphans.

Agudath Israel MK Rabbi Israel Eichler Calls for Elections for Supreme Court Justices

Israel's Supreme Court demands that Agudath Israel show cause why it excludes women from its list of Knesset candidates.

Shabak ‘Lost’ Documents Permitting Use of Torture in Duma Arson Interrogations

To paraphrase the old pseudo-philosophical adage: if a fascistic permission by the court to use torture disappears, does it still count against a conviction?

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