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The latest on legal issues, criminal investigations, Supreme Court rulings, trial coverage, new laws, legislation and more across Israel.

Bangkok, Thailand.

After Chabad House inspection, Thailand expands Phuket tourism business checks

Construction workers on a New York building site representing workplace safety, legal protections and the Israeli-American workforce.

New York construction accidents and the Israeli-American workforce

By In cooperation with Craig Lebrau
An American bald eagle sits in a tree adjacent to Mill Pond on August 15, 2018 in Centerport, New York; Illustrative.

US government reverses longstanding endangered species regulation, opens habitats to development

Jewish worshippers and visitors gather at the Western Wall in Jerusalem a day before the eve of Tisha B’Av, July 21, 2026.

Almost half of surveyed Israelis want entertainment venues closed on Tisha B'av, Tzohar poll finds

Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana oversees votes on Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi's communications sector reform bill, July 16, 2026.

What are some of the main laws pushed during Knesset's legislative blitz? - explainer

PM Netanyahu and MKs Goldknopf and Gafni during the vote on the Basic Law: Torah Study

How much will the Torah Students Law cost?

By Nir Kipnis
A Syrian Druze fighter kneels in the entrance of a building in the predominantly Druze city of Sweida in southern Syria on July 20, 2025.

Damascus begins public trials for individuals involved in Sweida sectarian violence

“When members of this community are injured in California, the legal landscape has some specific features worth understanding.”

A personal injury guide for Israeli-Americans in California: Auto accidents and insurance

By In cooperation with Craig Lebrau
Attorney Avi Halevy, the Likud party's chief legal adviser arrives to a court hearing at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem on whether a lawmaker facing criminal indictment can be tapped to form a coalition, December 31, 2019.

Likud Legal Advisor Avi Halevy announces immediate resignation in letter to Netanyahu

Nitsana Darshan-Leitner, Attorney, Human Rights Activist, Founder and President of Shurat HaDin.

Shurat HaDin head at 'Post Conference: 'When people lie about Israel, I sue them'

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF , in cooperation with Shurat HaDin
Police clash with ultra-Orthodox Jews following a protest against IDF conscription in Jerusalem.

Knesset unanimously approves law banning the use of 'skunk' liquid at demonstrations

A man fixes the United Arab Emirates’ national flag to the roof of his house in Dubai, after a call by the UAE’s vice president, prime minister, and ruler of Dubai, urging people across the country to hoist the flag as a symbol of unity and pride.

What threat model did the UAE confront, and why should we care? - opinion

The Eiffel Tower in Paris, France.

French senate adopts proposed law aimed at combating Islamist infiltration

Ono Academic College

Choosing Ono is what ultimately led me where I wanted to be

By Ayelet Greenberg
An off duty Israeli soldier seen walking with a weapon on Jaffa street in Jerusalem on September 26, 2025.

Compensation to be given to employers of reserve soldiers, Knesset plenum decides

 Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan pauses as he speaks with Reuters during an interview, in Lahore, Pakistan March 17, 2023.

What happened to Imran Khan? - opinion

By MICHAEL JANKELOWITZ
Activists protest against a bill that would give more authorities to the rabbinical courts outside the Rabbinical Court of Tel Aviv, December 11, 2024; illustrative.

Petition to High Court seeks to strike down new rabbinical courts arbitration law

How do our pets help us cope with the situation?

Brazil enacts law to allow divorced couples shared custody of pets

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