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High Court issues conditional order in petition over Saturday night protests

The High Court on Sunday issued a conditional order requiring the state to explain why it has not set a protest policy that properly balances security needs with the rights to free expression and protest, in the legal fight over Saturday night’s anti-war demonstrations. The order was issued by President Isaac Amit a…

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‘Soul-crushing’: Rapist’s ‘good character’ retrial highlights call for urgent law change

A rapist who won a retrial because he wasn’t given the chance to tell a jury about his “good character” has been sentenced to nine years’ jail in a case that survivor campaigners say highlights the urgent need for fast-tracked law reform.

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Sovereignty under siege: The multidimensional war against Iran - opinion

The February-March 2026 war against Iran can be understood not merely as a military confrontation, but as a coordinated assault on sovereignty itself. The conflict was not only about missiles, nuclear infrastructure, or regional deterrence, but about whether a state could remain a political subject after simultaneou…

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Political opportunists and sycophants abound

POLITICAL opportunism, like corruption, has crept into the political culture of this country. We are all witnesses to the vexing and shameless somersaulting of alliances and loyalties by politicians who do it to advance their own personal interests. They jump from one political party to another with nary a sense of …

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High Court hears petition on expanding Western Wall worship cap after protest ruling

The High Court of Justice was hearing a petition on Sunday afternoon on expanding the number of worshippers allowed at the Western Wall during the war, in a case that is testing how far Saturday night’s protest ruling at Habima Square reaches beyond the anti-war demonstrations themselves.

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Inside the legal battle: High Court rules on wartime protests and freedom of speech - explainer

The legal battle surrounding Saturday night’s anti-war protests centered on who gets to set the conditions under which demonstrations may go forward during wartime, how late those decisions can be made, and whether emergency restrictions are being enforced evenly or mainly against political dissent.

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