Katsav requests presidential pardon on rape conviction

Published on October 15, 2012

Former Israeli President Moshe Katsav requested a presidential pardon to appeal his rape conviction.

Naomi Ragen appeals plagiarism conviction

Published on July 5, 2012

Author Naomi Ragen has appealed her plagiarism conviction to the Israeli Supreme Court.

Israeli Supreme Court tightens equal pay enforcement

Published on May 18, 2012

Israel's Supreme Court ruled that employers paying men and women different wages must prove that those differences are not due to gender.

Katsav denied new hearing in rape conviction sentence

Published on May 14, 2012

An Israeli Supreme Court justice denied a new hearing for former President Moshe Katsav to request a reduction in his seven-year prison sentence for a rape conviction.

Democracy for Some - Not for All

By Rabbi John Rosove
Published on February 14, 2012

Opinion: Rebels with a cause

By David Suissa
Published on February 8, 2012

“Leon Klinghoffer’s blood cries out from the depth of the ocean,” the 23-year-old law student told the Israeli Supreme Court in 1995. “We will not withdraw our complaint.”

Israel’s Supreme Court raps lack of outpost evacuations

Published on January 3, 2012

Israel's Supreme Court gave the government a week to report back on agreements reached on construction in outposts built on state land.

Katsav says he’s a ‘wreck,’ proclaims innocence

Published on November 16, 2011

Former Israeli President Moshe Katsav told an Israeli newspaper that he is a "wreck" but will not commit suicide.

Israel’s Supreme Court to mull petition against Shalit prisoner swap

Published on October 16, 2011

Israel's Supreme Court will consider petitions by terror victims' families to cancel the Shalit prisoner swap deal.

Katsav appeals rape conviction

Published on May 2, 2011

Former Israeli President Moshe Katsav has appealed his conviction on rape and sexual assault charges and requested a delay of his prison sentence. Katsav is scheduled to enter prison next week to serve a seven-year sentence.

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Published on March 14, 2002

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The Israeli Supreme Court’s Conscience

By Rabbi Harold M. Schulweis
Published on February 28, 2002

The conscience of the Jewish state has spoken through the recent landmark ruling of Israel's Supreme Court. It has taken an important step toward removing the pariah stigma from tens of thousands of Jews who converted to Judaism by the rabbinic authority of non-Orthodox rabbis, but ignored by the Jewish state.