In Israel every bill is authorized by the Ministerial Committee for Legislation before being voted on in the Knesset. The Committee is comprised of several ministers, and is headed by the Justice Minister. This Committee meets once a week following the Cabinet meeting and examines new bill proposals; both governmental
The Legal Forum Acting to Establish a Regulatory Committee for the State Attorney Office
Since its establishment in 2005, the Legal Forum for the Land of Israel has set as one of its major objectives to act to ensure sound government. Recent developments in the political system have displayed the continuing malfunctioning of the State Attorney office in handling the cases before them.
The
Ministers Approve Tax on Anti-Israel NGOs
In recent years the issue of Israeli organizations receiving donations from foreign entities has been debated due to the large number of cases where post-Zionist organizations acting against the State of Israel receive funding from abroad.
In 2002 then MK Uriel Ariel proposed a new bill aimed at regulating the
Changes in the State Attorney Office - The Good and the Bad
This week attorney Shai Nitzan was appointed as the new State Attorney and will take office on December 17. The Legal Forum entertains some qualms regarding the way in which attorney Nitzan acted as head of the law enforcement team in Judea and Samaria, and the significant efforts he made
Safeguarding Our Moral and Ethical Values
The Jerusalem District Court handed down a verdict this week not to impose a prison term on former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert following his conviction. The significance of this decision is that hypothetically, Olmert is able to run for office again. This is the first time since the establishment of
Following the Elections: A New Chapter in the Legal Forum’s Efforts to Change the Legal
During the recent elections, serious clashes took place between two of the strongest offices in Israel today: The Attorney General’s office and the Prime Minister’s office. The Attorney General fought relentlessly to extend the tenure of Attorney Sarit Dana, Chairman of the Assessors Committee and Deputy to the Attorney General
The End of the “Friend Brings a Friend” System in the Judicial Appointment Committee
Following a twelve year battle, a tedious fight including a Supreme Court petition, the Legal Forum has achieved an unprecedented success. Following the Legal Forum’s requests and appeals, the Judicial Appointment Committee will publish its protocols. Many members of the Israel public believe the Judicial Appointment operates by the “Friend
The End of the “Friend Brings a Friend” System in the Judicial Appointment Committee
Following a twelve year battle, a tedious fight including a Supreme Court petition, the Legal Forum has achieved an unprecedented success. Following the Legal Forum’s requests and appeals, the Judicial Appointment Committee will publish its protocols.
Many members of the Israel public believe the Judicial Appointment operates by the “Friend
Regulatory Body for the Attorney General Office to be Established
Since its establishment in 2005, the Legal Forum for Israel has set as one of its major objectives to act to ensure sound government, and recognized the unreasonable amount of power the Attorney General holds, and his influence over government policies and actions.
To that end, the Legal Forum has
NGOS: BILL IS A ‘SHAMEFUL MOMENT’ FOR ISRAEL
Civil rights groups, NGOs attack move limiting contributions from foreign countries as “an assault on democracy.”
Immediately after the Ministerial Committee on Legislation’s vote in favor of two bills limiting foreign governments’ donations to NGOs on Sunday, civil rights groups and left-wing NGOs – who stand to see a substantial