Ruling ends 14-year legal battle by Greek Orthodox Church to overturn lease of 3 properties near Jaffa Gate to settler group; Archbishop calls decision 'illegal and illegitimate'

The right wing is energetic, well-funded, and, as a recent Jerusalem confab showed, determined to rein in a judicial system it sees as controlled by liberal elites

Omar Shakir has petitioned to halt his deportation, ordered by the Interior Ministry last year and upheld by a lower court in April

Suzie Navot is not against parliamentary immunity and wants the Knesset to be able to override the Supreme Court. But she's also worried about a creeping erosion of democracy

Yisrael Beytenu head is blocking PM's coalition by insisting more ultra-Orthodox men are enlisted. But it's only judicial oversight, which he opposes, that has kept his cause alive

Elyakim Rubinstein warns against anti-court laws, advanced to keep the PM from going on trial, destroying the 'checks and balances' that protect minorities and the weak

Israeli TV quotes justices saying they 'won't hesitate' to block Netanyahu's reported legislative efforts to avoid prosecution, as 'history will judge us'

Article by Avichai Mandelblit defending rule of law appears in Yedioth Ahronoth, run by Arnon Mozes, who is facing bribery charge in Case 2000

Ex-jurists from all levels sign open letter protesting reported efforts by PM to pass legislation allowing Knesset to override High Court veto, as he seeks to safeguard immunity

Justices can't protect Israel's democracy if they don't have the tools, warns ex-court head, castigating Netanyahu for planning 'dramatic change' to avoid prosecution for graft