Yariv Levin is a senior Israeli lawmaker in the Likud Party and currently serves as the country's justice minister and deputy prime minister. He previously served as Knesset speaker, aliyah and integration minister, tourism minister, and public security minister.
A longtime member of the Likud, Levin's influence in Israeli politics skyrocketed in 2023 when he announced a wide-ranging overhaul of the country's judicial system. Created and spearheaded by both himself and MK Simcha Rothman, judicial reform was highly controversial and sparked massive nationwide protests for months on end, interrupted only by the October 7 massacre and Israel's subsequent war against Hamas.
A bill was put forward to end the statute of limitations on child sex abuse, making it easier for victims to file complaints. Justice Minister Yariv Levin opposes, fearing innocents being accused.
The judicial reform did not emerge in a vacuum but had a bedrock goal of remaking the Supreme Court into a more conservative court, more deferential to the executive and legislative branches.
As punishment, the law would establish a five-year offense “for those who publish things that would deny the massacre or downplay its dimensions.”
According to the report, Yesh Atid's joining the government would not entail removing other parties from the government but would entail a redistribution of the government ministries.
The Movement for Governability and Democracy appealed to Justice Minister Yariv Levin and Supreme Court Justice Uzi Fogelman.
Justice Minister Yariv Levin mourned Libai's death on Sunday: "Libai initiated throughout the years many laws that came to shape the Israeli rule of law."
According to his agenda, the justice minister intended for the committee to discuss sub-committees within it and determine rules for the committee's procedure.
What if Justice Minister Yariv Levin had said in July what his private lawyer wrote to the High Court of Justice on Monday—that he intends to convene the Judicial Selection Committee within 15 days?
Without new judges being appointed, Israel was on track to be short more than 50 judges by the end of next month.
The High Court is missing two justices after former chief justice Esther Hayut and former Justice Anat Baron retired last month.
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