Yariv Levin
Yariv Gideon Levin is an Israeli lawyer and politician who serves as Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Justice, Minister of Interior and Minister of Religious Services. He served as Speaker of the Knesset in December 2022, previously serving in that role from 2020 to 2021. He currently serves as a member of Knesset for Likud, and previously held the posts of Minister of Internal Security, Minister of Tourism, and Minister of Aliyah and Integration.
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Aug 15, 2026
Lean Left
Levin, justice minister and architect of the judicial overhaul, is recommencing the Law and Justice Committee debates on packed court.
The left views Levin as Netanyahu's legal hitman, pushing the law 'Enforcing Judges' to destroy the Supreme Court's independence.
Aug 13, 2026
Far Left
Justice minister refusing to convene the judicial selection committee so he can force right-wing loyalists onto the High Court.
Hadash sees Levin's behavior as the sequel to the judicial coup, an open assault on the court that the left is organizing to defend.
Aug 9, 2026
Lean Left
Levin is pressing ahead with legislation to take control of judge appointments and limit Supreme Court review.
Labor/Meretz identify him as the architect of the regime change that threatens judicial independence and minority rights.
Aug 8, 2026
Lean Left
Continues to block judicial appointments and pushes coalition-friendly selection of judges in defiance of the High Court.
Levin remains the architect of the judicial overhaul and the chief target of Labor/Meretz warnings about court packing and authoritarian regime change.
Aug 7, 2026
Lean Left
Revives judicial overhaul legislation to change the Judicial Selection Committee and limit High Court review.
The center-left opposes this as a direct power grab that would remove the judiciary as a check on coalition appointees.
Aug 5, 2026
Far Left
The justice minister continues to freeze judicial appointments and pushes the judicial overhaul that ignites a democracy crisis.
Levin's campaign to subordinate the courts threatens minority rights, a core alarm for Hadash.
Aug 5, 2026
Center
The High Court ordered him to explain his plan to appoint a police internal investigations chief during a transition period.
Yesh Atid welcomes the court's scrutiny because Levin's appointment would entrench coalition control over law enforcement in the middle of an election.
Aug 1, 2026
Lean Left
As Justice Minister, architect of the legal reform bill that returns to the Knesset committee.
Labor/Meretz consider him the central figure dismantling the Supreme Court's independence and democratic balance.
Jul 28, 2026
Center
Levin's judicial overhaul attempt is described in an op-ed as a 'conservative march of folly' that failed.
Yesh Atid celebrates the failure of Levin's plan but warns that the same coalition may repeat its attempts.
Jul 9, 2026
Center
The Justice Minister openly called for the government to ignore a High Court ruling requiring a new vote for State Comptroller.
Yesh Atid condemns Levin's call as a direct assault on the rule of law and the separation of powers.