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Israeli governments ignoring High Court rulings is nothing new, but experts say the trend has exacerbated in recent years. Meanwhile, ministers' repeated refusals to accept the attorney general's binding opinions and their open hostility toward her are unprecedented

In response to a petition filed eight years ago by nine lesbian couples, the High Court ruled that any distinction on the birth certificate of children of same-sex couples 'may send an offensive message that these are different relationships in essence and quality'

High Court compels Israel's education minister to explain his decision to cancel this year's Israel Prize after learning that a prominent protester against PM Netanyahu's judicial coup had been selected in one of the categories

The Interior Ministry has been demanding widows provide proof of leading a Jewish lifestyle to be eligible of The Law of Return, but this condition has been rejected by most-recent High Court ruling