After the petition was already filed: the decisive hearing sets out today

This morning at 10:00, a hearing is expected to take place on a petition by left-wing organizations, including the Public Committee Against Torture in Israel, against the court administration, demanding protection for lawyers from public harassment. The hearing will be held before a panel of judges and will be broadcast live.

This morning (Wednesday, October 14, 2026) at 10:00, a hearing is expected to take place on a petition filed by left-wing organizations, including the Public Committee Against Torture in Israel, the Association for Civil Rights in Israel, Gisha, Yesh Din, and Physicians for Human Rights, through lawyers Michael Sfard and Einat Geyer on behalf of the "Civil Space Defense System." The petition was filed against the court administration and follows a growing phenomenon of politically motivated harassment, threats, and intimidation against lawyers in courthouses, mainly by right-wing activists waiting for them in the lobby of the Supreme Court. The petitioners seek to establish clear rules that allow protest in designated areas while protecting court attendees. The hearing will be held before a panel of judges consisting of Daphne Barak-Erez, Gila Canfy-Steinitz, and Yechiel Kasher, and will be broadcast live.