Israel Supreme Court rulings
Find a ruling by a party, a topic or its case number, and read the court's full text with a summary in plain words.
8 rulings
- Purchase tax in a merger is worked out on the landCA 1210/168 July 2021 · Real estate tax · Appeal accepted
- Property tax on the Ramat Aviv Mall's common areasLAA 2462/195 January 2021 · Property tax (arnona) · Appeal accepted
- The golf cart tender at the Agamon Hula parkCA 6210/1913 February 2020 · Public tenders · Appeal accepted
- A bank's document fee for extending a guaranteeLCA 8917/1823 December 2019 · Banking · Appeal accepted
- The property tax class of the Habima TheatreAAA 9662/1626 September 2019 · Property tax (arnona) · Appeal accepted
- The Israel Railways depot in Ramla and GezerHCJ 2560/1821 May 2019 · Planning and building · Petition dismissed
- Bus access for people with disabilities in East JerusalemHCJ 4267/1629 January 2019 · Disability rights · Petition dismissed
- Employee options in an R&D centre's cost baseCA 943/1622 April 2018 · Income tax · Appeal dismissed
60,809
full rulings from 1995 to September 2022
751,194
decisions of every kind in the same years
8%
of what the court publishes is a full ruling
39%
of full rulings answer a petition to the High Court of Justice
Cases opened in 2020 and 2021 ended in about 2,900 full rulings each, more than in any year before.
Each column is one year of cases, counted by the year the case was opened, the two digits after the slash in its number. A case can take years to reach its ruling, so the newest columns can still grow.
Almost four in ten full rulings answer a petition to the High Court of Justice.
The letters before a case number say what kind of case it is: HCJ 4267/16 is case 4267 of the High Court of Justice, opened in 2016.
- בג"ץHCJPetition to the High Court of Justice23,430
- ע"אCACivil appeal12,570
- ע"פCrimACriminal appeal11,952
- רע"אLCARequest for leave to appeal, civil4,508
- עע"מAAAAdministrative appeal2,834
- בש"פCriminal motion, such as detention until trial1,361
- בש"אCivil motion1,159
- רע"פLCrimARequest for leave to appeal, criminal995
- בע"מLFARequest for leave to appeal, family317
- רע"בPPARequest for leave to appeal, prisoner's petition311
- בר"מLAARequest for leave to appeal, administrative253
Full rulings from 1995 to September 2022, by the kind of case. Kinds with fewer than 250 rulings are left out.
Each ruling here has the court's full text, the facts of the case and what it decided in plain words.
- Real estate taxAppeal acceptedPurchase tax in a merger is worked out on the landHaifa Real Estate Taxation Director v. British Israel Investments Ltd.CA 1210/16 · 8 July 2021
- Property tax (arnona)Appeal acceptedProperty tax on the Ramat Aviv Mall's common areasTel Aviv-Yafo Property Tax Director v. Ramat Aviv Mall Ltd.LAA 2462/19 · 5 January 2021
- Public tendersAppeal acceptedThe golf cart tender at the Agamon Hula parkJewish National Fund (KKL) v. Kesher Yami Ltd.CA 6210/19 · 13 February 2020
- BankingAppeal acceptedA bank's document fee for extending a guaranteeDan Operation and Services Ltd. v. Mercantile Discount Bank Ltd.LCA 8917/18 · 23 December 2019
- Property tax (arnona)Appeal acceptedThe property tax class of the Habima TheatreHabima National Theatre Ltd. v. Tel Aviv-Yafo MunicipalityAAA 9662/16 · 26 September 2019
- Planning and buildingPetition dismissedThe Israel Railways depot in Ramla and GezerNesher Israel Cement Enterprises Ltd. v. Government of IsraelHCJ 2560/18 · 21 May 2019
- Disability rightsPetition dismissedBus access for people with disabilities in East JerusalemBizchut, Israel Human Rights Center for People with Disabilities v. Ministry of TransportHCJ 4267/16 · 29 January 2019
- Income taxAppeal dismissedEmployee options in an R&D centre's cost baseKontera Technologies Ltd. v. Tel Aviv 3 Assessing OfficerCA 943/16 · 22 April 2018
People ask these questions about Israeli court rulings.
Is it legal to copy and publish an Israeli court ruling?+
Yes. Section 6 of the Copyright Act 2007 says there is no copyright in the judicial decisions of a court, as in laws and regulations. A summary that someone writes about a ruling can be theirs, so the summaries here are our own.
How do I find a Supreme Court ruling by its case number?+
Type the number in the search at the top of this page, with its letters or without, for example בג"ץ 4267/16 or 4267/16. The two digits after the slash are the year the case was opened. The court's own site finds every case by its number.
What is the difference between a ruling and a decision?+
A ruling (פסק דין) ends the case. A decision (החלטה) settles a step along the way, such as a delay or an interim order. Of the 751,194 documents the court published from 1995 to September 2022, 60,809 were full rulings.
How do you cite an Israeli Supreme Court ruling?+
With the letters and number of the case, the parties and the date, for example: HCJ 4267/16 Bizchut, Israel Human Rights Center for People with Disabilities v. Ministry of Transport (January 29, 2019). Each ruling here has its citation ready to copy.
Why are some rulings published with initials instead of names?+
The Courts Law closes some hearings, such as family cases and cases about minors, and forbids publishing anything that would identify the people in them. Those rulings are published with initials.
See section 6 of the Copyright Act. Every case can be found by its number on the Supreme Court's site.