Court ruling9/3/2026

High Court of Justice Temporarily Froze Appointments of Police Internal Investigations Department Heads

Israel’s High Court of Justice (HCJ) issued an interim order delaying the appointment of the head of the Police Internal Investigations Department (PIID) and the official responsible for coordination. The decision was reached by a majority of the justices; the source does not state the final outcome of the proceeding.

Key facts

•Court: Israel’s High Court of Justice — HCJ
•Date of decision: September 3, 2026
•Decision: Interim order freezing two appointments
•Majority opinion: Yitzhak Amit and Daphne Barak-Erez
•Minority opinion: Noam Sohlberg
•The case number and statute name were not specified

What the Court Delayed

The interim order concerns two appointments: the head of PIID and the official responsible for coordination. The latter is supposed to determine whether PIID is authorized to investigate cases in which not only police officers but also civilians need to be questioned.

How the Votes Were Divided

Supreme Court President Yitzhak Amit and Justice Daphne Barak-Erez supported the temporary freeze. Deputy Supreme Court President Noam Sohlberg remained in the minority.

What Is Known About the Legal Basis

The material presented did not specify the case number, the parties to the proceeding, or the specific statutory provisions challenged before the HCJ. The source also does not provide the legal reasoning for the interim order, so at this stage it is impossible to infer the Court’s final position on the merits of the dispute.

Justice Minister’s Response

Justice Minister Yariv Levin sharply criticized the decision and linked it to the justices’ protection of PIID. His statement is a political response and does not alter the content of the interim judicial order.

What this means for you

Until the Court issues a further decision, the appointments of the head of PIID and the official responsible for coordination may not proceed. For civilians, this means that the mechanism for determining PIID’s authority in cases involving civilians will not be changed at this stage through these appointments. The source does not state when the Court will hear the dispute on its merits or what the final outcome may be.

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