Efi Nave

People protest against the planned judicial overhaul in Tel Aviv, on June 24, 2023. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

Newly elected head of the Israeli Bar Association Amit Becher at a press conference for the announcement of the election results for the Israeli Bar Association in Tel Aviv, June 21, 2023. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

Winning bar contest, Becher spoils coalition hope of controlling judge picks, for now

June 24, 2023, 11:13 pm

25th week of rallies: Protesters warn of escalation if coalition moves unilaterally

As some 100,000 demonstrate in Tel Aviv and thousands protest elsewhere, leaders maintain dark forces continue to threaten Israel’s democracy

By ToI Staff

June 21, 2023, 10:40 pm

Winning bar contest, Becher spoils coalition hope of controlling judge picks, for now

Victorious new Israel Bar Association chair says his election will go down as ‘an important chapter in the history of Israeli democracy’

By Jeremy Sharon

Lawyers vote in the Israel Bar Association election at the Magistrate's Court in Jerusalem, June 20, 2023 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

June 21, 2023, 8:38 pm

Hours after losing battle for Bar Association, Likud moves to void its power

Ministerial committee to discuss legislation to strip group of licensing power, and possibly to end its participation in key Judicial Selection Committee

By Carrie Keller-Lynn

Interim head of the Israel Bar Association Amit Becher (left) and former Israel Bar Association head Efi Nave (right). Becher and Nave are the leading candidates in the elections for IBA chairman set for June 20, 2023. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90 and Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

June 21, 2023, 10:28 am

In blow to coalition, anti-overhaul Becher expected to win Bar Association vote

Government’s preferred candidate Nave admits defeat; results seen as crucial in larger fight over Judicial Selection Committee and effort to curb High Court’s powers

By Jeremy Sharon and ToI Staff

Lawyers cast their ballots for the head of the Israel Bar Association at a voting station at the Magistrate's Court in Jerusalem, June 20, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

June 20, 2023, 9:56 pm

Chaos in crucial Bar Association elections as high turnout complicates vote

Some voters report waiting many hours to cast ballots, as attorneys scramble to address prospect of government controlling judicial selection without the need for legislation

By Jeremy Sharon

June 20, 2023, 1:55 pm

Lawyers vote for leadership of bar association, a key factor in selection of judges

Turnout high as top candidates trade barbs; victory of government ally over staunch overhaul critic could mean government will be able to remake judiciary without legislation

By ToI Staff and Jeremy Sharon

June 19, 2023, 4:59 pm

Character of the judiciary at stake in Tuesday’s Israel Bar Association elections

Support within the IBA’s National Council could give Justice Minister Levin enough power to remake the judiciary without the need for legislation. How likely is that to happen?

By Jeremy Sharon

Israelis attend a protest against the government's judicial overhaul plans, in Tel Aviv, on June 17, 2023. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

June 17, 2023, 10:16 pm

With fate of judicial panel in the balance, masses rally nationwide against overhaul

Ahead of politically charged election this week for new Israel Bar Association head, interim chief warns protesters of attempt to ‘destroy independence of the judicial system’

By ToI Staff

Efi Nave and his partner Bar Katz arrive for a court hearing in Rishon Lezion, on November 8, 2022. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

June 11, 2023, 6:25 am

Ex-bar association chief denies he’s Levin’s proxy, defends behavior in sex scandal

Efi Nave, who is running for his old job, calls coalition’s judicial overhaul plan a ‘mistake,’ says there’s no need to change makeup of Judicial Selection Committee

By ToI Staff

Screen capture from video of Efi Nave at the Lod District Court, May 28, 2023. (Walla. Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

May 28, 2023, 7:19 pm

Court rejects ex-bar association chief’s appeal to overturn passport scam conviction

Efi Nave says he will take case to Supreme Court, vows to run to regain his former post; lobby group urges Israel Bar Association to block his campaign

By ToI Staff

Efi Nave in Magistrate's Court in Lod, on April 28, 2019. (Flash90)

April 19, 2023, 10:59 pm

Former bar association chief who resigned in scandal seeks old job

Efi Nave joins race, after previously stepping down over suspicions he used post to advance romantic partner’s judicial career; was convicted last year in separate case

By ToI Staff

March 21, 2021, 8:35 pm

Prosecutors won’t charge ex-head of Israel Bar Association over sex scandal

Suspicions that Efi Nave pushed appointment of Judge Eti Craif for sexual favors dropped, as chances of conviction assessed as low

By ToI Staff

Then-Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit, left, and outgoing state prosecutor Shai Nitzan attend a farewell ceremony held for Nitzan in Jerusalem, on December 18, 2019. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)

October 16, 2020, 1:36 pm

Mandelblit apologizes to former state attorney for bashing him in recording

In letter to members of state prosecution, AG says he used improper, regrettable language and has straightened things out with Shai Nitzan; vows not to be cowed by threats

By ToI Staff

Likud MK and chairman of the Knesset Regulatory Committee Miki Zohar at the Knesset, September 9, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/FLASH90)

October 14, 2020, 1:07 pm

Netanyahu ally threatens more dirt will air about AG if he doesn’t resign

Miki Zohar criticized after saying that recording of Mandelblit slamming then-state attorney supports unsubstantiated theory he was blackmailed into filing charges against PM

By Michael Bachner and ToI Staff

October 14, 2020, 3:26 am

AG heard railing against ex-state attorney in old calls, drawing fury from Likud

In recordings from 2015, 2016, Avichai Mandelblit complains about Shai Nitzan’s handling of military scandal; premier’s allies call for his resignation

By ToI Staff