Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribe02:31 AM • May 13 2026 IDTFollowing a hearing lasting more than six hours on Tuesday, it wasn't clear how a three-justice panel of the High Court of Justice would rule on petitions challenging the appointment of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's military secretary, Roman Gofman, as the next director of the Mossad intelligence agency. CommentsIn the NewsTrump Says Stopping Iran's Nuclear Program Outweighs Americans' Economic PainThe Bills That Could Rewrite Israel's Election RulesThe Slow Crumble of Netanyahu's Eternal Rule Was on Full DisplayGov't Oversight in PM's Pocket: Netanyahu Set to Appoint Lawyer as ComptrollerCourt Battle Deepens as Shin Bet Chief Demands Names of Staffers Who Opposed HimRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIWhatsApp Co-founder Donates Record-breaking $200 Million to Jerusalem HospitalThe Mysterious Copper Scroll and the End of DaysLeaked Video of Arab Lawyer's Violent Arrest Contradicts Israel Police Account'A Slave Economy': Inside Israel's ultra-Orthodox Parallel StateConstruction Begins on Bypass Road to Bring 'One Million' Israelis to West BankZionism Didn't Go Wrong, It Was Always Built This Way