Military justice in Israel works very differently from the civilian system.
The Military Justice Law creates a separate legal framework for service members, with its own offenses and its own procedures before the military courts.
Offenses unique to the military include removing military property without authorization, exceeding one’s authority, conduct unbecoming, desertion, and absence without leave.
Even offenses that also exist in civilian law – such as drug, sexual, and violent offenses – are handled in the military under distinct rules and a stricter policy, which call for specialized knowledge.
Military criminal proceedings, and at times disciplinary ones as well, can have a profound impact on the accused’s future.
Representing soldiers, police officers, prison service staff, and members of the defense establishment in criminal and disciplinary cases requires specialized expertise.
How we can help
- Advice and support in complex Military Police (MPCID) investigations
- Detention hearings before the military courts
- Pre-indictment hearings and negotiations with the Military Prosecution
- Defense before the military courts once an indictment has been filed
- Committee 210 – the Prisoner Transfer Committee
- The Sentence Review Committee (the “One-Third Committee”) after sentencing
- Dismissal, suspension, and removal-from-position proceedings
- The committee for release from a career-service commitment
- Military committees on pay and benefits
- The Career Personnel Tribunal and proceedings for exemption from service
- Status, enlistment, and placement proceedings before the conscription authorities
- Requests to shorten the post-discharge cooling-off period
- Commissions of inquiry and review committees