israeli-small-claims-court

File online through the Judicial Authority site with national identification (from a computer, PDF attachments up to 30 MB) or on paper at the court clerk's office in 3 copies. File where the defendant lives or has a business, or where the act or omission occurred.

The small claims court limit is NIS 39,900 as of January 2026, updated periodically by the Ministry of Justice. Claims above this amount must be filed in Magistrate Court, which handles civil claims up to NIS 2.5 million.

The filing fee is 1% of the claim amount, rounded up to a multiple of NIS 5, with a minimum of NIS 50. The included filing-fee-calculator.py script computes the fee and warns when a claim exceeds the small claims limit.

No, only individuals (including an osek murshe or osek patur) can be plaintiffs in small claims court. Companies, partnerships, and associations cannot file there, though they can be sued as defendants.

If the defendant was properly served and does not appear, the judge gives judgment on the statement of claim once the plaintiff affirms its truth. The defendant can request to set it aside within 30 days of being served the decision.

Do not use small claims court for claims over NIS 39,900, criminal matters, family law, real estate ownership disputes, or class actions. These belong in Magistrate Court, Family Court, or other forums.