A Fifth of Israelis Are Shut Out of the Election, but the Israeli Center Just Yawns
The elections committee’s ban on every Arab party barely registered in Israel, because everyone assumes the High Court…
Likud Seeks to Block Initiative to Fly Israelis Home to Vote in Election
The Likud party petitioned Supreme Court Justice Noam Sohlberg, chairman of the Central Elections Committee, on Wednesday, demanding…
Don’t Deprive Israelis Living Abroad of Their Basic Rights, Let Them Vote
Many Israelis who have left the country or have moved their center of life abroad have not given…
Don’t Let Israel’s Democracy Become a Law for Everyone Except the Chosen Few
The parable of the law harming redheads is an argument used for years by those who support the…
‘The Israeli Government Has an Interest in Disrupting the Elections, Giving Free Rein to Thugs’
When Justice Minister Yariv Levin unveiled the government’s judicial overhaul in January 2023, it plunged Israel into one…
From 1948 to October 7: The ultra-Orthodox Draft Has Always Been Israel’s Political Fault Line
Ultra-Orthodox soldiers during the War of Independence. Yeshiva students were granted service deferrals “despite the severity of the…
Israel’s Torah Study Law Spits in the Face of Soldiers
Nearly three years of a demanding war was supposed to lead to legislation that would give special recognition…
Israeli court battle threatens to turn into constitutional crisis
A Trumpian clash between the Netanyahu government and Israel’s most senior court is rapidly building into a major…
Constitutional Crisis? Why Israel’s Government Just Openly Defied the High Court
Benjamin Netanyahu in the Knesset last year, with Justice Minister Yariv Levin, the architect of the government’s attempt…
In First, Netanyahu Government Says It Will Defy High Court Ruling on Media Regulator – Haaretz
In First, Netanyahu Government Says It Will Defy High Court Ruling on Media Regulator HaaretzIsraeli gov’t to ignore Supreme…
The Israeli and Palestinian Merchants Reaping Huge Profits From Gaza Trade – While Farmers Lose Out
At first glance, it’s hard to understand the purpose of the Arabic-language Facebook page, “The October 7 Millionaires.”…
Mossad Chief Warns Top Court Netanyahu Pick Could Cause Israel ‘Enormous Damage’
Outgoing Mossad chief David Barnea warned Israel’s High Court of Justice in a letter against appointing Roman Gofman…