Analysis
Wednesday, October 30th 2024
Canaan Lidor and Amelie Botbol JNS, Oct. 29, 2024 “In my opinion this move won’t be the end of UNRWA, but I would hope that responsible governments such as the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom or Germany take this as an opportunity to engage in significant investigations.” Israel’s Knesset on Monday made it […]
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Tuesday, August 29th 2023 / Tuesday, October 31st 2023
DEFENDING BEN GVIR Statement from the Prime Minister’s Office: Prime Minister’s Office, Aug. 28, 2023 — Israel allows maximum freedom of movement in Judea and Samaria for both Israelis and Palestinians. US, EU Slam Far-Right Israeli Minister’s ‘Racist’ Claim His Rights Outweigh That of Palestinians: Kareem Khadder, CNN, Aug. 25, 2023 — The United […]
Friday, August 25th 2023 / Thursday, November 2nd 2023
John Podhoretz Commentary Magazine, April 2023 “This government came to power through the same process as every other government in Israel’s history. Had the situation been reversed—had rightists taken to the streets against a legitimately elected left-of-center government—everyone from Haaretz’s anti-Zionists to Danny Gordis would have been awash in outrage at the attempt to interfere with proper democratic processes.” […]
Thursday, March 30th 2023 / Friday, December 1st 2023
UNDERSTANDING BARAK’S VISION Aharon Barak’s Revolution: Hillel Neuer, Azure on Line, Winter 5758/1998, no. 3 — In recent years, the state of Israel has undergone a constitutional revolution that has remarkably escaped the notice of most Israelis. With the 1992 passage of Basic Law: Human Dignity and Liberty, and Basic Law: Freedom of Occupation, the power of the […]
Elliot Abrams Council on Foreign Relations, Mar. 16, 2023 “As courts consider whether to override decisions of elected officials, they must also rely on some standard by which to judge those actions. Where there is a written constitution, it provides the standard.” Israel’s current—and deeply divisive—debate over changes in the role of its Supreme […]
Daniel J. Arbess WSJ, Mar. 17, 2023 “Israel could consider reforming the structure of its constitution from the British parliamentary mode to an American-style separation of powers that would be adapted for Israel’s unique needs.” Street demonstrations and political drama over Israel’s judicial-reform debate have some people wondering whether the end of Israeli democracy is […]
Michael Starr Jerusalem Post, Feb. 3, 2023 “What we are seeing now is part of the backlash to that because a lot of the people now would say the inland Supreme Court became too active,” explained Gross. “And [they would say] ‘we want to kind of bring the power back to the people rather than […]
Dan McClaughlin National Review, Mar. 28, 2023 “The Biden administration, which never misses an opportunity to attack judicial review by independent courts in the United States or treat foreign policy as a proxy war against domestic enemies, has taken sides against the judicial overhaul.” Be thankful that America has a written Constitution. The Founding Fathers were […]
Tuesday, March 28th 2023 / Friday, December 1st 2023
WARNING BELLS SOUNDED What the War Against Judicial Reform is Really About: Caroline Glick, Mar. 24, 2023 — The left’s total war against the Netanyahu government’s judicial reform plan seems to know no bounds, and appears impenetrable to information or substantive discussion. JNS Webinar: Israel’s Judicial Reform Crisis Explained: Alex Traiman, JNS, Mar. 27, […]
Jonathan Tobin JNS, Mar. 27, 2023 “Will that happen every time the right wins an election from now on? Probably. That means not only will the juristocracy defend its power, but its supporters are permanently committed to thwarting the will of voters who may continue to outnumber them in the future.” After […]
Netael Bandel Israel Hayom, Mar. 27, 2023 “The Supreme Court ruled this week that the attorney general is not in a conflict of interest by being involved with the attorney general’s law in the reform because “the clashing interests inherently constitute the role of the attorney general, who is responsible for giving legal advice.” This is […]
Monday, January 23rd 2023 / Saturday, December 2nd 2023
TOI Staff Times of Israel, Jan. 22, 2023 “The prime minister has told us he wants to do big things. And we want to do big things, too. But if we want to achieve those things, we can’t wake up and have one’s backyard on fire. So he’s going to have to manage […]
Michael Koplow Israel Hayom, Jan. 22, 2023 “Basic Laws do not necessarily sit above the messiness of politics or reflect a broad political and societal consensus, and the Israeli Supreme Court’s effort to treat them as such causes its own set of controversies and opposition.” The furious debate over Israeli Justice Minister Yariv […]
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