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In Israel’s elections, only the far right is talking about democracy
A new campaign ad by Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked signals that this time around, only the far right is talking about democratic norms — and how to undo them. Does the opposition have a response? Of all the aspects of political campaigns that voters love to hate, none is more maligned than the political advertisement.…
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Dahlia Scheindlin
March 22, 2019
14 Israeli citizens killed by police in five years, not a single indictment
Over the past five years, police have shot dead 14 Israeli citizens. The department tasked with investigating the killings has closed all but two of the cases. Almost all the suspects were people of color. The police killing of 24-year-old Ethiopian-Israeli Yehuda Biadga last month sparked outrage among the Ethiopian community in Israel. Many believe…
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Oren Ziv
February 4, 2019
A law banning torture in Israel? Don’t hold your breath
An anti-torture law currently being drafted by the Justice Ministry is not enough to fix an entire legal system that allows the practice to be used against an occupied population. During its review session at the UN Committee Against Torture in Geneva on Wednesday, Israel’s representatives informed the committee that the Justice Ministry is drafting…
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Amjad Iraqi
May 6, 2016
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Want to be a judge in Israel? Get in line and sing the national anthem
The Israeli national anthem, a Zionist hymn that excludes Israel’s Palestinian population, could soon become part of the job requirement for judges. Do you want to be a judge in Israel? Then according to Yisrael Beiteinu MK Robert Ilatov, you must sing Hatikva, the Israeli national anthem. Although Ilatov was only elected to the judicial appointment…
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Natasha Roth-Rowland
July 23, 2015
Naftali Bennett’s annexation plan: A report card
Before he was Minister of the Economy, Naftali Bennett was a Knesset hopeful whose plan to annex the majority of the West Bank shook the political establishment. Two years later, it’s worth seeing just how much he has gotten done. By Joel Braunold When Naftali Bennett first entered the coalition, I wrote of his plan…
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December 25, 2014
Shuttering shops on Shabbat: Hypocrisy and the rule of law
The Supreme Court recently ordered that the rule of law be enforced when it comes to Tel Aviv shuttering businesses on the Sabbath. But the court is inconsistent with its own demands, only ordering that ‘the law is the law’ when it’s convenient. These are confusing times. Our friends don’t know what to think, and…
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Laissez Passer
July 1, 2013
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