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"I care about one thing only – returning the hostages," Lapid said.

Israeli jurist Elyakim Rubinstein’s perspective on Israel’s legal battle in The Hague.

The author, a former deputy director of the National Security Council, is vice president of the Jerusalem Institute for Strategic Studies. As 2024 began, the Israeli war effort in the Gaza Strip …

Though the end of the war is not yet in sight, the country is witnessing re-awakened political debate.The post Even before the guns fall silent: Israel’s political debates reawaken appeared

On the ruinous history of Religious Zionism

Prof. Shahar Lifshitz of Bar-Ilan University suggests a more nuanced approach in formulating Basic Laws and urges caution in celebrating the High Court's decision.

One person who did not get the message of preserving social unity is High Court President Esther Hayut

(JNS) — Israel’s Supreme Court on Wednesday blocked the government’s “recusal law“—an amendment to Israel’s Basic Law: The

(JTA) — The Israeli Supreme Court has struck down a law that limited its power, an unprecedented decision nixing the one piece of legislation passed under the right-wing government’s effort to weaken the judiciary. The 8-7 decision published on Monday returns the fight over Israel’s court system to the fore after a months-long pause due […]

Sir Vernon Bogdanor is Professor of Government, King’s College London and a member of the International Advisory Council of the Israel Democracy Institute. His most recent book is The Strange Surviv...