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Follow Mar. 17, 2021 The issue of eliminating the statute of limitations on sex crimes has come up for public debate in recent years with increasing frequency. It was discussed in the context of the Alon Kastiel case, as well as in the case of former President Moshe Katsav, and now again in the wake of the revelations about Yehuda Meshi-Zahav that were detailed in Haaretz’s investigative report last week. Such cases and similar ones make it clear that the statute of limitations protects sex offenders, and this is no longer acceptable, if it ever was. It’s problematic both because it poses...

Jan. 22, 2021 In December 6, 1949, the Israeli cabinet convened for its weekly meeting. The previous day, Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion had dropped an international bomb by declaring Jerusalem to be Israel’s capital. But there were other items on the agenda now. One was the appointment of a new Supreme Court justice. Only five justices then served on the highest court in the land. The court’s president was Justice Moshe Zmoira. The minister of justice who appointed him, Pinchas Rosen, had previously been Zmoira’s partner in a law firm. Rosen, who like Zmoira was German-born, led the s...