Publications
At the U.N., Only Israel Is an ‘Occupying Power’
What about Russia in Crimea, Armenia in parts of Azerbaijan, or what Vietnam did in Cambodia?
New study on the international practice bearing on Article 49(6) of the Fourth Geneva Convention
This Article provides the first comprehensive, global examination of state and international practice bearing on Article 49(6) of the Fourth Geneva Convention, which provides that an “Occupying Power shall...
The Electoral Reform Netanyahu Should Promote
During the 2015 Knesset elections, Benjamin Netanyahu committed to reform Israel’s voting system so as to free the prime minister from the permanent blackmail of his coalition partners. More...
First session of parliamentary training course celebrates graduation
The first session of Kohelet's parliamentary training course celebrated its graduation with a debate panel on the best solution to solve/deal with the Israeli-Arab conflict
Recommendations and findings on labor productivity in Israel
In recent decades, Israeli labor productivity is not closing the gap with more developed countries, and in many respects the gaps are even widening.
Is it wrong to critique decisions by the Israel Supreme Court?
Nowhere is criticism of the court more warranted than in the gas decision. Nothing in Israeli law bars such long-term commercial arrangements.
Legal Advisers and the Government: Analysis and Recommendations
The AG holds exceptional powers in comparison to the government ministers thus undermining governance and the rule of majority. Kohelet's research paper calls for a fundamental reform to define...
Israel’s New NGO Bill will Reveal Hidden Agendas
In recent years, the extent of European meddling in Israeli politics via supposedly “non-governmental” organizations has reached unprecedented levels. Both the European Commission and European governments donate dozens of...
Europe Mislabels Israel
Making special rules for Israel has the undesired effect of reducing Israel’s incentives to take international law seriously: If the goal posts can be moved, there is less reason...
The Weyl-Levitsky Double Standard Theorem
Last week, Professors Glen Weyl and Steve Levitsky caused a stir with an op-ed in the Washington Post calling for a boycott of the Jewish state, thus endorsing a...
The Academics Boycotting Israel Are Misguided
The arguments used by the British academics who clled for boycott on Israel are demonstratively false: Israel does not illegally occupy “Palestinian land,” and Israel does not resist a...
Challenging the EU’s Illegal Restrictions on Israeli Products in the World Trade Organization
The EU’s treatment of Israeli goods from “settlements” contrasts with its treatment of other countries in similar situations, as EU reports have themselves admitted. This violates the core GATT...
An Informed Vote on the Iran Deal
The principal question about the Iran nuclear agreement is whether U.S. negotiators really got what they needed to prevent the Islamic Republic from joining the nuclear club To opponents,...
Iran deal and 1938: Israel’s leaders have it all wrong
Israeli reactions to the nuclear deal with Iran have been herd-like and along party lines. Now that the deal is a fait accompli (notwithstanding the slim possibility of gathering...
New federal law fights European boycotts of Israel
A major new anti-boycott law creates changes the legal landscape for governments and companies, including European ones, that seek to impose politically-motivated economic sanctions on Israeli companies. On Monday,...
Economic Dealings with Occupied Territories
In recent years, the international legality of economic activity in occupied territories has emerged as matter of significant debate, largely focused on Israeli-controlled territories. Some European officials, supported by...
Liberal American Jews are the ones being isolated, not Israelis
The fact that those who used to identify themselves as the “peace camp” changed their brand to the “Zionist camp” in Israel’s recent elections is not fortuitous: most Israeli...
Israel’s Path to Economic and Social Prosperity
Kohelet’s new publication presents the story of Israel’s economy – successes and remaining obstacles in 25 charts followed by short explanations. The full report on PDF
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the Cypriot status quo
The visit to Israel of Federica Mogherini, the High Representative of the European Union (EU) for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, is meant to revive the EU’s involvement in...