Publications
Russia Recognizes Jerusalem as Israel’s Capital. Why Can’t the U.S.?
Trump must soon decide whether to move the embassy. Doing so would help promote peace
The Titanic of the French Left
The “Meklat Affair” not only exposed, once again, the moral bankruptcy of the French left. It also confirmed its stubborn refusal to face the fact that there is such...
Prof. Eugene Kontorovich debates against Prof. Rashid Khalidi on the UNSC resolution
Kerry’s speech on the U.S. decision to abstain from a UN resolution condemning Israeli settlements has triggered intense debate on the future of U.S. policy regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict....
Israel’s Settlement Regulations Bill and International Law
The proposed “Regulation Bill” raises the legal issues within Israeli and International Law regarding Israel's conduct in Judea, Samaria, the Golan Heights and East Jerusalem. Prof. Kontorovich...
Tevi Troy on disaster management in the U.S. and other places
Tevi Troy, the CEO of the American Health Policy Institute and the author of “Shall We Wake The President? Two Centuries of Disaster Management From The Oval Office” spoke in...
Kohelet Forum conference 2016 – Legal consulting in the civil service
On October 26 the Kohelet Policy forum held it's annual conference on the status and authority of the Attorney General
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,...