Publications
Chronic Failure Without Accountability: International Peacekeeping and Security Forces in the Arab-Israeli Conflict
IntroductionThe U.S. and other international actors have become increasingly insistent on having a governance plan for “the day after” the Gaza War. Washington seems to be pushing for a...
Time to Awaken to the Danger of “Woke”
Merav Michaeli, chairwoman of the Labor party, condemned international women’s organizations for ignoring Hamas atrocities, calling it a major betrayal: “I can’t remember ever hearing such deafening silence in...
Rely on the Justice of our Cause, not on our Weakness
Before the “Swords of Iron” war, Israeli Prime Ministers would accompany visiting foreign politicians to the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in order to acquaint them with the extent of...
Swords of Iron: Economic Do’s and Don’ts
A new policy paper by Nisan Avraham, senior economic researcher, and Dr Michael Sarel, Head of Kohelet Economic Forum, outlines the recommended do’s and don’ts for the Israeli government...
Israeli Academics’ Role in Creating the Warped Perception of American Academia
Since the October 7, there has been a vigorous and vital conversation about the failings and errors that brought on that terrible event. The State Control Committee held a...
Don’t be Fooled, Canada – ‘Anti-Zionism’ is Just Antisemitism, Rebranded
Since the Hamas-perpetrated slaughter of Israeli civilians on Oct. 7, Jews worldwide have faced an unprecedented wave of antisemitism and violence. In Canada, synagogues have been firebombed and Jewish schools fired upon with...
Don’t Reward Hamas’s War Crimes
Hamas intentionally hides in Gazan hospitals, schools, and homes because it understands, perversely, that a higher Gazan casualty rate will bring about greater international pressure on Israel. Hamas’s exploitation of...
Now is the Time to Reduce the Number of Ministers
In 2014, the Knesset passed an amendment to Basic Law: The Government restricting the number of government ministers to nineteen (including the prime minister). The explanatory notes to the...
The “Swords of Iron” War and International Law
Is it permissible to strike a hospital? When is it justified and proportional to harm noncombatants? What about humanitarian aid? How did other Western countries conduct war in similar...
Following the HCJ ruling on Special Ed
In One Line:The Supreme Court canceled the Ministry of Education’s policy decision that shortened the school day in the Special Ed system due to a shortage of teaching staff....
Is the Declaration of Independence of Binding Legal Status?
Following the HCJ hearing on the amendment to Basic Law: The Judiciary regarding the reasonableness doctrine (HCJ 5658/23). One-line Answer: The Declaration of Independence is of enormous historical importance,...
What Can We Learn from Canada About Judicial Use of Unwritten Principles?
An interesting 2021 ruling from the Supreme Court of Canada is very relevant to the conversation in Israel about judicial reform: What is the relation between “the language of...
The Legal Starting Point and The Sovereignty of The People
A small piece of jurisprudential theory, in light of the HCJ 5658/23 hearing (regarding the amendment to Basic Law: The Judiciary) In One Line: If every judicial system is...
Hamas’ Use of Human Shields and Israel’s Response – Legal Aspects
SummaryHamas’ use of human shields, including using hospitals and civilian objects to store weapons, launch attacks and place operations, is forbidden under international law and constitutes a war crime....
Don’t be Tempted: Even Temporary Price Controls Cause Harm
Recently, the Economics Committee saw a proposal to temporarily expand price controls to include products such as water, baby diapers, flour, tuna fish and more. The Ministry of Economy’s...
Don’t Let the War on Hamas Normalize the PA
Following the massacre on the Simchat Tora holiday, prominent Western leaders have expressed support for Israel and its war on Hamas. President Biden, the Prime Ministers of Britian and...
The Duty to Protect, Not the Right to Bear Arms
Tens of thousands of applications for a license to carry a private firearm were filed with the Ministry for National Security in the past two weeks, among them from...
legal issues regarding a siege on Gaza
Israel has a right under international law to impose a complete siege, which would be a land encirclement of the combat area of the Gaza Strip. Since Gaza has...
The ICC has a chance to restore its reputation and prosecute Hamas for war crimes
October 7, 2023, was the bloodiest day in Israeli history. As the world now knows, in the early hours that morning, during a Jewish holiday, more than a thousand...
Israel’s government has a duty to use every lawful means of warfare to defeat Hamas
Israelis are still burying the 1,200 victims of the Saturday attack on southern Israel by Hamas, the Islamist terrorist group that seized power in Gaza in 2007. As the...