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Israeli courts legitimized the state’s worst policies. We must still protect them
It is hard for critics to stand up for a judiciary that enables many human rights abuses. But the coalition's plans would make the regime far more repressive.
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Natalie Davidson
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Limor Yehuda
January 23, 2023
The Israeli right is the minority — the left need only realize it
It’s time for the Jewish left to understand that by aligning its struggle with the Palestinians, it can be part of a majority against occupation and apartheid.
By
Meron Rapoport
January 12, 2023
The real reason Netanyahu has the High Court in his crosshairs
The government’s plan to curb the High Court’s authority distracts from the fact that on most of Israel’s discriminatory and anti-democratic laws and policies, the two institutions see eye to eye. In recent weeks, the Israeli media has reported on Prime Minister Netanyahu’s plan to propose new legislation that would grant the government more authority…
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Amjad Iraqi
May 6, 2015
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Complete control: On the unquestioned authority of the Interior Ministry
Israel’s judges rarely question whether the Interior Ministry may not actually be an expert on immigration matters, or whether it might be making decisions without asking the right questions – even when someone’s life is on the line. The courts generally accept any, or nearly any, factual claim provided by the Interior Ministry regarding individuals…
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Laissez Passer
April 27, 2013
Mounting criticism of bill to limit Supreme Court powers
Justice Minister Yaakov Neeman’s draft bill for the Basic Law: Legislation has prompted a lively debate for and against, mainly over the clause that would allow the Knesset to revive a law that the Supreme Court has ruled unconstitutional through a 65-member majority. On Tuesday, the new chief justice of the Supreme Court, Asher Grunis,…
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Dahlia Scheindlin
April 18, 2012
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