Noam Sohlberg

And Israel border policeman outside the Abu Khdeir home in Shuafat, East Jerusalem Sept. 7, 2014 (Photo: Tamar Fleishman)
Yes, Israel does differentiate between Jewish and Palestinian terror
When Palestinians demand their attackers receive the same punishments as those who target Jews, the pretense of equal treatment before the law slips away. Some of Israel’s most hardline politicians are fond of saying that they don’t differentiate between terror attacks perpetrated by Jews and Palestinians. In the wake of the Duma arson that killed three…
By Natasha Soffer-Roth September 14, 2016
High Court Justice Noam Sohlberg (Photo: Justice Ministry)
For one Palestinian village: A judge, settler and demolisher
The High Court justice who gave the army a green light to expel an entire Palestinian village just happens to live in a nearby settlement, one of many that thrives on their dispossession. By Dror Etkes The Israeli army’s Civil Administration has issued 70 demolition orders in the Jewish West Bank settlement of Alon Shvut,…
By +972 Magazine May 18, 2015
Gush Emunim leaders and supporters celebrating the Government's decision to allow the first Jewish settlement in the Samaria region, 1974. Carried at the center is former MK Chanan Porat (photo: Moshe Milner / Government Press Office)
+972’s Person of the Year: The Settler
The settlement movement registered major victories this year on various fronts. Its representatives are reaching new heights in politics, the judiciary and the media. One out of five residents east of the Green Line is a settler. The expansion of settlements continues unabated, and – most importantly – settlers are in full control of the…
By +972 Magazine December 26, 2012
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Israel’s new Supreme Court: Liberalism don’t live here anymore
Recent rulings by the High Court and the the appointment of a rightwing settler signal the twilight of Israel’s juridical liberal-democratic period By Eyal Clyne Last week, Judge Noam Sohlberg was appointed to the Israeli Supreme Court (which, in Israel, is also the High Court of Justice, a court of judicial review carrying important constitutional…
By +972 Magazine January 17, 2012
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