How can you expect anyone to prosecute those he works with on a daily basis?!
This is repeated over and over again, whenever something problematic arises in the conduct of those subordinate to the Attorney General, the Attorney General doesn’t acknowledge the problem. Serious reports of his subordinates conduct remain
The US Plans to Repudiate Legal Opinion holding Settlements as Illegal
The Legal Forum congratulates the US government on its just and much needed declaration of the legality of settlement in Judea and Samaria.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has announced yesterday that the U.S. will not consider Israeli settlements in the West Bank a violation of international law. The US is planning to
It’s Final: High Court Orders Deportation of Anti-Israel HRW Activist
By: Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
Photo Credit: Hillel Maeir/TPS
After months of legal proceedings and court hearings, Israel’s High Court of Justice on Tuesday ruled that the work permit of Omar Shakir, the Israel and Palestine Director at Human Rights Watch (HRW), should not be renewed and that
The Improper Conducting of the Netanyahu Investigation
For many years, the Legal Forum has taken the leading role in auditing the Office of the State Attorney. Audit reports revealed that there have been improprieties in the Israeli prosecution system, and elected officials who have tried to chart a path that conflicted with the opinions of senior judges
What’s worse: Supporting the murder of Jews or words interpreted as racist?
Israel News Update
from the Legal Forum
What’s worse: Supporting the murder of Jews or words interpreted as racist?
According to a Supreme Court ruling last week, the answer seems clear. For the Supreme Court judges, once again, chose to disenfranchise candidates
The Basic Law in Rulings - A Year After
Einat Korman, Associate Director of the Legal Forum
This month marks a year for legislating the Basic Law: Israel - The Nation-State of the Jewish People. Those who attended the intensive special Knesset committee discussions last year were exposed to the heart of Israeli society’s disputes between the two
The Supreme Court Justices in support of BDS: The Strange Case of Omar Shakir/ By Yotam Eyal
The actual authorization given by the court to the boycott activist to remain in Israel is a classic example of activism that detracts from the language of the law and the legislator’s intent.
One of the most significant criticisms of the Israeli legal system is that judicial activism is
Peace is Coming at the End of 2018 - According to the Israel Tax Authority
Israel’s Tax Authority has announced that it will compensate business owners and employees residing within 40 km of the Gaza Border
For the umpteenth time, residents of the Gaza envelope sat around the conference table in the Knesset’s Finance Committee room and were witness to the manner in which motions
Outflanking the Supreme Court from the right
After a stormy Knesset summer session that touched on the foundations of the Jewish State’s raison d’etre, it will be especially important for the Knesset to go to bat in the playing field of democracy during its winter session.
This article originally appeared in the Makor Rishon Hebrew newspaper. Translated
Shaked revives bid to extend civil law to settlements
Justice minister will ‘prioritize’ controversial legislation to protect Israelis in the West Bank from ‘discriminatory’ martial rule
http://www.timesofisrael.com/shaked-to-revive-bill-to-extend-civil-law-to-settlements/