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The Legal Forum – Activities in the Year 5779

The Legal Forum - Activities in the Year 5779

Free and Fair Elections: Elections are a celebration of democracy, but can they can also provide opportunities for fraud. Fraud at the polling station is, unfortunately, widespread, and for more than 10 years we, at the Legal Forum, have been fighting it. Already in the 2013 elections, we demanded that

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Israel News Update  from the Legal Forum

Israel News Update from the Legal Forum

Two murdered and four seriously injured. Two bloody weeks have passed for the State of Israel.
The murder of the soldier Dvir Sorek, HY”D.

Funeral Dvir Sorek (TPS)

Soldier

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Training MK’s how Legislation can be applied in Judea and Samaria

Training MK’s how Legislation can be applied in Judea and Samaria

Applying primary legislation in Judea and Samaria is necessary, just and most importantly - also practical.
The Legal Forum prepared a detailed policy paper and MK Keti Shitrit took the initiative and asked the Knesset Attorney General to take advantage of the long recess for training Knesset legal advisers

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The Supreme Court and Democracy - A Vital Combination

September, 2017

This week the State of Israel reached another crossroads in the battle to preserve its Jewish character. On Monday, Agust 28 the Supreme Court ruled that illegal infiltrators cannot be expelled to another country without their consent. With this ruling the Supreme Court blocked the State’s efforts to

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Injustice Overturned – Green Now given Legal Status

Injustice Overturned - Green Now given Legal Status

February 29,2018

After years of delays, the Knesset Internal Affairs and Environment Committee corrected a long overdue injustice. On Monday, February 12, the committee unanimously agreed to include Green Now, an organization founded by the Legal Forum for Israel, among the list of organizations that are eligible to file

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Deporting BDS Activists - No Room for Compromise

On Wednesday June 13, 2018, the Legal Forum for Israel filed an amicus brief to join a petition against the renewal of a work permit for BDS activist Omar Shakir. Shakir, Human Rights Watch Israel and Palestinian Director, has petitioned against his deportation. Currently, the Jerusalem District Court has

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The Latest Hamas-Israel Confrontation Pertinent Legal Points

Out in its national charter, and its actions of indiscriminate terror directed against Israeli towns, villages and citizens, clearly define its character as a terrorist entity. This is reflected in the fact that Hamas has been formally outlawed in several major states.

The terrorist actions by Hamas, including the

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