Elad Ben-Zaken

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Nov 3, 2024, 2:20 PM

Party Disqualification Law: Court Power Battle

Last week, a preliminary reading passed for a bill amending Article 7A of the Basic Law: The Knesset, which addresses the disqualification of parties and candidates for the Knesset. The proposal, submitted by MK Ofir Katz from Likud, introduces...

Sep 3, 2024, 6:52 PM

The Dangers of Overstatement

When fundamental questions about the nature of the state and its ability to protect the security of its citizens hinge on a specific, concrete issue, there is cause for concern. A recent example of this is the debate surrounding...

Aug 29, 2024, 1:40 PM

Is everything immune?

MK Zvi Sukkot (Religious Zionism) pictured after breaking into the IDF's Sde Teiman detention center, July 29, 2024. (X screenshot, used in accordance with clause 27a of the copyright law)

Politicians are protected from prosecution of offenses related to speech. What about when they storm an IDF army base?

Dec 29, 2023, 8:27 PM

Catch 23 version of the constitutional crisis

Recently, Amit Segal published, based on the draft judgments regarding the reasonableness issue, that for the first time, the Israeli Supreme Court, sitting as the High Court of Justice (Bagatz), is about to invalidate a Basic Law. This is...

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Elad Ben-Zakan, 25, a law student, engages in diverse studies including complex topics on race, workplace equality, law, and society.