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Mar 3, 2022, 11:36 PM

Do Not Stand by the Blood of Your Neighbour

On February 24, 2022, Russia has invaded Ukraine. Since then, Russian forces have shelled Ukrainian cities, large and small; hundreds of civilians, including children, have been killed; Ukrainian infrastructure is being pummelled to dust. In addition to military targets,...

Nov 4, 2020, 4:50 PM

Lay Judges and Juries in Israel

Amongst democratic countries, Israel is within a minority in that it does not allow lay judges or juries to participate in criminal trials (lay judges participate in labour courts in Israel). Of course, Israel is not the only country...

Aug 15, 2020, 11:36 PM

On Equal Rights Amendment

“Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex” – those are the words that almost everyone might expect to be part of the...

Jun 29, 2020, 11:51 PM

On Accountability of the Judiciary

One of the hallmarks of liberal democracy is the existence of an independent judiciary. It is responsible for interpreting and applying laws to cases brought before it. In some countries, the judiciary is also charged with ensuring that the laws,...

Jun 5, 2020, 2:40 PM

A Swiss clock for Israel

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has just gone on trial on charges of bribery, fraud, and breach of trust. The fact that a sitting prime minister will be forced to defend himself in a court of law on criminal charges is...

May 10, 2020, 5:59 PM

Aliyah and citizenship

As the COVID-19 restrictions are scaled-down, more and more Jews worldwide are starting to think about immigrating to Israel. There are many reasons for this behaviour, which include the relative success of Israel’s efforts fighting the pandemic, as well...

Apr 25, 2020, 6:46 PM

A case for (some) direct democracy in Israel

It would appear that we will have a government, at last. Knesset is currently legislating to allow Netanyahu and Gantz to form the government. However, there are two problems with the current arrangement: it requires rewriting several laws, including...

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Jegors is a Political Science and Communication student at Bar Ilan University, with a keen interest in politics, science and the European Union.