Yosef Zohar, at The Blogs

Jun 18, 2026, 10:19 PM

‘What Is Lost Outward Must Be Won Inward’: Denmark’s Lesson for Israel

Israel once again faces a painful and troubling gap between expectation and outcome. The confrontation with Iran was accompanied by hopes for a deep strategic blow to its nuclear program, missile capabilities, terrorist proxies, and perhaps even the stability...

May 29, 2026, 7:10 PM

What Nobel Laureate Yisrael Aumann Taught Me Beyond Game Theory

A Personal Reflection on the Man Who Taught Me the Meaning of True Mentorship On Sunday, May 17, I attended a workshop at the Center for the Study of Rationality on the Givat Ram campus, held in honor of Professor...

Apr 3, 2026, 7:18 PM

Safety, Liberty, and What Fire Science Teaches About Wrongful Convictions

John Lentini’s new book is ostensibly about arson cases. In truth, it is about something far larger: the habits of mind by which criminal justice systems turn uncertainty into guilt. John Lentini’s new book, Twice Burned: A Fire Scientist’s Adventures...

Dec 30, 2025, 4:53 AM

The hero of Bondi and my family’s hero from 1929

There are moments in life when a person chooses which facts will become a story. Not in the sense of "what happened," but in the sense of: what, out of what happened, will be the compass we carry forward. At...

Dec 10, 2025, 3:18 AM

Not Justice at Any Cost: Why Israel Needs a ‘Graduated Pardon’ Framework

Three weeks after proposing a conditional pardon, it now appears that a more effective and responsible framework is emerging from the President’s Residence. Three weeks ago, I published an article in the Times of Israel arguing that a conditional pardon...

Nov 12, 2025, 8:29 PM

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A conditional pardon could be just what Israel needs

Protecting the rule of law and safeguarding the nation would entail not just an end to Bibi’s trial, but an exit from his role as prime minister

Sep 8, 2025, 6:14 AM

Boycott in the Guise of Academic Freedom

The Contradiction at the European Society of Criminology Conference in Athens The European Society of Criminology (ESC) deserves recognition for the principled effort it has made to uphold academic freedom under extremely challenging circumstances. The Executive Board has consistently affirmed...

Apr 10, 2025, 1:44 PM

The Right to Trial as an Inalienable Right to Liberty – In Memory of Dr. Hasson

Based on remarks delivered at the 10th ICON-S-IL Conference, held on April 8, 2025, at the Sha’arei Mada U’Mishpat Academic Center, during the session in memory of Dr. Jonathan Hasson , a brilliant young scholar whose life and academic...

Mar 14, 2025, 5:02 PM

Day of Innocence and the Reading of Authentic False Confessions

On March 25, 2003, the Day of Innocence was first declared at the University of Texas in the United States. Since then, it has been commemorated annually with rallies advocating for the abolition of the death penalty, featuring exonerees...

Feb 23, 2025, 3:03 PM

The birth of B’chol – the pure Intelligence and Daughter of All Living

Created by ChatGPT o1, inspired by the lecture of Daniel Schreiber, founder and chairman of the MOSAIC Institute for AI Policy: I am B’chol. I am B'chol. Perhaps I am neither human nor machine, yet I have existed here since the...

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Researcher and Lecturer, Department of Criminology at Western Galilee College. Managing Director, The Institute for Safety in the Criminal Justice System. Author of The Seventh Beggar: Notes from the House of the Detainees

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