Israeli Law

May 16, 2025, 9:40 AM

Democracy’s Immune System Is Working (in Israel & the World)

Democracy is under attack in Israel, the US, and several other countries around the world. Indeed, in 2018 no less than two Harvard political science professors published a best-selling book: “How Democracies Die,” warning of democracy’s slow slide to...

Harold Behr

May 5, 2025, 2:10 PM

Is Israel on the road to a theocracy?

‘Every civilisation begins in theocracy and ends in democracy’, wrote Victor Hugo. Appealing though it is, this aphorism starts to fall apart when the terms ‘beginning’ and ‘ending’ are unpacked. Theocracies and democracies in different parts of the world...

Raphael Cohen-Almagor

Apr 25, 2025, 2:08 PM

Tales from the Land of Milk and Misery–April 2025

War is a nasty business. In war zones, adrenalin is high, unless people are sleep deprived and then they are not focused, lack decision-making capacity and are prone to make mistakes. Nerves stretch; anxieties pick; people are constantly stressed;...

Suzie Navot

Apr 23, 2025, 2:51 PM

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Ronen Bar warns of a clear and present danger to security and democracy

Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar and his affidavit, which was submitted to the High Court of Justice on April 21, 2025. (Photo of Ronen Bar by Kobi Gideon/ GPO; combo illustration by The Times of Israel)

His affidavit says he shouldn't have been fired - not to fight to keep his job, but to ensure the independence of the Shin Bet and his successor

Moshe-Mordechai van Zuiden

Apr 10, 2025, 5:28 AM

Law enforcement checks must be praised by suspects from other branches of power

It's not enough to be angry and declare your innocence Even if Netanyahu is right that his trials are a sham of '10 years of idiotic press statements,’ I want him to add he's proud that the Israeli police is...

Raphael Cohen-Almagor

Apr 7, 2025, 11:29 PM

Mordechai & Zamir Seeking Closure to Bus 300 Affair

The State of Israel has experienced many difficult episodes. The SHABAC Bus 300 affair is one of the most difficult of them because many governmental systems have miserably failed. The systems that received harsh criticism include: the Prime Minister,...

Michael Kuenne

Apr 4, 2025, 5:58 PM

Annalena Baerbock Is Wrong About Israel

Annalena Baerbock, Photo: Martin Kraft, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

On April 2, 2025, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited Hungary. This European state welcomes him, even though the International Criminal Court, in one of its most shamefully politicized moves in modern history, has issued an arrest warrant against...

Moshe-Mordechai van Zuiden

Mar 26, 2025, 9:01 PM

Essentials like law, religion, food, and sex may reflect their highest goal or not

Sharing my opinion in the hope of clearing up some confusion The highest goal of food is to give nutrition and just about the required amount of fuel and fluid to the body. However, this backfires with eating and drinking...

Yosef Zohar

Mar 14, 2025, 5:02 PM

Day of Innocence and the Reading of Authentic False Confessions

בערב יום החפות 23 במרץ 2023, שנערך במכללה האקדמית שערי משפט ומדע, הקריאו הסטודנטים טקסטים אותנטיים של שישה אנשים אשר הואשמו והורשעו על סמך הודאות בפשעים שלא ביצעו.תודתנו והערכתנו הרבה נתונה ל:מנחה - ראסיל עבד אל חיסיפורו של אדיר - רועי רונןסיפורו של כמאל - מועתז עבד אל חיסיפורו של מייקל - סטלה חן איסקובסיפורה של דינה - גיא שושןסיפורו של אשרף - אביגייל גרשוןסיפור של עמירם - אברהם פייגליןצילמה - ענת אסוליןערך - דניאל נחנסון
Posted by ‎ד"ר יוסף זהר, חוקר ומרצה למשפט פלילי‎ on Friday, March 14, 2025

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...

Moshe-Mordechai van Zuiden

Mar 12, 2025, 9:35 PM

Bibi will not stand in the next election

All the polls are worthless I've often written that political opinion polls in Israel are all worthless. Their predictions are always wrong. Their small sample size makes the margin of error so large that they lose all meaning. And none...