Israel Diaries

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Shoshana Netanyahu on the judicial revolution

Shoshana Netanyahu was a Supreme Court (SC) judge between 1981and 1993. Her parting gift to the nation upon retirement was an article called “The Supreme Court of Israel: A Safeguard of the Rule of Law.” I believe it is of interest to see what was being written academically at the time the changes were being […]

The anti-reform protest reminds me of the Khartoum Resolution

Remember “The Three No’s” of the Khartoum Resolution: No peace with Israel, no recognition of Israel, no negotiations with Israel. That’s what came to mind when I saw a Facebook post in response to Netanyahu’s speech tonight. The post read that we were exposed this evening to a speech by a lying dictator who has […]

Lapid is right: The madness must stop

After the last Israeli coalition government collapsed, Yair Lapid became caretaker prime minister. Given that a successful incumbent prime minister often has a strong chance of reelection, Lapid likely thought that such moves as cutting a hasty maritime deal with Lebanon and Hezbollah would bring him victory. Instead, he was defeated by Benjamin Netanyahu. Now […]