Israel’s Death Penalty Paradox: The Law That Exists but Never Lives

In 1962, Israel executed Adolf Eichmann. It never happened again. Sixty years later, after the atrocities of October 7, the question arises: should the Jewish state execute again? Many Israelis believe capital punishment must be “reinstated” for terrorists. That’s false. It already exists. National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir is making a show of fixing this, […]

The Terrorist and Waves of Terrorism

Jerrold Post, Professor of Psychiatry, Political Psychology and International Affairs, outlines the development of modern terrorism, modern, for him, having begun in the late 19th century. He suggests that there have been four recognizable waves of terror and that we are currently seeing the emergence of a fifth. I think this is a good introduction […]