A Troubling Trilogy: Law Enforcement in Israel, Part I
Legal proceedings are being carried out with scant regard for the law. In some cases, the law is blatantly disregarded; in others, factual evidence is ignored; in yet others, infractions are invented to fabricate charges. All cases have been approved by the courts.
Knesset employees must display Green Passports upon entering; MKs don’t
Knesset monetary committee attorney Sagit Afik, explained that the restriction does not apply to Knesset members. “This is due to the law of parliamentary immunity and freedom of movement granted to Knesset Members so they can fulfill their parliamentarian duties.”
The Blight that Bennett Brought
It will take a long time to repair the damage that the machinations used to ensconce the current coalition have wrought.
Bennett Builds a Terror State
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and his ministers are dismantling everything the Netanyahu governments achieved.
Hamas Widows, Orphans and Ties to the Israeli Coalition
A report on the transfer of Ra’am Party money to a “charity” in Gaza is being underplayed by a government bent on passing the state budget and staying intact.
The Bigger Picture Behind the Narrow Gantz-NGO Controversy
The brouhaha surrounding the Israeli defense minister’s designation of six “humanitarian” NGOs as terrorist organizations highlights two greater issues.
New IDF Defense Budget Doesn’t Mark End of Struggle Over Military Funds
Brig. Gen. (Res.) Dr. Sasson Hadad, a former financial adviser to the Israel Defense Forces’ Chief of Staff, said a gap exists of two billion to three billion shekels between the Defense Ministry’s request and the approved budget of 58 billion shekels.
The Lapid-Bennett Government’s Foreign Policy ‘Doctrine’
Under Yair Lapid’s stewardship, Israel’s foreign policy isn’t based on Israel’s national interests, but on sucking up to the cool kids—the progressives in America, the jetsetters in Brussels and the Palestinians.
The News About Israel’s New Government the Day After
Watching the Knesset vote, I felt like I was watching a close basketball game, with two- and three-point shots scored alternatingly by the home and visiting team, in our case the incoming coalition and the opposition.
Israel’s Pressing ‘Bench’ Issues
The debilitating deadlock in which the Jewish state’s political system is mired is in large measure the result of judicial disregard—or at least distortion—of the law.