Welcome to “Basic Law,” the new JNS show hosted by Aylana Meisel, executive director of the Israel Law & Liberty Forum. This series is a deep dive into Israel’s legal system, dissecting the most pressing legal and constitutional issues facing the nation today.
The guest is Dr. Yaacov Ben-Shemesh, a constitutional law scholar and professor at Ono Academic College and Tel Aviv University.
⚖️ Topics covered:
✅ The role and unprecedented power of Israel’s attorney general
✅ Why the Israeli government is moving to dismiss the AG
✅ The clash between judicial activism and democracy in Israel
✅ The debate over legal reform and the future of the Supreme Court
✅ Oct. 7, the ICC and legal challenges facing Israel’s leadership
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The Israel Law & Liberty Forum is proud to partner with JNS to offer a platform for conservative and classical liberal legal thought from within Israel. Any opinions stated are those of the speaker and not meant to represent the positions of the forum or JNS. The forum is an organization that fosters thoughtful conversation and debate on key issues in Israeli law and democracy. The forum takes no official position regarding any specific policy issue, nor does it advance specific policies.
