Many of us have looked on with horror as highly polarized Israeli society is torn apart by the proposed judicial reforms. As I write these words, the first set of bills of the proposed legislation are being read before the Knesset, and the streets of Jerusalem and Tel Aviv are rife with demonstrators, unprecedented in number perhaps since the Gaza withdrawal of 2005. What exactly are these reforms, and do they actually signal “the end of Israeli democracy” as is so often claimed? Is some sort of compromise possible? Professor Avi Bell addresses these questions and more in this week’s EMET webinar. About the Speaker: Avi Bell is an Israeli professor of law at the University of San Diego School of Law and at Bar-Ilan University’s Faculty of Law. Bell received his B.A. and J.D. from the University of Chicago, and his S.J.D. from Harvard. He interned in the office of Israeli Supreme Court judge Mishael Cheshin.
The abductee who was freed after 51 days in captivity shared some of the sexual abuses she had witnessed during her time in Gaza.
MEPs Jonas Sjöstedt and Hanna Gedin consistently acted against the Jewish state, the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem said.
The Heritage Ministry found the sunken Irgun vessel intact at a depth of 1,650 feet during an operation conducted with oceanographic researchers.
The Irgun vessel will serve as a “tangible symbol” of the imperative to never descend into civil war, the Israeli premier said.
“I know that the only way that I can have some measure of success is with God’s blessing, providence, direction and wisdom,” the rabbi, of Suburban Orthodox Congregation in Baltimore, told JNS.
“There’s a colorable basis to believe that he could be entitled to combatant immunity,” Andrew Dalack, a defense attorney for Mohammad Al-Saadi told JNS. “He needs to be afforded prisoner of war status.”
“Deploy law enforcement, counterterrorism or military forces, as appropriate, to synagogues and other locations hosting services or events,” the U.S. agency told its diplomatic missions worldwide to pass along to host governments.
‘The Holocaust cannot be a static discipline that is discussed and forgotten,” said Gideon Taylor of the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany, which is funding the program.-
The abductee who was freed after 51 days in captivity shared some of the sexual abuses she had witnessed during her time in Gaza.
“I’m an immigrant from the former Soviet Union, so antisemitism is why I’m here in the first place,” the mother told JNS. “To see it out in full effect in the daylight is awful.”
Ambassador Tom Barrack clarified his comments regarding Israeli control of the strategic plateau after drawing rebukes from Jerusalem and Capitol Hill.
MEPs Jonas Sjöstedt and Hanna Gedin consistently acted against the Jewish state, the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem said. 
Senior government official claims Israel was hours away from a massive operation that was stopped at the last minute last week. Also, Netanyahu’s successor, who still does not know he is one.
British Jewish leaders said the remark did not cause the rupture but reflected years of diplomatic and social deterioration.
Ankara’s silent inroads in Syria has been on Israel’s radar for over a year, whether it’s APCs given as a “gift” to al-Sharaa or Turkey’s aerial capabilities. The strike on Abu al-Duhur signals an end to its containment strategy.
Some see the transfer of law enforcement from the IDF to the police as a step toward greater Israeli governance, while a legal expert says it would bring greater normalcy to Israeli life in Judea and Samaria but not advance sovereignty.
The hard-left faction is organizing and winning elections, even if many in the party don’t agree with them or share their antisemitism. They will take it over in 2028 if not stopped now.
You cannot educate children for conflict and expect them to grow up committed to peace.
Government must do more to meet the urgency of the times we live in.
Name the manipulation directly so people know they’re being played.-
The abductee who was freed after 51 days in captivity shared some of the sexual abuses she had witnessed during her time in Gaza.
IDF troops seized the suspect in the area of the attack on Sunday afternoon.
Ambassador Tom Barrack clarified his comments regarding Israeli control of the strategic plateau after drawing rebukes from Jerusalem and Capitol Hill.
MEPs Jonas Sjöstedt and Hanna Gedin consistently acted against the Jewish state, the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem said. -
The abductee who was freed after 51 days in captivity shared some of the sexual abuses she had witnessed during her time in Gaza.
IDF troops seized the suspect in the area of the attack on Sunday afternoon.
“We are, as always, troubled when antisemitic tropes are invoked in purported service of a business dispute,” the film production company said as the feud went viral.
“I’m an immigrant from the former Soviet Union, so antisemitism is why I’m here in the first place,” the mother told JNS. “To see it out in full effect in the daylight is awful.” 
“Before Oct. 7, I was Raphael. Then I became ‘the Jew,’” a new immigrant to Israel told JNS amid a steady stream of Jews leaving his native country.
Jacqueline Meents-Lenstra hid Efraim Kochba as her own son in Nazi-occupied Holland after his Jewish parents entrusted the infant to her care.
Zev Shandalov, a Ma’ale Adumim-based rabbi and teacher, transformed the six words Berger wrote after 482 days in Hamas captivity into a thousand-year-old poetic form.
Savoring the sweet and the sour, as America marks a quarter of a century since Sept. 11, 2001, and the downing of four airplanes as part of terror attacks that left a hole in our hearts.
We must ask Muslim immigrants if they will respect the Western way of life.
The Heritage Ministry found the sunken Irgun vessel intact at a depth of 1,650 feet during an operation conducted with oceanographic researchers.
“For 20 years prior, secretly, I was learning Torah, I was learning the Bible, the biblical understanding of history, and I wanted to go to a place where I can live and also play,” the NBA legend said of his time playing in Israel.
The artwork depicts scenes from the Book of Judges.
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The abductee who was freed after 51 days in captivity shared some of the sexual abuses she had witnessed during her time in Gaza.
MEPs Jonas Sjöstedt and Hanna Gedin consistently acted against the Jewish state, the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem said.
The Heritage Ministry found the sunken Irgun vessel intact at a depth of 1,650 feet during an operation conducted with oceanographic researchers.
The Irgun vessel will serve as a “tangible symbol” of the imperative to never descend into civil war, the Israeli premier said.
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“I know that the only way that I can have some measure of success is with God’s blessing, providence, direction and wisdom,” the rabbi, of Suburban Orthodox Congregation in Baltimore, told JNS.
“There’s a colorable basis to believe that he could be entitled to combatant immunity,” Andrew Dalack, a defense attorney for Mohammad Al-Saadi told JNS. “He needs to be afforded prisoner of war status.”
“Deploy law enforcement, counterterrorism or military forces, as appropriate, to synagogues and other locations hosting services or events,” the U.S. agency told its diplomatic missions worldwide to pass along to host governments.
‘The Holocaust cannot be a static discipline that is discussed and forgotten,” said Gideon Taylor of the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany, which is funding the program.
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The abductee who was freed after 51 days in captivity shared some of the sexual abuses she had witnessed during her time in Gaza.
“I’m an immigrant from the former Soviet Union, so antisemitism is why I’m here in the first place,” the mother told JNS. “To see it out in full effect in the daylight is awful.”
Ambassador Tom Barrack clarified his comments regarding Israeli control of the strategic plateau after drawing rebukes from Jerusalem and Capitol Hill.
MEPs Jonas Sjöstedt and Hanna Gedin consistently acted against the Jewish state, the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem said.
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Senior government official claims Israel was hours away from a massive operation that was stopped at the last minute last week. Also, Netanyahu’s successor, who still does not know he is one.
British Jewish leaders said the remark did not cause the rupture but reflected years of diplomatic and social deterioration.
Ankara’s silent inroads in Syria has been on Israel’s radar for over a year, whether it’s APCs given as a “gift” to al-Sharaa or Turkey’s aerial capabilities. The strike on Abu al-Duhur signals an end to its containment strategy.
Some see the transfer of law enforcement from the IDF to the police as a step toward greater Israeli governance, while a legal expert says it would bring greater normalcy to Israeli life in Judea and Samaria but not advance sovereignty.
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The hard-left faction is organizing and winning elections, even if many in the party don’t agree with them or share their antisemitism. They will take it over in 2028 if not stopped now.
You cannot educate children for conflict and expect them to grow up committed to peace.
Government must do more to meet the urgency of the times we live in.
Name the manipulation directly so people know they’re being played.
-
The abductee who was freed after 51 days in captivity shared some of the sexual abuses she had witnessed during her time in Gaza.
IDF troops seized the suspect in the area of the attack on Sunday afternoon.
Ambassador Tom Barrack clarified his comments regarding Israeli control of the strategic plateau after drawing rebukes from Jerusalem and Capitol Hill.
MEPs Jonas Sjöstedt and Hanna Gedin consistently acted against the Jewish state, the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem said.
-
The abductee who was freed after 51 days in captivity shared some of the sexual abuses she had witnessed during her time in Gaza.
IDF troops seized the suspect in the area of the attack on Sunday afternoon.
“We are, as always, troubled when antisemitic tropes are invoked in purported service of a business dispute,” the film production company said as the feud went viral.
“I’m an immigrant from the former Soviet Union, so antisemitism is why I’m here in the first place,” the mother told JNS. “To see it out in full effect in the daylight is awful.”
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“Before Oct. 7, I was Raphael. Then I became ‘the Jew,’” a new immigrant to Israel told JNS amid a steady stream of Jews leaving his native country.
Jacqueline Meents-Lenstra hid Efraim Kochba as her own son in Nazi-occupied Holland after his Jewish parents entrusted the infant to her care.
Zev Shandalov, a Ma’ale Adumim-based rabbi and teacher, transformed the six words Berger wrote after 482 days in Hamas captivity into a thousand-year-old poetic form.
Savoring the sweet and the sour, as America marks a quarter of a century since Sept. 11, 2001, and the downing of four airplanes as part of terror attacks that left a hole in our hearts.
-
We must ask Muslim immigrants if they will respect the Western way of life.
The Heritage Ministry found the sunken Irgun vessel intact at a depth of 1,650 feet during an operation conducted with oceanographic researchers.
“For 20 years prior, secretly, I was learning Torah, I was learning the Bible, the biblical understanding of history, and I wanted to go to a place where I can live and also play,” the NBA legend said of his time playing in Israel.
The artwork depicts scenes from the Book of Judges.
