Too Early to Declare the End of the Override Clause
Following the results of the September 2019 elections, pundits swiftly declared that the significance was, among other things, that there...
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Aug 6, 20193 min read
Electricity is a basic human right
Four years ago, the state prohibited companies from disconnecting water for those who did not pay their bills. In doing so, the state...
Jun 27, 20193 min read
The other side of the Lori Shem-Tov scandal
However the criminal proceeding against the perpetrator will end, it still shine a spotlight for parents whose children were taken from...
Jun 5, 20193 min read
Living under almost-annexation
The 20th Knesset's wave of legislation on the topic of the West Bank hides the fact that the government has no interest in annexation,...
May 12, 20193 min read
You're brown - show me your ID
Profiling in Israel is humiliating and offensive: people, generally young, and nearly always Arab, Ethiopian, or Mizrahi, are targeted by...
May 24, 20184 min read
In Israel it is Too Easy for Police to Make Arrests
The release of 21 demonstrators in Haifa reminds us once more how easy it is for police to arrest citizens. It’s frightening to think...
May 8, 20184 min read
Ayelet Shaked’s Spin on the “Infiltrators”
The Minister of Justice published a new law memorandum that would end government-funded legal aid to “infiltrators.” There is only one...
Apr 3, 20183 min read
Update on the Deportation, March 2018
The Israeli government is not deporting asylum seekers to Eritrea or Sudan by force. For more than a decade Israeli government policy...
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