The First-Ever Trial of an Israeli Prime Minister Is Also a Trial of the Country’s Judicial System
The charges: megalomania, overstepping authority, and placing ideology above the law.
May 27, 2020
The First-Ever Trial of an Israeli Prime Minister Is Also a Trial of the Country’s Judicial System
The charges: megalomania, overstepping authority, and placing ideology above the law.
Sunday was the first day of Benjamin Netanyahu’s long-awaited trial on three corruption-related charges. At issue, writes Shmuel Rosner, are not so much the facts of the case but the legality of Netanyahu’s actions. For his own part, Netanyahu has accused the Israeli justice system itself overstepping its bounds, and many Israelis support such a claim, as Rosner writes:
May 27, 2020
The Iranian Regime’s Renewed Assault on Religious Minorities Makes Jews Especially Vulnerable
Arson at the tomb of Esther and Mordechai.
Try as He Might, Mahmoud Abbas Can’t Do Much to End Cooperation with Israel
But the ball is now the Palestinians’ court.
An Israeli Six-Year-Old Discovers a Canaanite Artifact from Over Three Millennia Ago
A triumphant warrior and his humiliated captive.
The Sartorial Beauty of Yemenite Jews’ Marriage Rituals
In Israel, the henna ceremony is experiencing a comeback.