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Why Israel’s top court is greenlighting a civil rights crackdown
After a year of fierce battles over the judicial coup, Israel’s Supreme Court seems totally subservient to the state’s policies since Oct. 7. What's changed?
By
Eyal Lurie-Pardes
December 12, 2023
The settlers wanted supreme power. They got a rebellion instead
The religious-Zionist movement has made vast inroads in Israeli state and society for two decades. The judicial overhaul may bring it all crashing down.
By
Meron Rapoport
August 15, 2023
The Israeli right once fought for a strong judiciary. What changed?
Scholar Dahlia Scheindlin discusses the history of Israel's struggles over a constitution, and why political camps reversed their positions on the courts.
By
Nate Orbach
April 24, 2023
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Why Israeli efforts to write a constitution always fail
Resurrected by the protest movement, the idea of a constitution has been pursued throughout Israel's history. But opposition to equality foils its fruition.
By
Dahlia Scheindlin
April 4, 2023
The Israeli right is planning to ban Palestinian parties. Here’s how
If the Netanyahu government secures a forever majority, it will bolster the argument that an apartheid regime reigns between the river and the sea.
By
Sawsan Zaher
March 23, 2023
Do Palestinian citizens want a place in Israel’s anti-gov’t protests?
While fully aware of the danger at hand, Palestinians in Israel are conflicted over how to respond to a movement that longs for the Zionist days of yore.
By
Samah Salaime
March 13, 2023
Welcome to Simcha Rothman’s vengeful coup
Embodying the rage that drives the Israeli right’s judicial assault, the chair of the Knesset’s Law and Justice Committee is poised to bring his once-fringe ideas to fruition. And, he tells +972, he is just getting started.
By
Nate Orbach
March 9, 2023
Why Israel’s opposition won’t talk about the real goal of judicial overhaul
Government officials have explicitly said their legal reforms are about annexation. Opponents won't admit it because they share the same vision.
By
Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man
February 21, 2023
Israeli courts legitimized the state’s worst policies. We must still protect them
It is hard for critics to stand up for a judiciary that enables many human rights abuses. But the coalition's plans would make the regime far more repressive.
By
Natalie Davidson
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Limor Yehuda
January 23, 2023
You’ve heard of Bibi and Ben Gvir. Now meet the rest of the new government
Members of Netanyahu's coalition are coming with a plethora of radical agendas, from neutering the Supreme Court to 'deleting' parts of Gaza.
By
Nate Orbach
December 29, 2022
One hunger striker can bring down the entire system
Khalil Awawdeh's protest epitomizes the apartheid regime's absolute control and its greatest fear: that a dying prisoner will use his own life as a weapon.
By
Orly Noy
September 1, 2022
Israel expelled my father from Masafer Yatta 20 years ago. Now it’s happening again
More than two decades have passed since my father was first kicked out of his home. Now that the Supreme Court approved his second expulsion, I spoke to him about how the decision fits into our family’s story of resistance.
By
Ahmed Jundeya
July 4, 2022
Explainer: The threat of mass expulsion in Masafer Yatta
Israel's top court could displace over 1,000 Palestinians caught in a military 'firing zone.' Here's what you need to know before the final March 15 hearing.
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+972 Magazine
March 14, 2022
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