Despite a Series of Military Victories, the Syrian Regime May Be Weaker Than Ever
Divided, impoverished, and dominated by competing external powers.
June 15, 2020
The Israeli Supreme Court’s Unreasonable Doctrine of “Reasonableness”
What laws will it overturn next?
Since the tenure of Aharon Barak as its chief justice, Israel’s highest court has arrogated to itself broad powers to overturn legislation and intervene in various aspects of public life, based only on its evaluation of the “reasonableness” of any particular measure. To David M. Weinberg, the concept of “reasonableness” has become an “authoritarian” tool that “allows high-court justices to apply elastically their own sensibilities; to re-engineer Israeli society—in their enlightened image, of course.” He notes how arbitrary this standard has become in recent cases, and its implications for those cases that the court will soon hear:
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Anti-Semitism Is a Disease of the Intellectuals
Only the bookish can tell the vengeful mob which books to burn.
Why the Term “Annexation” Wouldn’t Apply to Israel’s Actions in the West Bank
A claim that denies the Jewish people’s historic and legal rights to its homeland.
What Makes the History of Lebanese Jewry Different from That of Other Middle Eastern Jewish Communities
A special relationship between Jews and Christians.
The Israeli Supreme Court’s Unreasonable Doctrine of “Reasonableness”
What laws will it overturn next?