Amichai Cohen is a senior fellow of the Israel Democracy Institute and a member of the law faculty of Ono Academic College.
Amichai Cohen
By Amichai Cohen
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Opinion Why are liberal Israelis so terrified of Bibi’s judicial reforms?
The proposed legislation evicerates the only check on executive and legislative power in Israel
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Opinion The Azaria Affair: How Israel’s Leadership Betrayed Democracy
Last week, Elor Azaria’s appeal was rejected. Azaria is the IDF soldier who fatally shot an incapacitated Palestinian who had attacked a fellow soldier with a knife. Azaria’s actions were caught on camera, leaving little room for his defense lawyers to maneuver. The verdict in Azaria’s appeal should have been the final word on one…
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