New Govt. Means Possible Major – & Much-Needed - Changes in the Judicial System

by Netael Bandel, originally published in Israel Hayom, Hillel Fendel

One of the most important people in the government about to formed in Israel will be the Justice Minister. This is not only because of the plans to legislate the oft-talked about "override proposal" [neutralizing the Supreme Court's ability to overrule and invalidate duly-legislated Knesset laws], or to divide the position of the government's Legal Counsel into two parts – but also because of other matters that outgoing Justice Minister Gidon Saar was unable or unwilling to take care of. Here are six of them.

Just Before the Exit Polls: Final Analysis

by Hillel Fendel

Israeli Elections: Sixty Plus One Is All We Need

by Assaf Mishnayot, Besheva, translated by Hillel Fendel 

With the polls showing that Israelis are still about equally divided as they head to seek to choose their next government, here are the various scenarios that Israel could face following next week's elections

Mid East Expert Dr. Guy Bechor on Lebanon Gas Agreement: "I Would Never Sign Such a Deal!"

by Hillel Fendel

A gas agreement between Lebanon and Israel is apparently about to be signed, and so we must ask: How bad or good is it for Israel? Middle East expert Dr. Guy Bechor weighs in with an exclusive analysis of the deal governing hydrocarbon deposits in the waters claimed by each of the two countries. His widely-accepted conclusions show that Israel has made some very dangerous concessions, to say the least.

Silence from the Religious Education Council

 by Hillel Fendel

It was Besheva that broke the story, just over two weeks ago, of the 3^rd-grade pupil in a public-religious school class who had presented herself as a boy throughout 1^st and 2^nd grades. When her classmates and their parents discovered the truth at the end of last year, anger and resentment were great at the teachers and Education Ministry staffers who knew the truth but hid it.