Yedidia Z. Stern - ידידיה צ. שטרן's Blog, page 3

A blow to the IDF as the ‘people’s army’

A proposal by the panel appointed to investigate ultra-Orthodox enlistment
to lower the exemption age defies multiple High Court rulings

It boils down to Netanyahu’s conspiracy theories

Given the dark insinuations in the PM's request for Knesset immunity, a vote in his favor would be a vote of no-confidence in the rule of law

Justice in the courtroom, not in the streets

Our level-headed, intelligent, rational prime minister has lost his good judgment and is inciting against some of the most important institutions of state

The coming capitalist revolution

The new paradigm promotes the interests of all those with a stake in the firm, including workers, creditors, the state, and the public at large

Stop this march of folly

A dark shadow has fallen over the constitutional regime in Israel. Leaks from the coalition talks point to the negotiators’ desire to revolutionize the present system of checks and balances between the law and politics. The future coalition aspires to replace the current “judicialization of...

The one holiday a divided Israel can celebrate together

Voter’s Day, between vicious campaigning and brutal coalition cobbling, lets us appreciate the great equalizer of 'one person, one vote'

Take great care when you limit freedom of expression

Of course, Israeli democracy should defend itself, but it also would survive Michael Ben-Ari’s presence in the Knesset

Vote for a bloc!

If Israelis consolidate into major parties, the extremists won't be able to hold the government captive with their veto power

A lethal virus

If confirmed, the sex for judgeships scandal will be a devastating blow to the legitimacy of an already weakened system

If you’re happy and you know it, you must be a religious Zionist

It's time for the most optimistic group in Israeli society to stop acting as if the courts are persecuting them