The Palestinian Forum for Israeli Studies
Several key facts are highlighted by the prosecution of the Israeli soldier Elor Azaria, who killed Abdul Fattah al-Sharif, a Palestinian young man, in Hebron city on 24 March 2016. These facts have received a general consensus not only on the Israeli level. First and foremost, the prosecution featured an obligatory mock trial, which has nothing to do with or reflect the approach of the Israeli army or policies of successive Israeli governments and respective parties. The trial was necessitated by one fact only: Contrary to
The Israel Hotel Association and National Restaurant Association have recently filed a new petition to the High Court to break the monopoly of Kosher certification, bringing the case back to the fore. The present government adheres to this monopoly. What is more, the government supports laws that prohibit all actions, which would lead to
An internal Israeli battle has recently broken out over the right to open commercial premises, including grocery stores, on Saturdays. At the forefront of the case is the municipal law, which the Tel Aviv Municipality approved years ago, allowing some commercial premises to be open under particular circumstances on Saturdays. However, the
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The Repercussions of the War against Gaza on Israel's Relations with Russia and Turkey: Will There Be Fundamental Changes?
On the collapse of the concept of "moving away from America and the West and replacing them with new friends": "Netanyahu was looking for comfortable political partners, even at the cost of harming Israel's national security."
Israeli Affairs (Issue no. 91)
