Justice in the West Bank?: : The Israeli-palestinian Conflict Goes to Court


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Justice in the West Bank? The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Goes to Court is the first-ever insider look at the Israeli military's West Bank justice system for Palestinians. It is also a current, balanced, human story, which follows the key legal personalities of the West Bank courts and their interactions in the high-profile cases that have come to define the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, just as the Trump administration rolled out its peace plan in Bahrain in June 2019.Top Israeli military officials signed off on never-before-given access to the chief West Bank prosecutor Maurice Hirsch, a South African-born, England-raised Jew who pursues defendants aggressively. Also weighing in is the more cerebral former IDF West Bank courts chief justice, Aharon Mishnayot, who ushered in major reforms to expand Palestinian rights. Christian-Arab top defender of Palestinian security suspects Merav Khoury deals the legendary Israeli Shin Bet intelligence agency a rare defeat in court and Meretz activist and defender of Palestinian minor-suspects Gaby Lasky presses Israeli law enforcement to preserve minors' rights.Through this multi-lens perspective, we see up close and personal how Israel aims to reform its independent judiciary to better protect Palestinian rights, while the Palestinians lawyers criticize the judiciary as illegal or unfair. We see what is at stake for Israel, walking through the gory details of terrorist attacks, the complexities of preserving the rights of minor-suspects and the plight of the judiciary to bring justice to the victims without sacrificing Israel's status as the only functioning democracy, however imperfect, in the Middle East.

Yonah Jeremy Bob is the Jerusalem Post's Intelligence, Terrorism & Legal Analyst as well as its Literary Editor, and also a Foreign Affairs Lecturer. Mr. Bob has written extensively about the IDF West Bank Courts, the Mossad, Iran, a variety of intelligence, terrorism, cyber and weapons of mass destruction issues as well as Shin Bet legal issues. He has also written widely circulated articles about war and international law, the International Criminal Court, BDS, government ministries and the Knesset and major terror, Supreme Court and criminal cases in the US and Israel.Mr. Bob is frequently invited to provide commentary on these issues by various news outlets, including CNN, BBC, Al Jazeera, the Washington Post, Skynews, TRT Turkish TV, and others. He has been lecturing for universities, communities and a wide range of organizations since 2000.Prior to the Jerusalem Post, Mr. Bob served as an attorney for the IDF Legal Division and has held various other positions with the Israeli government including in the Foreign Ministry and the Justice Ministry. Before moving to Israel, Mr. Bob practiced corporate bankruptcy law in the United States. He is a proud alum of Boston University School of Law and Columbia University, having graduated with honors from both.
ISBN-139789657023167
Weight0.68 lb

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