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Basic Law

JNS

Welcome to “Basic Law,” the new JNS show hosted by Aylana Meisel, Executive Director of the Israel Law and Liberty Forum. This series dives deep into Israel’s legal system, dissecting the most pressing legal and constitutional issues facing the nation today.

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65 episodes

  1. The Supreme Court: Israel's Overlooked Election Issue 17:26
  2. Israel After October 7: Rethinking International Law and Security 19:19
  3. MK Moshe Tur-Paz: Education, Integration and Israel’s Political Future 46:00
  4. Haredi Integration: Rethinking Military Service and Israeli Politics 39:25
  5. Judea and Samaria: Land Ownership and the Battle for Control 38:17
  6. Antisemitism on Campus: The Fight Over Federal Civil Rights 33:46
  7. Security vs. Family Rights: The Debate Over Israel’s Citizenship Law 19:13
  8. The Oslo Accords: Security Failures and Their Lasting Consequences 46:31
  9. Yuli Edelstein: Why Israel's Government Must Change 49:52
  10. Einat Wilf: Defending Israel in the Narrative War 50:25
  11. The ICC's Legitimacy: Law, Justice and Politic 18:44
  12. The David Zini Controversy: To Whom Does the Shin Bet Owe Its Loyalty? 53:42
  13. Israel’s Judicial Appointment Crisis: Power, Politics and Reform 19:01
  14. The ICC Case Against Israel: Law, Legitimacy and Public Opinion 38:27
  15. BDS, Defamation and Accountability: A Legal Strategy Against Anti-Israel Campaigns 25:55
  16. How Do You Fight a False Story? Free Speech, Anti-Zionism and the Law 40:21
  17. Israel Between Unity and Political Turmoil: The Mossad and October 7 Justice 20:40
  18. The Haredi Draft Crisis: Military Service and Israel’s Future 20:55
  19. The Future of NATO: Has America Outgrown It? 33:57
  20. Can a Minister Be Removed Without Charges? Law and Power in Israel 26:18
  21. The Illusion of Protection: Why Antisemitism Is Still Rising 16:43
  22. Israel’s Narrative Gap: Identity, Reality & Strategic Alignment 14:54
  23. Decades in the Making: Missed Warnings Behind the Israel–Hezbollah Crisis 13:20
  24. War and the Rule of Law: Trump, Netanyahu and Israel’s Pardon Debate 15:54
  25. The Big Lie About the Iran War: What International Law Actually Says 34:44
  26. Tucker, the Law of Return, and the Story He Missed 11:57
  27. The case for a new democratic chamber—and why it could fix Israeli politics 49:44
  28. Trump's Gaza Plan and His Big Hamas Problem 49:50
  29. UN Shields Tyrants As U.S. Battleships Steam Towards Iran 11:01
  30. The Crime Without a Definition: Fixing Israel’s Vague ‘Breach of Trust’ Law 22:42
  31. How Can the Law Limit Mamdani’s Policy Agenda? 34:27
  32. Israel's Legal Elite Have a Power Problem But A Solution Already Exists 21:26
  33. They 'Globalized the Intifada'...Should America Ban the Chant Now? 43:40
  34. A Quiet Israeli Ruling With Global Consequences 13:39
  35. Don't Look Away! Israel’s Next Battle: Death Penalty for Terrorists 13:06
  36. Shedding Light On Israel's Need for Structural Reform 11:43
  37. Major Israeli Official Caught in Cover-Up and It's Getting Ugly! 37:20
  38. Inside Israel’s War Over the October 7 Commission of Inquiry 38:13
  39. American Lawsuits Challenge Palestinian Terror and Campus Hate 37:53
  40. The difficult conversation we're not having about hostage deals 34:01
  41. UN resolutions, sanctions and lawfare: What Palestinian recognition really means 37:46
  42. UN Report Shattered and Israel Genocide Claims Collapse (w/John Spencer) 45:09
  43. The UN, the PLO, and U.S. Law: Breaking Down the Palestinian Statehood Debate 36:06
  44. October 7th's Hidden Crimes: The Fight to Rewrite International Law 34:11
  45. Democracy on trial: Is Australia sliding away from free speech? (MK Simcha Rothman) 37:09
  46. Israel’s Legal Showdown In the Middle of War 47:24
  47. Palestinian Statehood: Legal Challenges and Political Consequences for Israel 54:26
  48. Unmasking the media's lies about the Gaza aid story 43:51
  49. Weaponization of universal jurisdiction: The latest lawfare against Israel (w/Mark Zell) 37:59
  50. Israel faces MASSIVE UPHEAVAL: Can it be saved? 49:50