Publications Regarding settlers
Articles
When the Supreme Court’s Struck Down the Regularization Law
Written By: Prof. Amichai Cohen
Israeli's Supreme Court ruling on the Regularization Law touches on the heart of the legal battle inherent in the power struggle between settlers and Palestinians.
The UN Blacklist – A Devastating Blow, or Prelude to Future Dangers?
Written By: Prof. Yuval Shany
The UN Human Rights Council published a database of Israeli and international companies operating in the West Bank - what are the ramifications and possible outcomes?
The Golem Turns on its Creator
Written By: Yair Sheleg
As a rule, it is not just their extremist ideology that has sent them to camp on the hilltops, but also the alternative they have chosen to replace the staid, bourgeois life they left behind.
The Meaning and Significance of the Rabin Assassination
Written By: Prof. Mordechai Kremnitzer
Twenty years have passed since Yigal Amir murdered Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. Both for political reasons and for the sake of national unity, Israeli society has avoided a fundamental and straightforward examination of the background, meaning, and implications of this event. But unity cannot be based on whitewash or false symmetry between left and right. The following is an invitation to conduct the kind of inquiry that is necessary.
The Loss of Naïveté: The Impact of the Withdrawal from Gaza on Religious Zionism
Written By: Yair Sheleg
Ten years after the disengagement from Gaza, Yair Sheleg, head of IDI's Religion and State program, explores the impact of the withdrawal from Gush Katif under the leadership of Ariel Sharon on the Religious Zionist community in Israel.
Remembering Ariel Sharon (1928–2014)
Written By: Dr. Ofer Kenig
Dr. Ofer Kenig presents some of the milestones in the career of Ariel Sharon, the 11th Prime Minister of the State of Israel.
The Status of the West Bank Settlements Under International Law
Written By: Ido Rosenzweig, Frances Raday
Prof. Frances Raday and Adv. Ido Rosenzweig analyze the conclusion of the Israeli government's committee on the status of Israeli building in the West Bank, which was headed by former Justice Edmond Levy, and raise questions based on International Law and United Nations resolutions.
Protest and Punishment
Written By: Prof. Mordechai Kremnitzer
If Israeli performing artists consider the establishment of settlements in Judea and Samaria to be immoral, is it wrong for them to refuse to perform there? In an op-ed in Haaretz, IDI Vice President of research Prof. Mordechai Kremnitzer defends such boycotts as an exercise of the right to free speech and protest.
A Boycott on Both Your Houses
Written By: Prof. Yedidia Z. Stern
Is the boycott of the town of Ariel, which is located over the Green Line, by Israeli performing artists legitimate? In this op-ed from Yedioth Ahronoth, IDI Vice President Yedidia Z. Stern warns that this type of organized opposition to democratic decisions endangers the delicate fabric of Israeli life.
Betrayal by the Elite
Written By: Adi Mintz
In her article Adi Mintz argues that while for some the Disengagement in 2005 represented a pinnacle of democracy, she experienced it as a deterioration of democracy. At the center of her argument is what she considers to be Ariel Sharon's referendum-dismissive nature, as she suggests that what took place during the Disengagement was not a "truly democratic struggle for public opinion."
All You Need to Know about the Application of Sovereignty
Written By: Prof. Amichai Cohen
A key component of US President Trump's 'Peace to Prosperity' plan is the clause allowing Israel to annex parts of the West Bank. What do Israelis and Palestinians say about this plan and what would it look like on the ground? Prof. Amichai Cohen has all the answers in this explainer
Israelis: Trump Will Allow Construction in the Territories
Latest Peace Index shows majority of Jewish Israelis think Netanyahu’s performance is not very good.
Could the Settlement Regulation Bill lead to an international legal battle for Israel?
Written By: Prof. Amichai Cohen
Recent events surrounding the evacuation of the Israeli settlement of Amona have ignited a long-simmering debate within Israeli society regarding the construction of a small portion of settlements on privately-owned Palestinian land in Judea and Samaria.
