On 29 April 2026, the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) expressed alarm at Israel’s “Death Penalty for Terrorists Law,” urging its immediate repeal, and situating the rolling back of a long-standing de facto moratorium on
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European Council adopts further sanctions against Israel extremist groups
The European Council on Thursday adopted measures against extremist Israeli settlers, in an effort to curb human rights abuses against Palestinians in the Occupied West Bank.
The restrictive measures were issued under the EU Global Human Rights Sanction Regime,…
Russia, Israel, and the Trade in Stolen Ukrainian Grain: A Legal Analysis
In April 2026, relations between Ukraine and Israel were shaken by a considerable diplomatic crisis. In contrast to Ukraine’s recent quarrel with Hungary over the (likely illegal) interception and seizure of a Ukrainian money transport by Hungarian authorities,…
Moving beyond the “Balance Sheet”: How narrative ethics can inform judicial deliberations on treatment refusal
By Prof. Adv. Maya Peled Raz
Too often, when courts face the question of forced medical treatment for individuals under guardianship, the conversation quickly narrows to clinical calculations of risk and benefit. As a legal expert and clinical ethics consultant…
Israeli Companies Entering the U.S. Government Contracts Market: What You Need to Know
U.S. Consular Operations in Israel Resume
“A Product of Mutual Deceit”: Court of Chancery Rejects Manufactured Corporate Records in Section 225 Control Fight
In a case the court itself characterized as “a product of mutual deceit,” Vice Chancellor Will issued a post-trial memorandum opinion in Ami Shafrir Berg v. Shai Bar-Lavi, et al., C.A. No. 2025-0959-LWW (Del. Ch. Mar. 27, 2026), rejecting…
EU declines to suspend Israel trade agreement despite international pleas
A panel of UN experts on Monday unsuccessfully pleaded with the European Union to immediately suspend the EU-Israel Association Agreement at the EU foreign ministers meeting in Luxembourg held on Tuesday.
A motion to suspend the agreement was supported by…



