The U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in Zivotofsky v. Kerry today, involving a conflict between Congress and the President as to which branch may give signals of recognition to foreign states. The Court held, by a 6-3 vote, that
Breaking News: Supreme Court Decides Jerusalem Passport Case (Zivotofsky v. Kerry)
The Supreme Court today decided Zivotofsky v. Kerry, a much-awaited case raising the issue whether a federal statute that directs the Secretary of State, on request, to record the birthplace of an American citizen born in Jerusalem as born in…
Israel on Edge After Five Are Killed in Attack on Synagogue – NYTimes.com
JERUSALEM Two Palestinians armed with a gun, knives and axes stormed a synagogue complex in an ultra-Orthodox Jewish neighborhood of West Jerusalem on Tuesday morning and killed four men in the middle of their morning prayers, the Israeli police said.via…
Who Gets to Say Whether Israel Can Go on a Passport?
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Monday in Zivotofsky v. Kerry, the case testing whether Congress can require the State Department to list “Israel” as the country of birth for a…
Study links SSRI exposure with smaller head circumference
By Jared Fink
In March, 2012, G. Dubnov-Raz and a team of Israeli researchers published an article in Early Human Development titled “Maternal use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors during pregnancy and neonatal bone density.” that explores negative consequences of prenatal…
Jerusalem Arbitration Center opens doors to Middle East disputes
By Yara Lorenzo
The Jerusalem Arbitration Center (JAC) opened its doors in late 2013. The JAC is the first arbitration center of its kind in the Middle East, and will provide a neutral forum for the resolution of commercial disputes between Israeli, Palestinian…
The ‘Kerry Plan’: Palestinian capital in east Jerusalem, recognition of Jewish state | JPost | Israel News
The Kerry Plan, writes Friedman, is expected to "call for an end to the conflict and all claims, following a phased Israeli withdrawal from the West Bank (based on the 1967 lines)."Friedman also said that there will be "unprecedented security…
Création du Centre d’Arbitrage de Jérusalem
Nadia Darwazeh, ancienne conseillère de la Cour d’Arbitrage de la CCI et avocate au Cabinet Curtis Mallet-Prévost, vient d’être nommée secrétaire général du centre d’arbitrage de Jérusalem (JAC). C’est ce que le Monde révèle dans son édition du 20 novembre.
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Immigration Article of the Day: Refugee Burden-Sharing: A Modest Proposal, Fifteen Years Later by Peter H. Schuck
Refugee Burden-Sharing: A Modest Proposal, Fifteen Years Laterby Peter H. Schuck Yale University – Law SchoolAbstract: This paper, written for a conference on immigration and the future of the nation-state and convened by the Israel Democracy Institute…
Forced Evictions of Palestinians in the West Bank
The United Nations human rights office today expressed concern over the forced eviction of Palestinians in the West Bank as a result of recent demolitions carried out by Israeli authorities, and noted this could amount to a violation of international…