At one end the ultimate punishment is applied selectively, while at the other, efforts are made to let the prime minister skirt his corruption trial. In both cases, the law becomes an instrument shaped by identity and status
At one end the ultimate punishment is applied selectively, while at the other, efforts are made to let the prime minister skirt his corruption trial. In both cases, the law becomes an instrument shaped by identity and status
05:08 AM • April 12 2026 IDT
When a state legislates the death penalty, it touches the outer limit of its authority. But when it enacts a death penalty that in practice applies to only one ethnic group, it does more than cross a moral line, it alters the very meaning of the law itself.
Protesters attempted to block vehicles while lying in the road, addressing officers deployed at the scene with "hateful chants."
Keren Terner had served as director-general of the Communications Ministry, and Liran Avisar Ben Horin served as director-general of both the Finance and Transportation Ministries.
The alleged target was named as Rabbi Michael Khoury by KAN and Radio Free Syria.
The ruling followed a procedurally fraught stretch in which the state repeatedly sought additional time and drew open judicial criticism.