Shuki Friedman

Dr. Shuki Friedman is vice president of the Jewish People Policy Institute and a lecturer in law at the Peres Academic Center.

THE STATEMENTS made by former prime minister Ehud Olmert may have concrete consequences in the growing international legal campaign against Israel, the writer charges.

Golan, Olmert's comments are making it easier to arrest IDF soldiers abroad - opinion

 ATTORNEY-GENERAL Gali Baharav-Miara attends the swearing-in ceremony of Justice Isaac Amit as president of the Supreme Court, in Jerusalem, last month. The attorney-general ‘hinders’ the prime minister from implementing policies as he wishes, the writer maintains.

Israel's not a dictatorship, but it's headed toward becoming one - opinion

 PALESTINIANS WAIT to cross through a checkpoint, run by US and Egyptian security contractors, near Gaza City last week, after the IDF withdrew from the Netzarim Corridor, allowing for travel in both directions between southern and northern Gaza.

The double standard of Gaza's migration ban - opinion


IDF needs to act on recruiting haredim - opinion

Only a conscription law that includes minimal exemptions and with teeth will enable the continued defense and prosperity of the state.

IDF CHIEF OF STAFF Halevi salutes after placing a wreath during a ceremony marking a year since October 7, 2023, at the Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem. After over 14 months of intense fighting, the army’s burden has hardly decreased, says the writer

Biden's sanctions will damage the economy of West Bank settlements - opinion

The damage to the settlement enterprise will not be abated by the signing of a nullification order in Washington.

 Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich cries as he recounts the sacrifices of the Religious Zionist community during the war, October 28, 2024.

Israel's status hits a new low after ICC issues arrest warrants - opinion

The ICC's reasoning for issuing the arrest warrants amounts to a harsh indictment of Israel's policies in its war on Gaza.

 Israeli justice system (illustrative)

The government's decisions only worsen the divide in Israel - opinion

The government is making a mockery of Israeli law and reviving its push for significant changes to the justice system, creating a divide in the country.

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu and Justice Minister Yariv Levin attend a cabinet meeting.

ICC prosecutor's filing may affect Israel's character as liberal state - opinion

The ICC prosecutor’s decision is painful, among other reasons, because it expresses a complete lack of confidence in the Israeli justice system.

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu (left) and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant attend a news conference in Tel Aviv, last October.

Rest of Israel's population cannot be ultra-Orthodox's flak jackets regarding IDF service - opinion

Until now, the discussion on recruiting the ultra-Orthodox centered on the question of “equal burden sharing.” This is an even more significant value today.

 PROTESTERS AT a demonstration in Jerusalem on Monday call for the enlistment of haredim into the military. The placards carry such slogans as ‘Equal service for all.’

Biden's sanctions set ominous precedent for the settlement enterprise - opinion

Not only will it likely cause economic disruption to additional West Bank residents and organizations, but it could also pave the way for other countries to take similar measures.

 U.S. President Joe Biden speaks on a phone following an event marking National Small Business Week, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, U.S., May 1, 2023.

PA is not the right solution for Gaza - opinion

The PA has already shown itself to be a failed administration. Assigning it the responsibility for an additional two million Palestinians would be a grievous mistake.

 PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY head Mahmoud Abbas meets with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Ramallah last month. The PA is ill-suited to take over responsibility for the Gaza Strip, says the writer.

The haredi needle isn’t moving - opinion

Only imposed change can achieve integration of the ultra-Orthodox community into Israeli society.

 A JEWISH PEOPLE Policy Institute survey conducted six weeks into the war reveals that a significant majority of haredim believe that nothing needs to changes.

October 7 was awful, but this is not a second Holocaust - opinion

While six million Jews were led to the slaughter without the ability to defend themselves, Israel is still a regional power – in pain but very much alive and vibrant.

 Israeli soldiers stand amid the destruction at Kibbutz Be'eri. The State of Israel bowed its head and mourned, but it also rose from the carnage to fight back, says the writer.