Basic Law

Basic Law

Welcome to “Basic Law,” the new JNS show hosted by Aylana Meisel, Executive Director of the Israel Law and Liberty Forum. This series dives deep into Israel’s legal system, dissecting the most pressing legal and constitutional issues facing the nation today.

Episodes

Rules of War are NOT what you think (here's the fix)

June 24, 2025 • 38 mins
What happens when the rules of war no longer match the reality of the battlefield? In this episode of Basic Law, host Aylana Meisel, Executive Director of the Israel Law and Liberty Forum, sits down with Professor Jeremy Rabkin, Professor Emeritus of Law at George Mason University, to tackle one of the most urgent legal and moral dilemmas of our time: Should why a nation fights change how it fights?
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Israel WAR CRITICS are WRONG! Here's the proof (w/Avi Bell)

June 16, 2025 • 39 mins
Is Israel’s war with Iran legal under international law—or is it a war of aggression? In this episode of “Basic Law,” international law expert Professor Avi Bell joins host Aylana Meisel to unpack the legal justification behind Israel’s historic preemptive strike on Iran’s nuclear program. Together, they dive deep into the laws of armed conflict, the principle of self-defense, proportionality and how international legal framework...
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Fighting the antisemitic 'peace' NGOs infiltrating America

June 8, 2025 • 34 mins
How can legal strategies, both in the U.S. and abroad, be deployed to confront the dangerous rise of antisemitic radicalism and terror-linked activism in the West? Anne Herzberg, Legal Counsel at NGO Monitor and the organization’s UN Representative, joins host Aylana Meisel to shed light on how the legal system is becoming a critical battlefield in the fight to protect Jewish communities and uphold Israel’s legitimacy.
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Fighting the antisemitic 'peace' NGOs infiltrating America

June 8, 2025 • 34 mins
How can legal strategies, both in the U.S. and abroad, be deployed to confront the dangerous rise of antisemitic radicalism and terror-linked activism in the West? Anne Herzberg, Legal Counsel at NGO Monitor and the organization’s UN Representative, joins host Aylana Meisel to shed light on how the legal system is becoming a critical battlefield in the fight to protect Jewish communities and uphold Israel’s legitimacy.
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Unprecedented Court Rulings Rock Israel’s Government

June 3, 2025 • 51 mins
Has Israel’s Democracy Been Hijacked? Aylana Meisel, Executive Director of the Israel Law and Liberty Forum, is joined by Yonatan Green, Fellow at Georgetown University’s Center for the Constitution and author of a forthcoming book on the Israeli legal system. Green is here to discuss two landmark judicial decisions that have intensified the high-stakes power struggle between Israel’s judiciary and elected officials.
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How to Prosecute the Worst Crime in Israel's History? w/ Maurice Hirsch

May 25, 2025 • 46 mins
Is Israel’s legal system prepared to deliver justice after the horrors of October 7, or is it paralyzed by outdated frameworks and political hesitation? On this episode of “Basic Law,” Aylana Meisel sits down with Col. (Res.) Adv. Maurice Hirsch, former senior IDF prosecutor and Director of Legal Strategies at the Jerusalem Center for Foreign Affairs, to unpack the urgent need for a new legal response to the October 7 massacre. ...
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Can America & Israel fix corrupt international organizations? (w/Eugene Kontorovich)

May 4, 2025 • 38 mins
Is the United Nations broken beyond repair? Aylana Meisel, Executive Director of the Israel Law and Liberty Forum, sits down with renowned international law expert Professor Eugene Kontorovich to explore how international institutions like the UN, ICC, UNRWA and WHO have become politicized and weaponized against Israel and the West.
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How Israel's legal system took center stage in a culture war

May 1, 2025 • 28 mins
Israel’s democracy, judicial power and national identity take center stage in this episode of Basic Law, hosted by Aylana Meisel, Executive Director of the Israel Law and Liberty Forum. This week, Meisel sits down with leading Israeli thought-leader and podcaster Dr. Gadi Taub for a wide-ranging, no-holds-barred conversation filmed live at the JNS International Policy Summit in Jerusalem.In this special episode, Dr. Taub—one of the...
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How Israel can tackle UNWRA & the UN's terror problem

April 21, 2025 • 36 mins
Host Aylana Meisel, Executive Director of the Israel Law and Liberty Forum, sits down with leading international law expert Professor Avi Bell (University of San Diego, Bar-Ilan University, Kohelet Policy Forum and board member at NGO Monitor) for a powerful exposé on the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) and its deeply controversial role in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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Reform or repair: reflecting on Israel's constitutional crisis with MK Simcha Rothman

April 10, 2025 • 70 mins
In this must-watch episode of “Basic Law,” hosted by Aylana Meisel, Executive Director of the Israel Law and Liberty Forum, we sit down with Member of Knesset Simcha Rothman, Chairman of the Knesset's Constitution, Law, and Justice Committee, for an in-depth conversation about the future of Israel's democracy and judicial reform. The Israel Law & Liberty Forum is proud to partner with JNS to offer a platform for conservative and cl...
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Israel’s deep state: Bureaucracy vs. Democracy explained w/Dr. Ran Baratz

April 6, 2025 • 60 mins
Is Israeli democracy truly at the brink or are media-fueled doomsday warnings premature? On this episode of “Basic Law,” Aylana Meisel, Executive Director of the Israel Law and Liberty Forum, sits down with Dr. Ran Baratz, political scientist and former senior government official, to cut through the chaos and explain what’s really happening inside Israel’s legal, political and security institutions.🎯 In this episode:* The growing ...
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How Israel can solve the Haredi draft issue w/Rabbi Dr. Yehoshua Pfeffer

March 23, 2025 • 55 mins
The issue of Ultra-Orthodox (“Haredi”) draft into the Israel Defence Force has polarized Israeli society for decades. Since Oct. 7th, the conversation has heated up as the need for a larger army has become increasingly clear. In this episode of “Basic Law”, Aylana Meisel, Executive Director of the Israel Law and Liberty Forum, is joined by Rabbi Dr. Yehoshua Pfeffer, rabbinical judge, legal scholar and founder of the Iyun Institute...
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Why Israel is Firing Its Most Powerful Official w/ Dr. Yaacov Ben-Shemesh

March 17, 2025 • 50 mins
Welcome to “Basic Law,” the new JNS show hosted by Aylana Meisel, Executive Director of the Israel Law and Liberty Forum. This series dives deep into Israel’s legal system, dissecting the most pressing legal and constitutional issues facing the nation today.🎙️ Guest: Dr. Yaacov Ben-Shemesh – Constitutional Law Scholar, Professor at Ono Academic College & Tel Aviv University⚖️ Topics Covered in This Episode:✅ The role and unprecede...
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