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.
Basic Law
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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.
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Recent Episodes
June 8, 2026
BDS, Defamation and Accountability: A Legal Strategy Against Anti-Israel Campaigns
Can legal accountability succeed where public diplomacy has failed? In this episode of Basic Law, attorney Mark Goldfeder explains how a series of innovative legal challenges are taking aim at what he describes as a growing ecosystem of anti-Israel discrimination, defamation and institutional bias. Viewers will learn how shareholder activism is being used to scrutinize the New York Times over controversial reporting, why a Brooklyn food co-op's boycott of Israeli products may violate civil rights law and how international bodies like the United Nations can help create narratives that ripple through society. More than a discussion of individual lawsuits, this episode explores a broader strategy: using legal tools to push back against campaigns that seek to isolate, delegitimize or discriminate against Israel and its supporters.
May 21, 2026
How Do You Fight a False Story? Free Speech, Anti-Zionism and the Law
Alan Dershowitz detonates a warning flare over the future of free speech and Jewish safety, arguing that today’s biggest threat is not just bad reporting, but the way false narratives spread and put Jews at risk. Viewers will learn why he believes defamation law is failing, how speech protections may need to adapt to the internet age, why “anti-Zionism” is often treated differently from other forms of hate and what the Jewish world must do now to fight back.
May 17, 2026
Israel Between Unity and Political Turmoil: The Mossad and October 7 Justice
Israel is navigating a profound internal paradox that could reshape the future of the Jewish state forever. In this episode of Basic Law, host Aylana Meisel-Diament explores a nation caught between absolute unity and unprecedented political turmoil. On one hand, the Knesset has achieved a rare, rock-solid supermajority to pass a historic law establishing a special military tribunal for the October 7th terrorists. But on the other, a domestic political storm is brewing over the next head of the Mossad. Major General Roman Gofman, the man appointed to lead the world’s most legendary spy agency, is currently facing a legal challenge that could strike down his appointment entirely. From the application of "Genocide" charges against more than 300 terrorists in custody to the "Elmakiyas Affair" threatening the incoming spy chief, this episode reveals how a crisis of trust and judicial "hyper-vigilance" are pushing Israel to a breaking point. As Israel proves it can unite against external threats, Basic Law asks: Can it survive the internal legal battles that threaten to paralyze its own leadership?
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Mark Goldfeder
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Greg Dolin
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Aylana Meisel-Diament
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Yonatan Green
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Dr Yaakov Ben Shemesh
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Rabbi Dr Mark Goldfeder
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Rabbi Dr Shlomo Brody
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John Spencer
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Abraham D Sofaer
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Simcha Rothman
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Dr Yaakov Ben-Shemesh
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Elliott Abrams
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