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.
Israel After October 7: Rethinking International Law and Security
Three years after October 7, Israel faces a dangerous new threat and this time, the battlefield is the international legal system.
In this episode of "Basic Law", Aylana Meisel-Diament exposes what she argues could become a devastating legal precedent at the International Court of Justice, potentially lowering the threshold for proving genocide and putting Israel and other Western democracies at risk. She examines whether Israel’s own Supreme Court has weakened the country’s ability to defend itself, and why decades of legal restraint have failed to shield Israeli leaders from international prosecution. Plus, a dramatic election controversy involving an Arab politician’s statements about October 7 raises troubling questions about double standards in Israeli democracy.
24 Sept 2026
MK Moshe Tur-Paz: Education, Integration and Israel’s Political Future
In this wide-ranging election interview, opposition lawmaker MK Moshe Tur-Paz attempts to reconcile some of Israel’s most consequential challenges: integrating the rapidly growing Haredi population through major changes to education, employment and national service. The conversation then turns to judicial reform, LGBTQ issues in religious schools and his party’s controversial proposal for a “thin constitution.” It’s a revealing look at the ideas and political alliances that could shape Israel after the election.
7 Sept 2026
Haredi Integration: Rethinking Military Service and Israeli Politics
Israel desperately needs more soldiers, but bringing thousands of Haredim into the IDF could transform far more than the size of the army. Rabbi Yehoshua Pfeffer, a Haredi rabbi who himself enlisted after October 7, explains why Israel’s old approach to Haredi military service is breaking down and why a new Haredi political movement is challenging decades of conventional thinking. From clashes over women serving alongside religious soldiers to draft exemptions, Supreme Court intervention and what he calls the “politics of poverty,” you’ll learn how this emerging movement wants to redefine the relationship between Haredim and the Jewish state, and why its vision of partnership could reshape both Israeli politics and the IDF.
Who has been a guest on Basic Law
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Mark Goldfeder
Greg Dolin
Aylana Meisel-Diament
Yonatan Green
Dr Yaakov Ben Shemesh
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Apple Podcasts (US)
5.0 / 5
6 ratings
Spotify
5.0 / 5
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