When High Court intervention helped settlers, religious women

Welcome to The Times of Israel’s Daily Briefing, your 15-minute audio update on what’s happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world, from Sunday through Thursday. Legal correspondent Jeremy Sharon and investigative reporter Inna Lazareva join host Amanda Borschel-Dan in today's episode. We discuss three of the cases described in Sharon's recent article on eight massive court interventions. We first focus on a case in which the court broadened legislation in the February 2005 Disengagement Law. The second case we discuss is when the High Court annulled an amendment passed by the Knesset passed an amendment to the 1954 anti-infiltration law that allowed the state to detain asylum seekers and migrants for a minimum of three years. What was the basis of the High Court’s intervention? The third High Court intervention took place in 2014 and surrounds the construction of a mikveh or ritual bath for residents of Kfar Vradim. Why did the court compel the municipality to construct one there? Finally, Lazareva discusses her lengthy investigation into the world of illegal broker fees for foreign workers, a multi-million dollar scandal. Discussed articles include: From a rogue MK to Haredi subsidies, 8 times High Court struck down laws, decisions Subscribe to The Times of Israel Daily Briefing on iTunes, Spotify, PlayerFM, Google Play, or wherever you get your podcasts. IMAGE: Settler in the Gaza Strip settlement of Netzarim argues with soldiers who have come to evacuate him from his home, accusing them of betraying Jewish values, during the disengagement from Gaza, August 22, 2005. (Flash90)See omny.fm/listener for privacy information.