Michael Sfard12:42 AM • July 24 2026 IDTBecause I am a law-abiding citizen and a lawyer who is careful to pay respect to the judiciary, even when criticizing it, I have found myself in a state of distress over the past two days. I am deeply critical of the State of Israel and the government, and at times of the Supreme Court as well, and I regularly express that criticism both orally and in writing.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:PalestiniansIsrael occupationWest BankIsraeli politicsHuman rightsIsrael Supreme CourtCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesTrumpEisenkotMamdani-NetanyahuPalestinian AuthorityLindsey GrahamIsrael ElectionsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastFirst We Take the Western Wall, Then the Temple MountIf Calling Israel an Apartheid State Is Beyond the Pale, What Else Can't We Say?Haaretz CartoonPalestinian Reports: Israeli Settlers Raid West Bank Village and Shoot at HousesReality TV Star Breaks From Celebrity Family to Back Yair Golan's the DemocratsRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThe Most Optimistic Israeli in Jerusalem Is Leaving the CountryAs Ground Invasion Looms, U.S. and Iran Want Wild-card Israel Out of the FightThe Original Ozempic Society of Ancient RomeBetween Messi and Milei: How Argentina Became Israel's Team at the World Cup'Choose Hope': Natalie Portman Backs Arab-Jewish Party Ahead of Israeli ElectionHélène Cixous: 'I Accept Israel's Existence, but I Don't Identify With It'