Legal challenge to IDF's chametz prohibition threatens Israel's Jewish character

With the support of The Lawfare Project, one of Israel's most prominent constitutional and administrative law lawyers requested leave from Israel's High Court of Justice to submit an amicus curiae ("friend of the court") brief opposing the introduction of chametz (leavened bread) on Israel Defense Forces (IDF) military bases during Passover. The underlying lawsuit — launched in 2021 by non-governmental organizations the Secular Forum and Hiddush — seeks to overturn the longstanding IDF prohibition on food that is not kosher for Passover.

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Preventing lawfare against Israel at the International Criminal Court

In partnership with leading UK barristers’ chambers 9 Bedford Row, The Lawfare Project submitted a series of briefings to the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) regarding legal issues arising from the ICC's intervention in Israel, as well as issues that would arise from any investigation of nationals of ICC non-member states (such as Israel and the United States).

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