The Death of Law: Israel’s Permanent State of Exception Is a Warning to the World

The Israeli State of Exception and the Assault on International Humanitarian Law

( Middle East Monitor ) – While many nations occasionally resort to a “state of exception” to deal with temporary crises, Israel exists in a permanent state of exception. This Israeli exceptionalism is the very essence of the instability that plagues the Middle East. The concept of the state of exception dates back to the Roman justitium, a legal mechanism for suspending law during times of civil unrest. However, the modern understanding was sha…

The Death of Law: Israel’s Permanent State of Exception is a Warning to the World

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Death of Law: Israel’s Permanent State of Exception is a Warning to the World

In the hands of a genocidal settler-colonial society, the state of exception is a relentless nightmare that will not stop at the borders of Palestine WHILE many nations occasionally resort to a “state of exception” to deal with temporary crises, Israel exists in a permanent state of exception. This Israeli exceptionalism is the very essence of the instability that plagues the Middle East. The concept of the state of exception dates back to the R…