Yonah Jeremy Bob

International lawyer, constitutional law commentator, Jerusalem Post Correspondent, lecturer and more


The state of cyber warfare law

As yet, there are no specific convention or treaty to regulate cyber warfare and seriously address its unique characteristics. 

Cyber warfare is a perplexing problem for nations, for theorists and for military lawyers. It is hotly debated how existing principles of the law of armed conflict should apply to the relatively new phenomenon. Read more…


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Yesh Atid ecstatic to be second-biggest party

Party will be the second-largest party in the Knesset with an estimated 18-19 seats according to exit polls.

With the announcement that Yesh Atid would be the second-largest party in the Knesset with an estimated 18-19 seats according to exit polls, the party’s headquarters in Tel Aviv exploded in celebration Tuesday night. Read more…


Analysis: The wall in the court room

Whether the security wall near Battir gets extended or not, it appears that overall this will be just one more round between two perspectives on resolving security, human rights and cultural issues in the West Bank. 

The battle lines were drawn in stone, almost like a wall.

On one side of the court room before the High Court of Justice on Wednesday was the state attorney and a colonel from the IDF’s Civil Administration of Judea and Samaria. Read more…