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Basic Law

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About this Podcast:

Welcome to “Basic Law,” the new JNS show hosted by Aylana Meisel, Executive Director of the Israel Law and Liberty Forum. This series dives deep into Israel’s legal system, dissecting the most pressing legal and constitutional issues facing the nation today.

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What is Basic Law about?

Welcome to “Basic Law,” the new JNS show hosted by Aylana Meisel, Executive Director of the Israel Law and Liberty Forum. This series dives deep into Israel’s legal system, dissecting the most pressing legal and constitutional issues facing the nation today.

Who hosts Basic Law?

Basic Law is hosted by JNS. The show has published 65 episodes to date.

What has Basic Law covered recently?

Recent episodes include "The Supreme Court: Israel's Overlooked Election Issue" (23 October 2026, 17 minutes), "MK Moshe Tur-Paz: Education, Integration and Israel’s Political Future" (24 September 2026, 46 minutes), and "Haredi Integration: Rethinking Military Service and Israeli Politics" (7 September 2026, 39 minutes).

How often does Basic Law publish?

Basic Law publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 33 minutes across 65 episodes.

How hard is it to get booked on Basic Law?

Booking probability for Basic Law is 33%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Basic Law requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Basic Law's contact route on record: verified email.

Who should pitch Basic Law?

The strongest fits for Basic Law are Courts, Police & Public Safety. Basic Law has a news audience.

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JNS hosts Basic Law, a news podcast with 65 episodes published.

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Recent episodes

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    The Supreme Court: Israel's Overlooked Election Issue

    Oct 23, 202617 min

    Israel is days away from an election that could reshape the country for generations, but one of the most consequential issues is barely being discussed. Aylana Meisel-Diament examines the overlooked battle over Israel's...

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    MK Moshe Tur-Paz: Education, Integration and Israel’s Political Future

    Sep 24, 202646 min

    In this wide-ranging election interview, opposition lawmaker MK Moshe Tur-Paz attempts to reconcile some of Israel’s most consequential challenges: integrating the rapidly growing Haredi population through major changes...

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    Haredi Integration: Rethinking Military Service and Israeli Politics

    Sep 7, 202639 min

    Israel desperately needs more soldiers, but bringing thousands of Haredim into the IDF could transform far more than the size of the army. Rabbi Yehoshua Pfeffer, a Haredi rabbi who himself enlisted after October 7...

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    Judea and Samaria: Land Ownership and the Battle for Control

    Aug 28, 202638 min

    What if the real driver of violence in Judea and Samaria isn't ideology, but a decades-old legal vacuum almost nobody is talking about? Aylana Meisel-Diament sits down with Amiad Cohen to unpack his provocative argument...

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    Antisemitism on Campus: The Fight Over Federal Civil Rights

    Aug 21, 202634 min

    What happens when the government tries to fight antisemitism on campus and the courts stand in its way? In this episode of Basic Law, Aylana Meisel-Diament is joined by Kenneth L. Marcus, founder and chairman of the...

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    Security vs. Family Rights: The Debate Over Israel’s Citizenship Law

    Aug 14, 202619 min

    What happens when the right to family life collides with a state's duty to protect its citizens? In this episode of Basic Law, Aylana Meisel-Diament examines the debate over Israel's Citizenship and Entry into Israel...

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    The Oslo Accords: Security Failures and Their Lasting Consequences

    Aug 7, 202647 min

    What if one agreement signed 30 years ago is still driving today's biggest security crisis? Former IDF prosecutor Lt. Col. (res.) Maurice Hirsch argues that the Oslo Accords didn't just fail, they created the conditions...

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    Yuli Edelstein: Why Israel's Government Must Change

    Jul 31, 202650 min

    In this exclusive interview, former Knesset Speaker and longtime Likud leader Yuli Edelstein explains why he left the party, why he believes Israel's political system is no longer functioning as it should and what must...

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    Einat Wilf: Defending Israel in the Narrative War

    Jul 24, 202650 min

    Israel's political future may be changing faster than anyone realizes. In this exclusive conversation, former Knesset member Dr. Einat Wilf explains why she believes Israel is fighting a battle far bigger than rockets...

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    The ICC's Legitimacy: Law, Justice and Politic

    Jul 17, 202619 min

    Is the International Criminal Court finally facing its biggest reckoning yet? Host Aylana Meisel examines Secretary of State Marco Rubio's campaign to dismantle the ICC and asks a deeper question: has the court become a...

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    The David Zini Controversy: To Whom Does the Shin Bet Owe Its Loyalty?

    Jul 10, 202654 min

    David Zini's remarks about where the Shin Bet's loyalty belongs have ignited a fierce national debate, but this episode reveals that the controversy is about far more than one security chief. In this episode of Basic...

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    Israel’s Judicial Appointment Crisis: Power, Politics and Reform

    Jun 19, 202619 minS0

    <p>What if the solution to Israel's judicial crisis isn't more political power, but less judicial power? In this thought-provoking episode of Basic Law, Aylana Meisel unpacks the standoff between Israel's Supreme Court...

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    The ICC Case Against Israel: Law, Legitimacy and Public Opinion

    Jun 12, 202638 minS0

    <p>Federal Judge Roy Altman joins Basic Law to break down the legal case behind the headlines, exposing how international institutions, media narratives and political activism collide in the battle over Israel's...

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    BDS, Defamation and Accountability: A Legal Strategy Against Anti-Israel Campaigns

    Jun 8, 202626 minS0

    <p>Can legal accountability succeed where public diplomacy has failed? In this episode of Basic Law, attorney Mark Goldfeder explains how a series of innovative legal challenges are taking aim at what he describes as a...

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    How Do You Fight a False Story? Free Speech, Anti-Zionism and the Law

    May 21, 202640 minS0

    <p>Alan Dershowitz detonates a warning flare over the future of free speech and Jewish safety, arguing that today’s biggest threat is not just bad reporting, but the way false narratives spread and put Jews at risk...

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    Israel Between Unity and Political Turmoil: The Mossad and October 7 Justice

    May 17, 202621 minS0

    <p>Israel is navigating a profound internal paradox that could reshape the future of the Jewish state forever. In this episode of Basic Law, host Aylana Meisel-Diament explores a nation caught between absolute unity and...

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    The Haredi Draft Crisis: Military Service and Israel’s Future

    May 11, 202621 minS0

    <p>Israel is heading toward a collision course that could reshape the future of the Jewish state forever. In this episode of Basic Law, you’ll uncover the battle between Israel’s secular and Haredi communities over...

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    The Future of NATO: Has America Outgrown It?

    May 1, 202634 minS0

    <p>Is the alliance that defined global security for 75 years quietly becoming obsolete? In this eye-opening conversation, you’ll learn why NATO, once the backbone of Western unity, is now being seriously questioned in a...

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    Can a Minister Be Removed Without Charges? Law and Power in Israel

    Apr 26, 202626 minS0

    <p>This episode explores the high-stakes Israeli Supreme Court battle that's exposing a shocking constitutional gray zone, where law, politics and power collide in ways most Western democracies would never allow. You’ll...

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    The Illusion of Protection: Why Antisemitism Is Still Rising

    Apr 17, 202617 minS0

    <p>This episode is a wake-up call: what if everything we thought was protecting Jews from rising antisemitism… isn’t actually working? You’ll learn why record-breaking hate crimes, failing Holocaust education and...

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