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Michael Sfard

@michaelsfard.bsky.social

Human Rights lawyer, author, publicist, activist. Fighting the bad guy. www.sfard.co.il

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Human Rights Lawyer Michael Sfard wants to expose the dark side of Israel's High Court ***

"If you think you can conduct a struggle for democratic values and totally ignore the occupation and apartheid โ€“ you're mistaken. You will fail. Democracy doesn't only exist on Mondays and Thursdays."
Extensive interview with me @haaretzcom.bsky.social

www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

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ื‘ื™ื”ืž"ืฉ ื”ืจื—ื™ืง ืžืชื ื—ืœ ืžื‘ื™ืช ืฉืœ ืคืœืกื˜ื™ื ื™ื ื‘ื’ื“ื”: "ืžื˜ืจื™ื“ ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืžืื™ื™ื" ื”ืืจืฅ

ืฆืขื“ ืงื˜ืŸ ืœืžืื‘ืง ื‘ื”ืชืขืœืœื•ืช ืžืชื ื—ืœื™ื ื‘ืงื”ื™ืœื•ืช ื”ืžื•ื—ืœืฉื•ืช, ืฆืขื“ ื’ื“ื•ืœ ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœ ื”ืงื”ื™ืœื” ื”ืกืคื™ืฆื™ืคื™ืช ื”ื–ื• (ื ืงื•ื•ื”).
ื ื“ืจืฉื• 3 ืขื•"ื“, ื›ืขืฉืจื” ืคืขื™ืœื™ื ื•ื”ืžื•ืŸ ืืžื•ื ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ื‘ื™ื ืœืชื•ืฆืื” ื”ื–ื•.
ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ืจืง ื ื•ืชืจ ืœื•ื•ื“ื ืฉื”ืžืฉื˜ืจื” ืชืื›ื•ืฃ ืืช ื”ืฆื• ื”ื—ืฉื•ื‘ ื”ื–ื”. ืœืฆืขืจื™ ื ืจืื” ืฉื’ื ืขืœ ื–ื” ื™ื”ื™ื” ืฆื•ืจืš ืœื”ื™ืื‘ืง.

www.haaretz.co.il/news/politic...

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11. Ben-Yair states in the article that he intends to push for protected tenant status for the family living in his grandmotherโ€™s house. The Pal. tenants in the property have a fair landlordโ€”something that cannot be said for many of their neighbors in Sheikh Jarrah.
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10. It is a great honor to represent someone like Ben-Yair. Not because of the senior positions he has held, but because of the example he sets. Because of his steadfast moral stance and insistence on justice. He speaks and acts with integrity.

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9. "This is not a mishap", I told @nirhasson.bsky.social, who published an article on the case in @haaretzcom.bsky.social. "The system is calibrated to operate this way. The mishap here is that someone came along who could not be ignored. The mishap is that we brought the truth to light".

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8. Along the way, we had to prove that Ben-Yair was indeed his grandmotherโ€™s grandson and counter claims that he was unfit to manage the property because he opposes the Judaization of East Jerusalem.

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7. It took 6 years for @peacenowisrael.bsky.social, led by +the one and only Hagit Ofran, activists in Sheikh Jarrah, and a legal team including Alon Sapir and myselfโ€”to restore the property to the familyโ€™s control. For the first time in my life, I appeared and argued before a Rabbinical Court.

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6. used the income for colonization purposes, and planned for the day they would evict the tenants and settle the property with Jews.

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5. was uncovered purely by chance in 2019. It turned out that instead of locating the rightful heirs and returning the familyโ€™s property to them as required by law, the organizations that had seized the property treated it as their own. They collected rent from the tenants,

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4. But in this case, the property in question is the house where former AG Michael Ben Yair was bornโ€”the home of his grandmother, Sarah Janna Shvili, who intended it as an inheritance for future generations of the family. The takeover of the house by completely unrelated third parties

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3. East Jrslm is dotted with properties owned by Jewish religious trusts, whose management these organizations have managed to take over. Usually, this is how it endsโ€”heirs of the original owners are no longer in the picture, and Palestinian tenants face eviction lawsuits.

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2. It is a long standing practice of settler organizations, with the assistance of the General Custodian and the Rabbinical Court, to take over properties in East Jerusalem that were owned by Jews before 1948, all as part of the project to "Judaize" the eastern part of the city.

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Settlers seized an East Jerusalem home. They didn't know who they were messing with ***

1. This story was supposed to end differently - with property in East Jerusalem taken over by settlers and Palestinians residents face eviction. But in this rare case we won.
A thread.
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

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ืžืชื ื—ืœื™ื ื”ืฉืชืœื˜ื• ืขืœ ื‘ื™ืช ื‘ืžื–ืจื— ื™ืจื•ืฉืœื™ื. ื”ืคืขื ื”ื ื ืคืœื• ืขืœ ื”ืงื•ืจื‘ืŸ ื”ืœื ื ื›ื•ืŸ ื”ืืจืฅ

ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ื”ื—ื™ืœื•ืฅ ืฉืœ ื‘ื™ืช ืกื‘ืชื• ืฉืœ ื”ื™ื•ืขืž"ืฉ ืœืฉืขื‘ืจ ืžื™ื›ืืœ ื‘ืŸ ื™ืื™ืจ ืฉื‘ืฉื™ื— ื’'ืจืื— ืžื™ื“ื™ ืขืžื•ืชื•ืช ืžืชื ื—ืœื™ื ืฉื”ืฉืชืœื˜ื• ืขืœื™ื•. ืœืจืืฉื•ื ื” ื‘ื—ื™ื™ ื ืืœืฆืชื™ ืœื˜ืขื•ืŸ ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ื“ื™ืŸ ืจื‘ื ื™...
www.haaretz.co.il/magazine/202...

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9. ืคื™ื• ื•ืœื™ื‘ื• ืฉื•ื•ื™ื. ื”ื•ื ื™ื•ื“ืข ื›ื™ืฆื“ ื”ื—ื•ืง ืžืคืœื” ืืช ืชื•ืฉื‘ื™ ืžื–ืจื— ื™ืจื•ืฉืœื™ื ื•ื”ื•ื ืื•ืžืจ ื‘ื›ืชื‘ื” ืฉื”ื•ื ืžืชื›ื•ื•ืŸ ืœืคืขื•ืœ ืœื”ืขื ืงืช ืžืขืžื“ ืฉืœ ื“ื™ื™ืจื™ื ืžื•ื’ื ื™ื ืœืžืฉืคื—ื” ืฉื—ื™ื” ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ืกื‘ืชื•. ืœื“ื™ื™ืจื™ื ื”ืคืœืกื˜ื™ื ื™ื ื‘ื ื›ืก ืฉื”ื•ืจื™ืฉื” ืกื‘ืชื• ื™ืฉ ื›ืขืช ื‘ืขืœ ื‘ื™ืช ื”ื’ื•ืŸ, ืžื” ืฉืงืฉื” ืœื•ืžืจ ืขืœ ื”ืจื‘ื” ืžื”ืฉื›ื ื™ื ืฉืœื”ื ื‘ืฉื™ื— ื’'ืจืื—.
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8. ื–ื” ื›ื‘ื•ื“ ื’ื“ื•ืœ ืœื™ื™ืฆื’ ืื“ื ื›ืžื• ืžื™ื›ืืœ ื‘ืŸ ื™ืื™ืจ. ืœื ื‘ืฉืœ ืฉืœืœ ื”ืชืคืงื™ื“ื™ื ื”ื‘ื›ื™ืจื™ื ืฉื ืฉื ื‘ื”ื, ืืœื ื‘ืจืืฉ ื•ื‘ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ื‘ืฉืœ ื”ื“ื•ื’ืžื ืฉื”ื•ื ื ื•ืชืŸ. ื‘ืฉืœ ืขืžื™ื“ืชื• ื”ืžื•ืกืจื™ืช ื”ืื™ืชื ื” ื•ื”ืชืขืงืฉื•ืชื• ืœืฆื“ืง.
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7. ื›ืžื• ืฉืืžืจืชื™ ืœื ื™ืจ ื—ืกื•ืŸ ืฉื›ืชื‘ืชื• ืขืœ ื”ืคืจืฉื” ืžืชืคืจืกืžืช ื”ื™ื•ื ื‘ืžื•ืกืฃ ื”ืืจืฅ: "ื–ื• ืœื ืชืงืœื”. ื”ืžืขืจื›ืช ื›ื•ืœื” ืžื›ื•ื™ืœืช ืœื”ืชื ื”ืœ ื›ืš. ื”ืชืงืœื” ื”ื™ื ืฉืคื” ื‘ื ืžื™ืฉื”ื• ืฉืื™ ืืคืฉืจ ืœื”ืชืขืœื ืžืžื ื•. ื”ืชืงืœื” ื”ื™ื ืฉื”ื•ืฆืื ื• ืืช ื”ืืžืช ืœืื•ืจ".
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6. ื‘ื“ืจืš ื ืืœืฆื ื• ืœื”ื•ื›ื™ื— ืฉื‘ืŸ ื™ืื™ืจ ื”ื•ื ื”ื ื›ื“ ืฉืœ ืกื‘ืชื ืฉืœื•, ื•ืœื”ืชืžื•ื“ื“ ืขื ื˜ืขื ื•ืช ืขืœ ืื™ ื”ืชืืžืชื• ืœืฉืžืฉ ืžื ื”ืœ ืฉืœ ื”ื ื›ืก ืžื›ื™ื•ื•ืŸ ืฉื”ื•ื ืžืชื ื’ื“ ืœื™ื”ื•ื“ ืžื–ืจื— ื”ืขื™ืจ.
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5. ืฉืฉ ืฉื ื™ื. ืฉืฉ ืฉื ื™ื ืœืงื— ืœืฆื•ื•ืช ืฉื›ืœืœ ืืช ืฉืœื•ื ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ื‘ื”ื•ื‘ืœืช ื—ื’ื™ืช ืขื•ืคืจืŸ ื”ืื—ืช ื•ื”ื™ื—ื™ื“ื”, ืคืขื™ืœื™ื ื•ืคืขื™ืœื•ืช ื‘ืฉื™ื™ื— ื’'ืจืื—, ื•ืฆื•ื•ืช ืžืฉืคื˜ื™ ืฉื›ืœืœ ืืช ืืœื•ืŸ ืกืคื™ืจ ื•ืื•ืชื™, ืœื”ืฉื™ื‘ ืืช ื”ื ื›ืก ืœื ื™ื”ื•ืœ ื”ืžืฉืคื—ื”. ืœืจืืฉื•ื ื” ื‘ื—ื™ื™ ื”ื•ืคืขืชื™ ื•ื˜ืขื ืชื™ ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ื“ื™ืŸ ืจื‘ื ื™.
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4. ื”ืชื‘ืจืจ ืฉื‘ืžืงื•ื ืœืืชืจ ืืช ื”ื™ื•ืจืฉื™ื ื•ืœื”ืฉื™ื‘ ืœื”ื ืืช ืจื›ื•ืฉ ื”ืžืฉืคื—ื” ื›ืคื™ ืฉื”ื—ื•ืง ืžื—ื™ื™ื‘, ื”ืขืžื•ืชื•ืช ืฉืื—ื–ื• ื‘ื ื›ืก ืขืฉื• ื‘ื• ื›ื‘ืฉืœื”ื, ื’ื‘ื• ืฉื›ืจ ื“ื™ืจื” ืžื”ื“ื™ื™ืจื™ื ืฉืฉื›ืจื• ืื•ืชื•, ื”ืฉืชืžืฉื• ื‘ื”ื›ื ืกื•ืช ืœืฆืจื›ื™ื ืคื•ืœื™ื˜ื™ื™ื-ื”ืชื ื—ืœื•ืชื™ื™ื, ื•ืชื›ื ื ื• ืืช ื”ื™ื•ื ืฉื‘ื• ื™ืคื ื• ืืช ื”ื“ื™ื™ืจื™ื ื•ื™ื™ืฉื‘ื• ืืช ื”ืžืงื•ื ื‘ื™ื”ื•ื“ื™ื.

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3. ืืœื ืฉื‘ืžืงืจื” ื”ื–ื” ื”ื ื›ืก ื”ื•ื ื”ื‘ื™ืช ืฉื‘ื• ื ื•ืœื“ ื”ื™ื•ืขืฅ ื”ืžืฉืคื˜ื™ ืœืžืžืฉืœื” ืœืฉืขื‘ืจ ืžื™ื›ืืœ ื‘ืŸ ื™ืื™ืจ, ื‘ื™ืช ืกื‘ืชื• ืฉืจื” ื’'ืื ื” ืฉื•ื•ื™ืœื™ ืฉื™ื™ืขื“ื” ืื•ืชื• ื›ื™ืจื•ืฉื” ืœื“ื•ืจื•ืช ื”ื‘ืื™ื ืฉืœ ื”ืžืฉืคื—ื”, ื•ื”ื”ืฉืชืœื˜ื•ืช ืขืœื™ื• ื‘ื™ื“ื™ ื’ื•ืจืžื™ื ื–ืจื™ื ืœื—ืœื•ื˜ื™ืŸ ืœืžืฉืคื—ื” ื ื—ืฉืคื” ืœื’ืžืจื™ ื‘ืžืงืจื” ื‘-2019.
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2. ื™ืจื•ืฉืœื™ื ื”ืžื–ืจื—ื™ืช ืžื ื•ืงื“ืช ื‘ื ื›ืกื™ื ืฉื‘ื‘ืขืœื•ืช ื”ืงื“ืฉื™ื ื™ื”ื•ื“ื™ื ืฉืื ืฉื™ ื”ืขืžื•ืชื•ืช ื”ืืœื” ื”ืฆืœื™ื—ื• ืœื”ืชืžื ื•ืช ื›ืžื ื”ืœื™ื”ื. ื•ืœืจื•ื‘ ื›ืš ื–ื” ื ื’ืžืจ - ืฆืืฆืื™ ื•ื™ื•ืจืฉื™ ื”ื‘ืขืœื™ื ื”ืžืงื•ืจื™ื™ื ื›ื‘ืจ ืœื ื‘ืชืžื•ื ื” ื•ื”ื“ื™ื™ืจื™ื ื”ืคืœืกื˜ื™ื ื™ื ืขื•ืžื“ื™ื ื‘ืคื ื™ ืชื‘ื™ืขื•ืช ืคื™ื ื•ื™.
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1. ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ื”ื–ื” ืืžื•ืจ ื”ื™ื” ืœื”ื’ืžืจ ืื—ืจืช, ื•ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ื“ื•ืžื™ื ืœืจื•ื‘ ืžืกืชื™ื™ืžื™ื ืื—ืจืช. ืขืžื•ืชื•ืช ืžืชื ื—ืœื™ื, ื‘ืกื™ื•ืข ื”ืืคื•ื˜ืจื•ืคื•ืก ื”ื›ืœืœื™ ื•ื‘ื™ื”"ื“ ื”ืจื‘ื ื™ ื‘ื™ืจื•ืฉืœื™ื, ืฉืžื ื”ืœ ืืช ื›ืœ ื“ื™ื•ื ื™ื• ื‘ื“ืœืชื™ื™ื ืกื’ื•ืจื•ืช, ืžืฉืชืœื˜ื•ืช ืขืœ ื ื›ืก ื‘ืขื™ืจ ื”ืžื–ืจื—ื™ืช ืืฉืจ ืœืคื ื™ 1948 ื”ื™ื” ื‘ื‘ืขืœื•ืช ืฉืœ ื™ื”ื•ื“ื™ื, ื•ื”ื›ืœ ื›ื—ืœืง ืžืคืจื•ื™ื™ืงื˜ "ื™ื™ื”ื•ื“" ืžื–ืจื— ื”ืขื™ืจ.
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The abandonment of its citizens in captivity in favor of pursuing the messianic ideology of the radical right, in addition to the rampant repression of government critics, has rendered Israel a failed state.
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