The Battle Against Their Own: The Arrest of Israel’s Whistleblower Advocate-General
Francesca Maria de Grazia, BSc Politics and Philosophy The Israel Defence Forces (IDF)’s legal branch has faced numerous defeats over the past two years; investigations into “hundreds” of allegations ① against the Israeli milirary during the Gaza war have yielded scant criminal charges. Yet the greatest blow to the system’s credibility came from within. On October 31st, Major General Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi, IDF’s top lawyer and military advocate general, “quietly” resigned. Two days...