Last week, on July 9, Israeli President Isaac Herzog posted an innocuous message on X that he almost certainly didn’t expect to receive 1.6 million views. The post announced that he had just sworn in five new qadis – judges of Islamic law – “to serve in Israel’s sharia courts.” One was Rula Masalha-Zahalka, a … Continue reading Why Sharia Courts Have a Place in Israel
Liberal democracies and Islamic law don’t have to be in conflict.