http://dx.doi.org/10.59704/4b477fd9e61a2c9d https://verfassungsblog.de/israeli-supreme-court-palestinian-detention-cases-during-the-gaza-war/ Habeas Corpus and the Strategy of “Catch Us If You Can” - How the Israeli Supreme Court Dealt with Palestinian Detention Cases During the Gaza War Bassok, Or eng 2026-02-10 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 habeas corpus Israel-Gaza War Israel-Hamas War Israeli Supreme Court Rule of Law Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 The Israeli Supreme Court has presented itself as a central guardian of democracy and the rule of law. Yet, the Court's rhetoric cannot obscure the grim reality of utter lawlessness reflected in hundreds of Supreme Court decisions over the past two years regarding Palestinians in Gaza. These rulings lack the grand rhetoric and the length of the Court’s “saving democracy and the rule of law” judgments.