EVEN IN RETIREMENTAharon Barak, a former president ofIsrael’s supreme court, remains a controversial figure. Binyamin Netanyahu’sright-wing governmentspent most of 2023 attempting to dismantle his constitutional legacy. Yet when asked to appoint a judge to join the panel of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) hearing South Africa’s claim thatIsrael is committing genocidein its war in Gaza, it chose Mr Barak, Israel’s most renowned jurist.
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