"A teenager was shot in the head with his back to the soldiers on his way to the village where he lives. There are no legal orders that permit shooting at the upper body under such circumstances, in which there is no danger to the lives of the soldiers or other people and no danger whatsoever. If there are rules of engagement that permit such shooting, then those rules themselves are illegal.”
--Attorney Gaby Lasky responded to the State Proseuctor's Office plans to withdraw indictments against two former soldiers who were charged with shooting and killing 16-year-old Palestinian, Samir Awad, five years ago. Lasky represents the family in court.*

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You Must Be Kidding: 
State Prosecutor's Office dropped plan to file monetary claim against the Jewish terrorists who killed Mohammed Abu Khdeir because they have no real assets. Yet, last year the State Prosecutor sued families of two killed Palestinian terrorists for about $2.8 million, which they did not have.**

Khan al-Ahmar and Gaza: Two Sides of the Same Legal Coin (Hagai El-Ad, Haaretz+) Without a legal system prepared to supply a veneer of decency, Israel couldn’t do what it inflicts on Palestinians.
Residents of the Gaza Strip and the Gaza periphery will continue to be the victims of visionless leaders (Yossi Melman, Maariv) Both Israel and Hamas want to go through the summer safely, and not to go to a comprehensive war. The problem is that without a leadership that will make brave decisions, the "more of the same" approach can get out of control.
Israel's land-grab law is a brazen, decisive step toward annexation (Mordechai Kremnitzer, Haaretz+) If Israel pushes through the so-called 'Regularization of Settlement in Judea and Samaria Law,' it could send the country’s leaders to the dock in the International Criminal Court.
Israel as a democratic dictatorship: without a constitution and with politicians who make noise (Ron Kaufman, Maariv) The coalition is fighting the High Court with determination and boldness many times greater than the government's handling of the phenomenon of the collection of protection fees from residents of the north, by violent means of organized crime organizations.
Miri Regev Found Another Enemy: Bedouin Women With Cameras (Vered Lee, Haaretz+) It’s hard to believe that the culture minister perceives a threat from women who have learned, for the first time, to hold a camera and look at the reality of their lives.
Not terrorists, civilians: It’s in Israel’s interest to recognize the (unrecognized) Bedouin villages (Maor Cohen, Maariv) The "Arrow to the South" plan (by Housing Minister Galant - OH) is another of a series of reports and commissions that have tried to deal with the "problem of the Bedouin diaspora." Its predecessors have evaporated. It is to be hoped that Minister Galant will find a solution to the problem and and that this is not a political move.
Netanyahu's Weapons Against the Former Head of Mossad: Lies, Distortions and Incitement (Chemi Shalev, Haaretz+) Tamir Pardo was tarred and feathered for committing the most cardinal of sins in today's Israel: Speaking out against Netanyahu, the anointed one.
It is not certain that the prime minister is in a position to make major moves (Dr. Revital Amran, Maariv) Given the circles of distrust surrounding Netanyahu, it is no wonder that he is having trouble leading major moves in Gaza. Whether it be a massive attack or a significant humanitarian project in the Gaza Strip.
Anonymous Snipers and a Lethal Verdict (Amira Hass, Haaretz+) We may never know the name of the soldier who killed Razan al-Najjar. But we do know the names of those who gave the order enabling him to kill her.
Spooks should not spill state secrets (Yaakov Ahimeir, Israel Hayom) Officials who slander the prime minister only after leaving their sensitive position undermine the very integrity they wish to convey. In fact, they are hypocritical, serving the media's (and their own) craving for attention.
Netanyahu is in Europe as Trump's lobbyist-in-chief (Anshel Pfeffer, Haaretz+) The prime minister may be meeting Europe's top leaders this week about the Iran deal, but Netanyahu really only cares about Trump's opinion.
Hamas' next test ‎(Yoav Limor, Israel Hayom) Gaza's rulers are invested in provoking ‎violence on the security fence, but it is ‎doubtful that they fully understand the ‎volatile potential of this policy or what consequences it may entail. ‎
The Arab world needs to move on from the liberation of Palestine (Khalaf Al Habtoor, Haaretz+) Israel is going nowhere, and we in the Arab world have to deal with it. That means offering Israelis prosperity, security and friendship; all Israel needs to do is overcome their prejudices and give Palestinians their rights.
The Israeli Right’s campaign against Israel (Ben-Dror Yemini, Yedioth/Ynet) How can anyone complain about the Palestinian Authority, when Israel is single handedly thwarting the chance for a separation? Creating one state serves Hamas and the BDS movement, not the Zionist vision. That’s the problem that is making more and more Jews and friends despair.
Israel Is a Magnet for the World’s Moneybags, and We Need to Stop It (David Rosenberg, Haaretz+) The super-rich have been swarming to Israel, for all the wrong reasons, such as law that helps them dodge tax.