ABSTRACT
The legal system of Palestine inherited by the British Mandate in 1922, and left mostly in place when Israel declared independence in 1948, was shaped by Ottoman law and British colonialism. Therefore, it was quite untouched by American influences. Israeli law firms, particularly the big ones engaged in international business, have adopted the model of the American law firm and emulate its structure and patterns. Simon Agranat, the Israeli Justice who authored the opinion in Kol Ha'am v. Minister of Interior, offered the answer. The Supreme Court agreed with the Central Elections Committee that the applicant party intended to deny the legitimacy of Israel as a Jewish state, it concluded that the party could be banned. The 1973 Yom Kippur War, a surprise attack launched simultaneously by Egypt and Syria, inflicted severe harm on Israel, tore the people's confidence to pieces, and exposed the country's imminent vulnerability.
