Israeli Military Faces Crisis as Top Legal Officer Disappears Amid Controversy

The abrupt disappearance of Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi, former head of the Israeli military’s legal department, shines an unflinching light on the dangerous intersection of politics, law, and military justice in a nation where security and sovereignty remain paramount.General Tomer-Yerushalmi resigned Friday after admitting to leaking a distressing video last summer showing reservist soldiers torturing a Palestinian detainee at the Sde Teiman detention center. This disclosure wasn’t a random act—it was a desperate attempt by a top legal officer to counter interference from nationalist ministers and powerful figures seeking to shield these abuses from investigation. Her resignation, following days of controversy, exposed...