Freedom of Speech
![The iconic buildings of the University of St Andrews in Scotland](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=700/2024/08/04/45738610-5268-11ef-89f4-5d5f07a0d2ff__h2998_w3997.jpg)
Elected to represent all students, a young rector's stance on Gaza ignites campus controversy and legal action. From impassioned emails to a high-profile dismissal, St Andrews grapples with the limits of free speech in higher education.
![Simcha Rothman and Esther Hayut.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/01/04/96fa3bc0-ab27-11ee-adaf-d9320ff81fe5__h331_w650.png)
Supreme Court, Democracy
Knesset Constitutional Committee Chairman Simcha Rothman responds to the controversy over the caricature of Hayut standing over a dead soldier making the social media round, defending the right of citizens to freely express themselves.
![Target of a caricature connecting the Supreme Court's ruling to the war. Justice Esther Hayut.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/01/04/a6dd2ff0-ab24-11ee-8c05-7fe1aa7dfba1__h2730_w4093.jpg)
Israel-Gaza War, Supreme Court
Adv. Barak Laser, Legal Adviser to the Courts Administration, sent a letter to the Shevi'i newsletter board, demanding it remove a caricature showing Chief Justice Hayut standing over a slain soldier, which it claims amounts to incitement.