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Israel’s Naval Blockade of Gaza Is Legal, Necessary

Israel’s Naval Blockade of Gaza Is Legal, Necessary

June 10, 2010 | Amb. Dore Gold
The Israeli blockade is legal and necessary and its removal would lead to a flood of heavy Iranian weaponry, including long-range missile systems, coming to Hamas.
Is Israel a Colonial State? The Political Psychology of Palestinian Nomenclature

Is Israel a Colonial State? The Political Psychology of Palestinian Nomenclature

March 7, 2010 | Dr. Irwin J. Mansdorf
Israel’s creation, far from being a foreign colonial transplant, can actually be seen as the vanguard of and impetus for decolonialization of the entire Middle East, including a significant part of the Arab world, following the fall of the Ottoman Empire.
New Revelations About the UN Goldstone Report that Seriously Undermine its Credibility

New Revelations About the UN Goldstone Report that Seriously Undermine its Credibility

February 11, 2010 | Amb. Dore Gold, Lt. Col. (ret.) Jonathan D. Halevi
Col. (ret.) Desmond Travers, the Goldstone Commission's military expert, displayed a fundamental bias against the Israel Defense Forces, reported false information about IDF weapons systems, claimed that Hamas fired only two rockets at Israel prior to last winter's conflict, and displayed a clear lack of professionalism in conducting his investigations.
A Moral Evaluation of the Gaza War – Operation Cast Lead

A Moral Evaluation of the Gaza War – Operation Cast Lead

February 4, 2010 | Prof. Asa Kasher
Curbing the Manipulation of Universal Jurisdiction

Curbing the Manipulation of Universal Jurisdiction

August 27, 2009 | Justus Reid Weiner, Diane Morrison
International Law and Military Operations in Practice

International Law and Military Operations in Practice

July 7, 2009 | Col. Richard Kemp
International Law’s Limitations on Contending with Terror

International Law’s Limitations on Contending with Terror

June 18, 2009 | Dr. Roy Schondorf
Introduction: The Dangerous Bias of the United Nations Goldstone Report

Introduction: The Dangerous Bias of the United Nations Goldstone Report

June 18, 2009 | Amb. Dore Gold
Opening Remarks

Opening Remarks

June 18, 2009 | Dr. Lars Hansel
Conference: Hamas the Gaza War and Accountability under International Law

Conference: Hamas the Gaza War and Accountability under International Law

June 18, 2009
U.S. Policy on Israeli Settlements

U.S. Policy on Israeli Settlements

June 9, 2009 | Amb. Dore Gold
Did Israel Use “Disproportionate Force” in Gaza?

Did Israel Use “Disproportionate Force” in Gaza?

December 28, 2008 | Amb. Dore Gold
International Legitimacy and International Law

International Legitimacy and International Law

August 29, 2008 | Daniel Taub
Universal Jurisdiction

Universal Jurisdiction

August 29, 2008 | Irit Kohn
International Law and the Fighting in Gaza

International Law and the Fighting in Gaza

August 27, 2008 | Justus Reid Weiner, Abraham (Avi) Bell