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The Latest Damage to Antiquities on the Temple Mount

February 27, 2008 | Nadav Shragai

In the summer of 2007, the Muslim Waqf in Jerusalem requested authorization to dig a ditch dozens of meters long to replace power lines on the Temple Mount. Subsequently, the Israel Antiquities Authority issued details about the uncovering of a “sealed stratum of human activity,” a layer of earth with pottery shards found broken in situ, where they had remained without change since the days of the First Temple.

International Law and Gaza: The Assault on Israel’s Right to Self-Defense

January 28, 2008 | Abraham (Avi) Bell

A careful examination of the relevant law demonstrates that Israeli counterstrikes to date conform to the requirements of international law. Moreover, Palestinian commission of war crimes and acts considered under international conventions to be terrorist acts and acts of genocide require Israel and other countries to take steps to punish Palestinian criminals for their acts in the Gaza fighting.

Legal Divergences Between the European Union and Israel with Regard to Jerusalem

September 5, 2007 | Dr. Manfred Gerstenfeld

From Manfred Gerstenfeld: European-Israeli Relations: Between Confusion and Change? Legal Divergences Between the European Union and Israel With Regard to Jerusalem Interview with Ruth Lapidoth

Israel Should Become a Member of the Council of Europe

September 5, 2007 | Robbie Sabel

What the West Should Learn From the Assault on Israel and the Jews

August 1, 2007 | Dr. Manfred Gerstenfeld

What Israel Can Learn from the International Court of Justice Ruling on Genocide in Srebrenica

March 15, 2007 | Dr. Manfred Gerstenfeld

The ICJ Opinion on the Separation Barrier: Designating the Entire West Bank as “Palestinian Territory”

October 2, 2005 | Robbie Sabel

The NGOs, Demolition of Illegal Building in Jerusalem, and International Law

March 1, 2005 | Justus Reid Weiner

Israel’s Commitment to Domestic and International Law in Times of War

October 10, 2004 | Judge Amnon Straschnov

Should the International Court of Justice Give an Advisory Opinion on Israel’s Separation Fence?

February 23, 2004 | Prof. Ruth Lapidoth

Israel’s Anti-Terror Fence: The World Court Case

February 15, 2004 | Laurence E. Rothenberg, Abraham (Avi) Bell

Balancing IDF Checkpoints and International Law: Teaching the IDF Code of Conduct

November 19, 2003 | Lt. Col. Amos Guiora

An Answer to the New Anti-Zionists: The Rights of the Jewish People to a Sovereign State in Their Historic Homeland

November 16, 2003 | Amb. Dore Gold, Jeffrey Helmreich

The UN and the Assault on Israel’s Legitimacy: Implications for the Roadmap

July 15, 2003 | Prof. Anne Bayefsky

The Global Epidemic of Illegal Building and Demolitions: Implications for Jerusalem

May 15, 2003 | Justus Reid Weiner