International Legitimacy and International Law
Laundering Delegitimization
Universal Jurisdiction
Israel – An “Illegitimate” State?
The Evolution of Israel’s Boundaries
The Rights of Jews to Statehood
Decades after its establishment, the State of Israel is the only country in the world confronted with a debate not about its borders, but its very existence.
Jerusalem: A Microcosm of Jewish Rights
Jewish Anti-Zionists and the Delegitimization of Israel
BBC Impartiality?
The Challenge to Israel’s Legitimacy
What Iranian Leaders Really Say
About Doing Away With Israel
Over the past several years, Iranian leaders have made numerous statements calling for the destruction of Israel and the Jewish people. While certain experts have interpreted these statements to be simple expressions of dissatisfaction with the current Israeli government and its policies, in reality, the intent behind Ahmadinejad’s language and that of others is the actual physical destruction of the State of Israel.
Libel Tourism: International Forum
Shopping for Defamation Claims
This briefing paper examines the promise and peril of libel tourism – the practice of suing in a court outside the claimant’s home country in order to increase the likelihood of winning a libel case. Libel tourism has reached the headlines recently due to an increase in the number of persons who have discovered the advantages of bringing libel actions in England. In the last decade, Roman Polanski (an American living in France) brought a successful libel action against Vanity Fair (an American magazine), Khalid Bin Mahfouz (a Saudi who also holds Irish citizenship) brought numerous libel actions with some success against defendants from around the world, Boris Berezovsky (a Russian) succeeded in persuading the House of Lords of his right to sue Forbes (an American magazine) and Rinat Akhmetov (a Ukrainian) successfully sued Kyiv Post and Obozrevatel (two Ukrainian internet journals). The practical result of the liberal English approach towards foreign libel claims is to chill speech throughout the world. Everyone who publishes a statement that will appear on the internet, or in a book that can be sold in England, must be aware that an English court will be ready to entertain a libel suit against the writer, subjecting him or her to the pro-plaintiff English legal standards.
International Law and the Fighting in Gaza
Attacks deliberately aimed at civilians are war crimes. The launching of rockets at civilian targets in Israel by Palestinians in Gaza violates international law. Both the terror squads carrying out the attacks, as well as their commanders, bear criminal responsibility. Under the rules of command responsibility, senior Hamas leaders such as Khaled Mashal, who ordered a continuation of the rocket attacks, are among the parties guilty of war crimes.
Defensible Borders for a Lasting Peace
Israel does not possess a plausible solution to its security needs without the Golan Heights.
Linking the Gaza Strip with the West Bank: Implications of a Palestinian Corridor Across Israel
On March 27, 2007, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza
Rice reiterated her call for a “viable” Palestinian
state. The idea of a territorial link between
the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, commonly called
the issue of “safe passage,” is often overlooked.
