Israeli Homes in West Bank Settlements
Israel’s Settlement Regulations Bill and International Law
The proposed “Regulation Bill” raises the legal issues within Israeli and International Law regarding Israel's conduct in Judea, Samaria, the Golan Heights and East Jerusalem. Prof. Kontorovich...
At the U.N., Only Israel Is an ‘Occupying Power’
What about Russia in Crimea, Armenia in parts of Azerbaijan, or what Vietnam did in Cambodia?
New study on the international practice bearing on Article 49(6) of the Fourth Geneva Convention
This Article provides the first comprehensive, global examination of state and international practice bearing on Article 49(6) of the Fourth Geneva Convention, which provides that an “Occupying Power shall...
Europe Mislabels Israel
Making special rules for Israel has the undesired effect of reducing Israel’s incentives to take international law seriously: If the goal posts can be moved, there is less reason...
The Academics Boycotting Israel Are Misguided
The arguments used by the British academics who clled for boycott on Israel are demonstratively false: Israel does not illegally occupy “Palestinian land,” and Israel does not resist a...
Challenging the EU’s Illegal Restrictions on Israeli Products in the World Trade Organization
The EU’s treatment of Israeli goods from “settlements” contrasts with its treatment of other countries in similar situations, as EU reports have themselves admitted. This violates the core GATT...
Economic Dealings with Occupied Territories
In recent years, the international legality of economic activity in occupied territories has emerged as matter of significant debate, largely focused on Israeli-controlled territories. Some European officials, supported by...
Defining Settlements Down: the False “Appropriation” Hysteria
Israel’s declaration of certain open, uncultivated areas near the 1949 Armistice Line as “state land” has been widely mischaracterized as an “appropriation” of private Palestinian land, and a promotion...
EU’s Israel Grants Guidelines: A Legal and Policy Analysis
Analysis by the Kohelet Policy Forum two Senior Fellows shows that the Guidelines are not, as the EU claims, required by international law. They are discriminatory in that they...