I’m putting together a legal dream team to defend Israel
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The International Criminal Court, of which neither Israel nor the U.S. is a member, has issued arrest warrants for Israel’s prime minister and former defense minister as well as a Hamas terrorist commander who is probably dead.
Although Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant can’t be arrested in the U.S. or Israel, several European countries have already indicated they would arrest them, if they are found within their territory. This case will be tried in a courtroom in The Hague.
It will also be tried in the court of public opinion, both in the U.S. and throughout the world. For that reason, I am assembling a team of world class lawyers from around the globe to help defend Israeli leaders against the false charges.
Following a few calls shortly after the ICC announcement, several prominent lawyers agreed to join. They include former U.S. attorneys general Michael Mukasey and William Barr, former Solicitor General Seth Waxman, former FBI Director Louis Freeh, as well as former Canadian attorney general and minister of justice Irwin Cotler.
Other former judges, government officials, prosecutors and current professors and criminal lawyers have signed on, including Andrew Cuomo, the former attorney general and governor of New York. Among the distinguished lawyers are Kendall Coffey (former U.S. attorney in Southern Florida), Floyd Abrams, Susan Estrich, Nathan Lewin, Benjamin Brafman, Arthur Aidala, Ron Sullivan and other former prosecutors.
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