Lawfare and International Law
Lawfare is the exploitation of courts and international law to harass Israeli officials and corporations that do business with Israel and advance false charges of “war crimes,” “crimes against humanity,” and other alleged violations of international law.
Attorney Michael Sfard, a leading figure in the global lawfare movement who has served as legal counsel for a number of highly biased and politicized NGOs, will testify as an expert witness for the PLO before a New York federal court.
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NGO calls for Palestinian accession to the ICC are part of a wider campaign to exploit international legal frameworks as a weapon against Israel.
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Two organizations sent a brief to the Prosecutor of the ICC, alleging "war crimes committed by the British armed forces against detainees in Iraq from 2003 to 2008."
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The report published by the Civic Coalition for Palestinian Rights in Jerusalem in cooperation with the Birzeit University Institute of Law is a strategic manual for exploiting legal terms and rhetoric to demonize and isolate Israel internationally.
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European governments have been attempting to change Israeli policy on contentious issues relating to the Arab-Israeli conflict by manipulating Israeli democratic processes through secretive, non-transparent means.
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Israeli NGO Yesh Din publishes a report, funded by the European Union, calling on the adoption of legislation to criminalize war crimes in Israeli law.
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The Russell Tribunal Cape Town session was a total failure; none of its stated objectives was achieved. Behind the legal faade of neutrality and credibility were biased witnesses and jurors who had prejudged Israels guilt.
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NGOs, including NIF-funded ACRI, B'Tselem, and others,
are utilizing the proceedings at the United Nations as a platform for
advancing arguments in favor of legal attacks ("lawfare") against
Israel and for prejudging Israeli responses to violent demonstrations.
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The new law requires the consent of the Director of Public Prosecutions before an arrest warrant is issued for a privately-instigated prosecution in which universal jurisdiction offenses have allegedly occurred.
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