Tag Archives: Eugene Kontorovich

“Kontorovich explained a number of reasons why ACLU’s criticism of anti-BDS law is misplaced”

THE TOWER Legal Expert: Anti-Israel Boycott Act Targets Discrimination, Not Free Speech by Staff August 3, 2017 The Anti-Israel Boycott Act currently being debated in the Senate is an anti-discrimination legislation that does not restrict free speech, in contradiction to critics’ … Continue reading

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UN General Assembly resolutions “employ term “grave” to describe Israel’s actions 513 times, as opposed to 14 total for all the other conflicts, which involve the full gamut of human-rights abuses, including allegations of ethnic cleansing and torture”

WALL STREET JOURNAL At the U.N., Only Israel Is an ‘Occupying Power’ by Eugene Kontorovich and Penny Grunseid September 13, 2016 …Our research shows that the U.N. uses an entirely different rhetoric and set of legal concepts when dealing with … Continue reading

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“Palestinians couching their objection as one about removing “settlers” rather than Jews does not change the harsh reality. There is simply no precedent in international practice for the demand”

TABLET MAG Palestinian State Free of Jews ?  by Professor Eugene Kontorovich September 15, 2016 …What does international law say about the demand to remove settlers as part of a solution to a territorial conflict? To answer this question, as … Continue reading

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“Anti-BDS laws forced security contractor G4S to publicly repudiate the Israel boycott movement and commit to working with the Jewish state for years to come”

TABLET MAG How One of the BDS Movement’s Alleged ‘Victories’ Became One of Its Worst Defeats by Eugene Kontorovich June 30, 2016 It turns out that one of the BDS movement’s biggest alleged successes is a colossal failure. Thanks to the … Continue reading

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#BDS is hypocritical, misguided and does real damage to both Israelis and Palestinians. They’re also illegal

WALL STREET JOURNAL Those Israel Boycotts Are Illegal by Eugene Kontorovich and Steven Davidoff Solomon December 1, 2015 …The moral myopia and academic perversity of these [Israel] boycotts have been widely discussed. Less well understood is that in many cases … Continue reading

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Illinois passes historic anti-BDS bill, as Congress mulls similar moves

WASHINGTON POST by Eugene Kontorovich May 18, 2015 The Illinois House just joined the state’s senate in unanimously passing a  bill that would prevent the state’s pension fund from investing in companies that boycott Israel. Gov. Bruce Rauner has pledged … Continue reading

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Event at LA Westin hotel restricts participation by Israelis

WASHINGTON POST by Eugene Kontorovich October 17, 2014 In early November, the American Studies Association will be having its annual meeting at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel in Los Angeles. Per the ASA’s recently adopted policy, Israeli academics will be subject … Continue reading

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