Alan Dershowitz
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I was inside the court when the judge closed the Trump trial, and what I saw shocked me
Alan Dershowitz was allowed to stay in the courtroom during former President Donald Trump's hush money trial while Judge Merchan scolded witness Robert Costello.
Just how many of Gaza's civilians are entirely 'innocent'?
If Israel invades Rafah to wipe out the remaining Hamas terrorist cadres, as it vows to do, collateral civilian deaths are likely — even though Israel takes more care than...
How many campus protesters will turn terrorist themselves? Remember the '60s!
The chants and signs in support of Hamas are becoming increasingly dangerous and go well beyond supporting the people in Gaza, or even opposing Israel’s right to exist.
Universities like Columbia must end the double standard and stop tolerating campus antisemitism
Columbia University’s president and other college administrators have stated that the chant “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” is permissible political speech.
Enough with the Band-Aids, Biden — we need to stop Iran now
The Biden administration’s “received wisdom” is that the United States does not want to see the war in the Mideast “widened.”
The Epstein documents reveal how I was framed — but I'm still being canceled
But some documents exonerate individuals, including me, who were wrongly accused — which the media have largely ignored.
Harvard prez Claudine Gay's exit is just the first step in saving our universities
Accordingly, she is only a symptom, albeit an important one, of the destructive impact DEI is having on universities throughout the country.
The Harvard Crimson refuses to publish my letter critical of its president
The Harvard Crimson has refused to publish a letter Alan Dershowitz wrote criticizing President Claudine Gay’s testimony in Congress.
Israel is not morally required to sacrifice its people to save Gazan civilians
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin recently stated, "I learned a thing or two about urban warfare from my time fighting in Iraq and leading the campaign to defeat ISIS."
The media ignore Hamas' long, deliberate strategy to increase civilian deaths
Hamas has a calculated policy of doing everything to increase deaths among the civilians of Gaza.
Obama's false equivalence on Hamas is outrageous — and adds pressure on Israel
Former President Barack Obama has suggested a moral equivalence between Hamas’ Oct. 7 atrocities and Israel’s occupation.
There are no pro-Palestinian rallies — only pro-Hamas, antisemitic hate
Despite the headlines about pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses, in cities around the world and on the Arab street, there has not been a single rally that is actually pro-Palestinian.
Harvard must condemn pro-Hamas students — and reckon with its history of antisemitism
There’s an ongoing debate on university campuses about whether and how to respond to students who support, defend or even praise what Hamas terrorists deliberately did to innocent Israeli children,...
The only way to deter terrorist attacks on Israel is to punish who's responsible: Iran
There are many losers in Hamas’ war-crime attack against Israeli civilians. Primary among them are the Israeli women, children and other civilians who have been killed, wounded and kidnapped.
History is a lot more complicated than City Council's statue-haters can admit
New York's City Council, having already removed the statue of Thomas Jefferson from City Hall, now wants to take down all statuary of George Washington and Christopher Columbus.
Why French (and US) protests are so much more violent than Israel's
Israel and France have both been flooded with mass protests in recent weeks, but the differences are striking, telling and important.
Trump's prosecutors shouldn't get to use the word 'espionage'
Former President Donald Trump has been charged with a variety of crimes, including violation of the misnamed Espionage Act.
Taxpayers shouldn't foot the bill for CUNY Law's official antisemitism
The situation does not pass the shoe-on-the-other-foot test: No reasonable person would support a taxpayer institution that officially espoused hated against African-American or Arab-American students.
Why Biden might be the Dems' last pro-Israel president
One of us (Alan) is planning to remain a Democrat and vote for Biden while seeking to marginalize the radical anti-Israel elements in that party. The other (Andrew) has decided...
Biden and Netanyahu must put aside their differences and work to stop Iran
Only a joint approach by the Biden and Netanyahu governments can prevent Iran from endangering the world by arming itself with nuclear weapons.