The Trump justice department acted within its constitutional authority to drop the prosecution of Mayor Adams. The President, through his Attorney General, has the power to determine prosecutorial priorities. Consider for example President Trump’s decision not to enforce the Federal Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) because…
Read More Alan Dershowitz: Both Trump And Sassoon Are Right—In Theory
The decision by the Israeli government to make significant concessions to the Hamas kidnappers should never be called a “deal.” It was an extortion. Would you call it a deal if somebody kidnapped your child and you “agreed” to pay ransom to get her back?…
Read More Alan Dershowitz: The Israel Hostage “Deal” Is Extortion
Lawfare involves the targeting of defendants based primarily on who they are rather than what they have done. It is a violation of the oldest prohibition that dates back to the book of Deuteronomy, in which God directs law enforcement officials not to “recognise faces”…
Read More Alan Dershowitz: In Pardoning Hunter, President Biden Acknowledges The Evils Of ‘Lawfare’
On university campuses throughout the world, there have been chants demanding that the violent intifada – which killed thousands of Israeli children, women and other civilians – be “globalized.” Last week, we witnessed the first significant manifestation of that demand in Amsterdam, where large groups…
Read More Alan Dershowitz: The Intifada Was Globalized In Amsterdam
Her first major error was not selecting Josh Shapiro as her running mate, in an effort to appease hard-Left anti-Zionists. President Trump declared that his overwhelming victory gives him a mandate to pursue the policies on which he campaigned. That is true but only to…
Read More Alan Dershowitz: The Big Reason Why Kamala Harris’ Election Bid Went Up In Smoke
Following the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, documentary evidence has emerged confirming what many observers already knew: namely, that Sinwar weaponized the death of Gazan civilians, especially women and children. He understood that the media would emphasize these civilian deaths, attribute them all to…
Read More Alan Dershowitz: The Media Is Implementing Sinwar’s Genocidal Strategy
Wars are no longer merely battles of physical strength. They are conflicts in which intelligence, technology, and science prevail. In Ancient Greece, Athens was known for its philosophers, scientists, and theorists of democracy. Sparta was known for its military prowess, its bravery and its ability…
Read More Alan Dershowitz: Is Israel Both The Athens And The Sparta Of The Modern World?
The legacy of the last two Democratic presidencies – President Barack Obama’s and President Joe Biden’s – will be the appeasement of Iran in its efforts to dominate the Middle East and eventually expand its influence through the acquisition of a nuclear arsenal. Obama has…
Read More Alan Dershowitz: President Biden Can Still Save The World In His Remaining Time In Office
The international “community” and its academic justifiers have claimed that Israel’s attacks on Hezbollah communications devices are unlawful. They are dead wrong. The law of war is based on two fundamental principles: first, the distinction between the targeting of combatants and civilians; second, the requirement…
Read More Alan Dershowitz: Israel’s Pager Attack Was Legal Under The Laws Of War
Had Hezbollah succeeded in attacking the suburbs of Tel Aviv and other areas in central Israel, Israel might have had to launch a major retaliatory attack on Lebanon. After all, Hezbollah is Lebanon. It is in complete control of the country, and Israel would have been…
Read More Alan Dershowitz: Israel’s Preemptive Attack On Hezbollah Might Have Prevented A Wider War