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Arsen Ostrovsky

Arsen Ostrovsky is a human rights attorney and CEO of the International Legal Forum, an Israel-based NGO and global network of lawyers standing up for Israel and combating antisemitism in the legal arena. You can follow him on Twitter at: @Ostrov_A.

A war can be both morally justified and legally constrained. Israel’s campaign against Hamas is exactly that. It was not launched lightly or recklessly—it was waged in defense of life, sovereignty and the rule of law.
There can be no other way to look at the university’s decision on former Human Rights Watch head Ken Roth than as a cowardly and pitiful.
Although a uniquely Jewish story, the lessons of the holiday apply to everyone, irrespective of individual faith or background.
It is factually incorrect to assert that Israel intends to “annex” territory to which it has legitimate claim and that never has been part of a “state of Palestine.”
By becoming a willing pawn of the Palestinians, International Criminal Court chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda has politicized the court and brought its very legitimacy into question.
Hamas in Gaza rained down more than 450 rockets in the space of four to five hours. Imagine if even one—just one—rocket was to hit an American city?
As the great Spanish American philosopher George Santayana said: “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”
It’s not that I ever felt out of place in Australia. It’s just that in Israel, I have at last found a place where I truly belong.