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Joel Margolis

Joel M. Margolis

Joel M. Margolis is the legal commentator of the American Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists, the U.S. affiliate of the International Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists. He is also the author of The Israeli-Palestinian Legal War.

By omitting mention of Hamas in a “docudrama” up for an Oscar, “The Voice of Hind Rajab” implies that a young girl was intentionally attacked by the IDF.
At first glance, you might think that Zionism is doomed. But the dire warnings are a false alarm.
No one knows how many tens of thousands of children the terror group has militarized during its radical reign. What is clear is that the applicable international authorities have failed to protect them.
International law allows for self-defense against an armed attack and “anticipatory self-defense” against an imminent armed attack.
The Oscar-nominated documentary film is a polemic of Palestinian grievance against Israel. Expect to be agitated, not educated.
Actions by the Israel Defense Forces during the war have been in alignment with international humanitarian law.
Why do the United States and Israel keep offering Palestinians something they consistently and violently oppose?