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Israel’s legal obligations to aid Gaza

WATCH: “Basic Law” with Aylana Meisel and guest Natasha Hausdorff, Ep. 1

Welcome to “Basic Law,” a weekly deep dive into the legal arguments shaping Israel’s future.

Hosted by Aylana Meisel, founder and executive director of the Israeli Law & Liberty Forum at the Herut Center, this show brings expert legal analysis to the biggest challenges Israel faces on the world stage.

This week, British barrister and international law expert Natasha Hausdorff joins us to break down:

✅ Israel’s Legal Obligations in War: Does international law require Israel to supply aid to Gaza?

✅ Occupation and Effective Control: Why claims that Israel occupies Gaza don’t hold up under real legal scrutiny.

✅ The ICJ and ICC Cases Against Israel: Are charges of “genocide” and “war crimes” legitimate, or is international law being weaponized?

✅ Hamas and Aid Diversion: Why international aid fuels terror, and how Israel’s legal position justifies its policies.

✅ The Deep Bias in Global Courts: How international institutions manipulate law to undermine Israel and Western values.

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The Israel Law & Liberty Forum is proud to partner with JNS to offer a platform for conservative and classical liberal legal thought from within Israel. Any opinions stated are those of the speaker and not meant to represent the positions of the forum or JNS. The forum is an organization that fosters thoughtful conversation and debate on key issues in Israeli law and democracy. The forum takes no official position regarding any specific policy issue, nor does it advance specific policies.

Aylana Meisel is the founder and executive director of the Israeli Law and Liberty Forum at the Herut Center. Aylana hosts the show “Basic Law” on JNS TV. Her opinions are her own and do not represent the Israel Law and Liberty Forum, which adopts no positions on policy.
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