Israel on Trial: Examining the History, the Evidence, and the Law is a 2026 book by United States District Judge Roy Altman.
Background Altman is a Venezuelan-born, Jewish American jurist in Miami, Florida. In the aftermath of the October 7 attacks in 2023, Altman has led several delegations of United States judges to Israel.
Summary The book examines six allegations levied at Israel through legal methodology:
Jews are colonists in the Land of Israel the founding of the State of Israel was illegitimate Israel has prevented the establishment of a Palestinian state Israel was occupying Gaza on October 7, 2023 Israel had turned Gaza into an "open-air prison" Israel is an apartheid state Israel committed genocide in Gaza
Reception Michael M. Rosen, writing on Commentary, wrote that the book was a "succinct, convincing, and important contribution to the body of legal literature concerning the Jewish state."
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