Alan Dershowitz
By Alan Dershowitz
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Opinion ECI Should Distinguish Friend From Foe
When I opened up The New York Times on March 1, I was shocked to see my name on an advertisement that I do not support. The ad was placed by a group called the Emergency Committee for Israel and it included quotations from various individuals and organizations condemning two liberal think tanks, Media Matters…
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Life Bintel Brief: Alan Dershowitz on ‘Scooter’ Libby and Jonathan Pollard
Prof. Dershowitz, I was very interested to see that you argued for the commutation of the prison sentence of Scooter Libby. You see, I know this guy who is 20 years into a life sentence. He was a Navy analyst and got caught spying for another country. Did he deserve to go to jail? Sure,…
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Life Bintel Brief: Alan Dershowitz Says Being a Pro-Israel Liberal Doesn’t Mean Being Lonely
Dear Prof. Dershowitz, I am a very politically liberal Jew. However, I find great discomfort with liberal activist organizations when it comes to Israel. Their messages are frequently strident and are often indistinguishable between being anti-Israel and antisemitic. Equally problematic is finding myself in the camp of the neo-cons and other right-wing groups in their…
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Life Bintel Brief: Alan Dershowitz Examines Whether Hamas Opinion Articles Are Fit To Print
Professor Dershowitz, Do you think that the publishing of opinion articles by Hamas officials in The New York Times and The Washington Post constitutes material support to terrorists as defined in the Patriot Act? Thank you for all of your great and inspiring work on behalf of Israel. FIT TO PRINT? Alan Dershowitz replies: I…
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