So, does Israel need to hire a pack of high-priced lawyers to defend it in The Hague when the inevitable trial begins? Israel probably already has, in preparation for a bout of “delegitimization” Washington will do everything in its power to block or delay. Most US Senators and Congressmen are lawyers, and would likely argue Israel’s case before the ICC with verve and passion.

I recently spoke with two European and one South African jurists on the following topics: 1. Israel’s putative right of “self-defense” against Gaza militants; 2. the idea of a Palestinian right to “resist” occupation; 3. the “Israeli Apartheid” notion; 4. Israel’s alleged meting out of “collective punishment”; 5. Hamas as a negotiating party; 6. BDS; 7. Israel, Hamas and the ICC, and 8. the fate of international law. Click on the link to hear voices. Some choice quotes: