Eugene Kontorovich
@EVKontorovich · Pro-Israel advocacy & explainers
Eugene Kontorovich is an international-law scholar at George Mason University and the Kohelet Policy Forum.
Who said Hamas doesn’t like Jews.
For what its worth, TASE, which reached record levels even as Israel fought a three-year, six-front war, shrugged at @Ed_Miliband's BDS package.
This is big question. Indeed, the West Bank wasn't even regarded as "occupied territory" though the int'l community didn't recognize Jordan's claims either. Then everything changed instantly in June '67. Working on an academic piece that touches on this with @russell_sl
More from @AlArabiya_Eng: Israel arrests those suspected of crimes against Palestinians. The Palestinian Authority pays those convicted of crimes against Israelis. https://t.co/ZEdtnKU9T9
On @AlArabiya_Eng, I explained how we can see that Arabs feel a lot less threatened than Jews in Judea and Samaria. That started some shouting. https://t.co/hV922NRhHS
They are right, pay-for-slay pays.
Britain is about to learn that boycotts and sanctions can be bilateral. Happy to see more @KoheletForum recommendations moving forward. https://t.co/DC0GQFbbcM
The @foreign_uk thinks Trump is a fool and won't understand that the UK is contradicting and defying Trump policy in every way: * Banning the import of goods that Trump Admin ruled should be labelled "Made in Israel." * Boycotting Jews in Jerusalem, which Trump recognized as part of Israel. * Treating the entire Israeli presence in Judea & Samaria as illegal, whereas Trump has deemed settlements not illegal. * Making a stink over E1, right next to Jerusalem, though in Trump's peace plan it would be part of Israel. * Making the kind of territorial deal envisioned in Trump Plan impossible. * Making it so the tens of thousands of American Jews in Judea & Samaria would get sanctioned for renting out their house. *Costing American jobs by boycotting companies said to be involved in construction; according to UN blacklist, many of them are U.S. firms. * Making a bar mitzvah at the Kotel a criminal act.
In addition, federal law criminalizes even merely furnishing information to help further the enforcement of a foreign boycott. Disclosing information about business or activities in Israel as a classic example. The law is sporadically enforced, but the penalties heavy.
The Daily Caller has become the Daily Qatar
‘Should Jews NOT Be Allowed To Live in The West Bank?’ I was on @AlArabiya_Eng debate with a few very loud opponents of Jewish rights to Israel. In their view, all the Jews are settlers and colonizers. One defended the murder of Benayahu Melet in July. 40min. https://t.co/14NgATTBIx
Yes, because these European measures are not actually related to bringing peace in the middle of the east, but rather peace in the Red-Green alliance, they feed a political appetite that can never be satisfied. Expect more and harsher moves every year.
Today @Ed_Miliband spoke with particular indignation of advertising in the UK for real estate in settlements! Yep, @ITV aired ads for villas in occupied northern Cyprus; ads appear on London public transport, and UK buyers invest in supporting settlement construction. Do something, Ed!
Washington, D.C. is thousands of miles from Qatar but the talking points come through loud and clear.
Despite all the hubub, the UK government has not introduced any actual boycott measures today (though they did expand "settler sanctions"). Instead, it said it do so in take 6-9 months. So why all the drama today? Labour needs to beat the Greens in a by-election in a 23% Muslim district.
In eastern Jerusalem, will the UK prosecute a Jew for building a house but not an Arab? Will they prosecute construction companies for building in Jewish neighborhoods but not Arab ones? So many questions.
Except in Northern Cyprus, where Brits are welcome to buy nice vacation villas in land ethnically cleansed of Greeks.
Delighted to see my friend and former @KoheletForum colleague @ptr_dvd likely to be coming into the next Knesset. A brilliant jurist and eloquent speaker.
Watch my @GBNEWS interview on the UK's boycott against Israel - a truly appaling measure that will force American companies in Britain to chose between violating Burnham's ban or U.S. anti-boycott laws. https://t.co/pYxEZhzTHO
Israel’s position on the Falklands remains entirely unchanged, and guys like this or purposefully trying to gaslight British conservatives into Woke Right positions. I’m seeing a ton of this on this platform today.
On @GBNEWS, I explained that there will be no change on Israeli policy re Falklands. The non-issue is being used to inflame conservative British sentiment against Israel. But British Jews will be forbidden from owning homes in the Old City of Jerusalem. That’s unconscionable. @Spokesoffice
Amb. Huckabee is a good man, a friend of Israel, and a dedicated servant of all American citizens, as well as deep believer in Jewish sovereignty in the Promised Land.
It is correct to highlight both Israeli and Palestinian terrorism. Jewish terrorism = driving an ATV. Palestinian terrorism = stabbing a civilian.
Jewish terrorism equals = driving an ATV. Palestinian terrorism = stabbing a civilian.
So-called “settler violence” is constantly in the news to delegitimize an entire country. Should we talk about sanctions on New York, where out of control attacks on Jews are fueled by hateful official rhetoric and lax enforcement?
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