Israel on the Legal Battlefield: Why an International Court’s “War Crimes” Charge is Misguided.
Lawfare—using litigation to upend political leaders and causes—is suddenly prominent in both the United States and Israel. Indeed, the current corruption trial in Tel Aviv involving Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is cut from the same cloth as Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s bid to upend Donald Trump’s presidential aspirations. Both men face charges for events that …