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Lawfare Attacks on Israel Emerge as Major New Front for the Jewish State

A case against President Herzog is filed in Switzerland even as the head of state is at the World Economic Forum.

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Israel's president, Isaac Herzog, at the World Economic Forum, Davos, Switzerland, January 18, 2024. The photo next to him shows a baby taken hostage by Hamas during the October 7 terrorist attacks in Israel. AP/Markus Schreiber
BENNY AVNI
BENNY AVNI

While the Israel Defense Force is combating enemies intent on erasing Israel from the map, the Jewish state is being besieged by lawfare, with a chorus of outside critics filing fresh charges that it is violating international and state laws. 

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BENNY AVNI
BENNY AVNI

Benny Avni is a columnist who has published in the New York Post, WSJOpinion, The Daily Beast, Newsweek, Israel Radio, Ha’Aretz, and others. Once New York Sun, always New York Sun.

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