Why Israel shouldn't join the Istanbul Convention - opinion

The Istanbul Convention is a treaty that would subject Israel to the review of a hostile international commission.

JUSTICE MINISTER Gideon Sa’ar confers with Prime Minister Naftali Bennett in the Knesset. Sa’ar decided to defer Israel’s joining the Istanbul Convention.

(photo credit: OLIVIER FITOUSSI/FLASH90)

ByEUGENE KONTOROVICH

JUNE 11, 2022 16:09

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