Dershowitz

Letters to the Editor, June 14, 2023: Long, sordid history

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

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Jeffrey Epstein looks on during a status hearing in his sex trafficking case, in this court sketch in New York

Jeffrey Epstein’s newly uncovered calendar reveals some interesting names

 Zecharia Dor-Shav (Dershowitz) From New York to Jerusalem, 1969

The famed Dershowitz family and a story of aliyah to Israel

DONALD TRUMP. His administration adopted measures that promoted the principles of the plan

Trump administration eased sanctions on Israeli mining magnate Gertler


Turkey hosts Iranian tied to Jewish center bombing in Argentina

Dershowitz said that “ while serving as Tehran’s ambassador to Spain from 1985–1989, he reportedly oversaw a sleeper cell there and maintained contact with Hezbollah activists."

A citizen wears an Argentina flag during a peaceful demonstration honouring late Argentine state investigator Alberto Nisman outside the Argentina Embassy in Santiago

Having a Torah dedicated to me: A deeply spiritual moment

When a Torah is near completion, the tradition is for the scribe to allow the person to whom it is dedicated to fill in the last few letters (what pressure!).

Reading a torah scroll

Alan Dershowitz is meeting with Trump, who seeks his ‘input’

Trump, who reportedly has had trouble keeping lawyers because he tends not to listen to their advice, in recent months has hired personalities whose television appearances have impressed him.

Alan Dershowitz at the Jerusalem Post Conference in New York, May 7, 2017

Why is Alan Dershowitz defending Qatar?

If the Qataris are so worried about their reputation they would be better advised to stop supporting terrorism and sever ties with Iran.

People look at an artwork depicting Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani during a Winter Festival in Doha earlier this month.

Comey’s leaked memos: Who will guard the guardians?

Comey should be rebuked by the Justice Department for violating its rules, but there is not enough evidence at the moment to warrant the appointment of another special counsel.

Former FBI Director James Comey

June 25 2017: Those who wait

Piece on Ethiopian olim lets the American Jewish community off too easily.

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Dershowitz blasts Netanyahu witch-hunts, BDS, and wants a Kotel ‘for all Jews’

The emeritus Harvard law school professor speaks to The Jerusalem Post about a number of hot-button issues.

Alan Dershowitz

Grapevine: Dershowitz in conversation

In Dershowitz’s view there should be a complete separation of religion and state in Israel.

JERUSALEM POST Editor-in-Chief Yaakov Katz (left) interviews Alan Dershowitz at Matan Ra’anana.

Alan Dershowitz cleared from sex scandal accusations, prosecuting lawyers apologize

Dershowitz, who as billionaire Jeffrey Epstein’s lawyer, was named as one of several men who also had sex with the women procured by Epstein.

Alan Dershowitz

Books: The chutzpadik Jewish lawyer

Alan Dershowitz takes his unique lens to Abraham and the history of Jewish litigation in his latest book.

Alan Dershowitz

On Dershowitz and Jewish lawyers

In his book, Dershowitz operates under the assumption that Abraham was the first Jewish lawyer because of his advocacy.

AN ANCIENT Hebrew text is displayed at a museum. Was the patriarch Abraham one of the first Jewish lawyers, wonders the author.