Arsen Ostrovsky

inFOCUS Quarterly: Tell us about the International Legal Forum. Arsen Ostrovsky: ILF has been at the forefront of some of the most significant legal battles against antisemitism, BDS, and terrorism during the past year, including initiating successful legal proceedings against Unilever over the Ben & Jerry’s boycott, taking on Amnesty International over “apartheid” allegations and […]

International human rights lawyer Arsen Ostrovsky joins the JPC from Israel to discuss the ramifications of the Biden administration’s intention to locate a consulate for Palestinians within Jerusalem, recognized by the United States as Israel’s capital. What does international law say about such a decision? What does the Government of Israel say? What is likely […]

“We keep hearing the word ‘annexation’” regarding Israel’s plans for several major settlement areas and parts of the Jordan River Valley, noted Arsen Ostrovsky, an expert on international law, on a Jewish Policy Center conference call June 25. But that’s the wrong term, he stated. What the coalition government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and […]