Lawfare: The Abuse of International Law to Delegitimize Israel (lawfare- the abuse of international law to delegitimize israel.mp4)

The exploitation of international legal rhetoric by NGOs has become a major weapon in the political war to delegitimize Israeli responses to terrorism. This strategy, adopted at the NGO Forum of the UN's 2001 Durban Conference, is used to support the BDS movement and "war crimes" trials against Israelis.

Anne Herzberg is the Legal Advisor for NGO Monitor. Her areas of expertise include universal jurisdiction, international criminal and human rights law, NGOs and the UN system, and the laws of armed conflict.