The July 9th Symposium: 10 Years and Counting...
As Hamas Rockets began falling in Israel, a panel of distinguished speakers and guests convened at The US Capitol on Wednesday July 9, 2014 for The July 9th Symposium, which was held exactly ten years after the issuance of the unjust International Court of Justice Advisory Opinion on Israel's Terrorism Prevention Security Fence.
Keynote Remarks
Ambassador Ron Dermer
Israel's Ambassador to the United States
Ambassador Ron Dermer
Israel's Ambassador to the United States
Informal Remarks
Ambassador Keith M. Harper
US Ambassador to the UN Human Rights Council
Ambassador Keith M. Harper
US Ambassador to the UN Human Rights Council
"The ICJ Advisory Opinion: Context, Consequences and Challenges"
Richard D. Heideman
Senior Counsel, Heideman Nudelman & Kalik, PC
Richard D. Heideman
Senior Counsel, Heideman Nudelman & Kalik, PC
"The Laundering of Delegitimization Under Universal Values"
Prof. Irwin Cotler
Former Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada
Prof. Irwin Cotler
Former Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada
"Balancing the Tests of Academic Freedom and Free Speech in the Context
of the Assault on Israel on the College Campus"
Frederick M. Lawrence
President, Brandeis University
of the Assault on Israel on the College Campus"
Frederick M. Lawrence
President, Brandeis University
"Combating the Assault on Israel's Legitimacy"
William C. Daroff
Senior Vice President, Jewish Federations of North America
William C. Daroff
Senior Vice President, Jewish Federations of North America
"The Battle for Justice on Campus"
Kenneth L. Marcus
President and General Counsel
Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law
Kenneth L. Marcus
President and General Counsel
Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law
"Speaking The Truth About Israel"
Sarah Stern, President
Endowment for Middle East Truth - EMET
Sarah Stern, President
Endowment for Middle East Truth - EMET
"Israel at The United Nations"
David J. Michaels
Director, B'nai B'rith International Office of UN Affairs
David J. Michaels
Director, B'nai B'rith International Office of UN Affairs
The July 9th Symposium was organized and moderated by Israel Forever Foundation's Founding Chair, Richard D. Heideman, Senior Counsel of Heideman Nudelman & Kalik, PC, which represents victims of terrorism and others whose human rights have been violated. Heideman is the author of The Hague Odyssey: Israel's Struggle for Security on the Front Lines of Terrorism and Her Battle for Justice at the United Nations.
The event was co-sponsored by The Jewish Federations of North America, B’nai B’rith International Office of UN Affairs, The Lawfare Project, Heideman Nudelman & Kalik, PC, The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, Endowment for Middle East Truth, The Israel Forever Foundation, The Institute for Law and Policy of The Hebrew University Faculty of Law, American Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists, The Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington, and The Jewish Policy Center.
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