{"product_id":"israel-on-trial-examining-the-history-the-evidence-and-the-law","title":"Israel on Trial: Examining the History, the Evidence, and the Law","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eROY K. ALTMAN\u003c\/b\u003e serves as a United Stated District Judge for the Southern District of Florida. Judge Altman graduated from Columbia University, where he played both football and baseball, before earning his law degree from Yale Law School. After clerking for the U.S. Court of Appeals and serving as a federal prosecutor, he became the youngest federal district court judge ever appointed in the Southern District of Florida. \n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJudge Altman lives in Miami, Florida. He is a prolific writer and public speaker, focusing mainly on the rule of law, the importance of public service, and the modern discourse around Israel and antisemitism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Judge Roy Altman has done something rare and urgently needed. He applies the discipline of evidence, methodology, and truth-seeking that governs a courtroom to the most misunderstood conflict in the world. \n\u003ci\u003eIsrael on Trial\u003c\/i\u003e cuts through slogans, propaganda, and moral inversion with the clarity of a legal mind and the precision of a fact-finder. Altman lays out the history, the law, and the record in a way that allows any reader, regardless of background, to understand what is real and what is fiction. In an age where disinformation fuels hatred and violence, this book is a guide back to facts, reason, and moral clarity.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e-- \n\u003cb\u003eJohn Spencer\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eChair of Urban Warfare Studies, Modern War Institute at West Point\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Roy Altman has written the essential guide to clear thinking about Israel. With style and care, he draws on his legal and judicial experience to systematically separate fact from fiction, and equips readers to become discerning consumers of news and arguments about the Middle East.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e-- \n\u003cb\u003eYuval Levin\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eDirector of Social, Cultural, and Constitutional Studies, American Enterprise Institute\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"As a Federal Judge, Roy Altman's 'day job' is to determine what is true and what is not. He performs that task by rigorously applying rules of evidence and common sense--principles that have reliably guided fact finders over many centuries. Now, Judge Altman applies that analysis to Israel's recent war with Hamas in Gaza--free of emotion, wishful thinking, or bias, just as a judge should do. And his product is the definitive word on who is right and who is wrong, what is true and what is false. This is a must-read for anyone who wishes for an accurate understanding of this historic conflict.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e-- \n\u003cb\u003eDavid Friedman\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eFormer United States Ambassador to Israel, 2017-2021\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Roy Altman's book makes the definitive case for the historical necessity of the state of Israel and its actions in its own defense. Altman provides--as only a federal judge can--what everyone wants and needs from a great ruling: A strict adherence to the facts of the case, a comprehensible legal justification for the findings in the case, and the moral framework that brings the facts and findings together masterfully. A tour de force.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e-- \n\u003cb\u003eJohn Podhoretz\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eEditor, \u003c\/i\u003e Commentary Magazine \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003ci\u003eIsrael on Trial\u003c\/i\u003e is not only a model of rigorous evidence-based analysis but a beacon of moral clarity in a world that desperately needs it.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e-- \n\u003cb\u003eJed Rubenfeld\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eProfessor of Law, Yale Law School\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A brilliant book. This exceptional work of logic, history, law, and geopolitics presents the essential facts about Israel while showing readers how to think and reason about them with clarity and rigor. The book reflects the mind of a masterful lawyer--precise, disciplined, and incisive--and remains thoroughly enjoyable to read. Anyone engaged in conversations or debates about Israel will learn immensely from and be deeply gratified by this remarkable work.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e-- \n\u003cb\u003eMark Gerson\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eAuthor, \u003c\/i\u003e God Was Right: How Modern Social Science Proves the Torah is True \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"An outstanding contribution. This book brings together rigorous analysis, historical context, legal reasoning, and geopolitical clarity in a way few works manage to achieve. It lays out the key facts about Israel with precision while equipping readers to approach the subject with disciplined, well-structured thinking. Judge Altman's expertise is evident on every page--careful, exacting, and sharply argued--yet consistently engaging to read. Anyone involved in discussion, scholarship, or debate surrounding Israel will find this volume exceptionally useful and deeply enlightening.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e-- \n\u003cb\u003eBishop Robert Stearns\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eFounder \u0026amp; President, Eagles Wings\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003ci\u003eIsrael on Trial\u003c\/i\u003e is brilliant, meticulously researched, and absolutely mind-opening. It's also beautifully written. This extraordinary work should be required reading for anyone who wants to understand the Middle East today.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e-- \n\u003cb\u003eAmy Chua\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eProfessor of Law, Yale Law School; Author, \u003c\/i\u003e Political Tribes: Group Instinct and the Fate of Nations and Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWhen the slogans are louder than the facts, evidence becomes a moral imperative.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \n\u003ci\u003eIsrael on Trial: Examining the History, the Evidence, and the Law\u003c\/i\u003e, United States District Judge Roy K. Altman brings legal rigor to the world's most contentious debate. Applying courtroom-tested standards--burden of proof, corroboration, chain of custody--he examines claims of colonialism, apartheid, and genocide with dispassionate precision. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn an era shaped by viral slogans and curated outrage, Judge Altman offers a disciplined method for discerning truth from propaganda. Through historical records, archaeological evidence, genetic data, and international law, \n\u003ci\u003eIsrael on Trial\u003c\/i\u003e shows what it means to demand proof--and what's at stake when we stop asking for it. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKey takeaways include: \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to evaluate modern political claims using legal reasoning\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy historical evidence still matters in present-day discourse\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat international law actually says about occupation, apartheid, and genocide\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow antisemitic tropes have evolved into mainstream talking points\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA framework for intellectual integrity in an age of ideological warfare\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eThis is not just a book about Israel. It's a guide for anyone who believes facts still matter.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eAltman, Roy K\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eROY K. ALTMAN\u003c\/b\u003e serves as a United Stated District Judge for the Southern District of Florida. Judge Altman graduated from Columbia University, where he played both football and baseball, before earning his law degree from Yale Law School. After clerking for the U.S. Court of Appeals and serving as a federal prosecutor, he became the youngest federal district court judge ever appointed in the Southern District of Florida. \n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJudge Altman lives in Miami, Florida. 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