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Legislative Testimony

Expert testimony before Congress and parliaments around the world on questions of international law and policy.

Legislative Testimony

Legislative TestimonyApril 29, 2026U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee

Pressure Points for an Organization Built for Nonaccountability

Testimony at a hearing on U.S. accountability at the United Nations, arguing that American funding should be conditioned on the UN waiving its sweeping legal immunities.

Legislative TestimonyDecember 10, 2025U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee

The International Legal Status of Judea and Samaria/The West Bank

Testimony before the Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa on the legal status of the West Bank, invoking the doctrine of uti possidetis juris and the boundaries of Mandatory Palestine.

Legislative TestimonyOctober 31, 2024Canadian House of Commons

Recognizing a Palestinian State Now Would Put Politics Ahead of International Law

Testimony before Canada's Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, arguing that recognition of a Palestinian state would lack any basis in the international law of state recognition.

Legislative TestimonyJune 22, 2023U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee

What Antisemitism Means Today: Invoking the Jewish State to Justify Jew-Hate

Testimony at a hearing on antisemitism and anti-Israel bias in the UN, Palestinian Authority, and NGO community, examining how anti-Zionism functions as a substitute for antisemitism.

Legislative TestimonyJanuary 15, 2020U.S. House Homeland Security Committee

The Anti-Semitic Nature of Boycotts Singling Out Israel

Testimony before the Subcommittee on Intelligence and Terrorism on the discriminatory character of boycott campaigns that single out Israel.

Legislative TestimonyApril 10, 2019U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee

Transparency for Internet Companies' Political Filtration of User-Generated Content

Testimony at the Senate hearing “Stifling Free Speech: Technological Censorship and the Public Discourse,” arguing that Congress can constitutionally require platforms to disclose political filtering.

Legislative TestimonyJuly 17, 2018U.S. House Oversight Committee

International Law and the Recognition of Israeli Sovereignty in the Golan Heights

Testimony before the Subcommittee on National Security arguing that international law permits U.S. recognition of Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights.

Legislative TestimonyNovember 8, 2017U.S. House Oversight Committee

U.S. Policy on Israel Held Hostage by Threats and Outdated Arguments

Testimony on U.S. recognition policy toward Jerusalem, the Jerusalem Embassy Act, and the international law precedents governing embassy moves.

Legislative TestimonyMay 12, 2016U.S. House Judiciary Committee

Two Recent Examples of Executive Undermining of Congress's Spending and Foreign Commerce Powers

Testimony before the Task Force on Executive Overreach on presidential noncompliance with the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act and the defunding of UN agencies.

Legislative TestimonyJuly 28, 2015U.S. House Oversight Committee

Economic Warfare Against Israel: Its Status in United States Law and International Trade Law

Testimony at a hearing on the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement, examining the status of anti-Israel economic warfare under U.S. and international trade law.

Legislative TestimonyFebruary 4, 2015U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee

The Palestinian ICC Bid and U.S. Interests

Testimony before the Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa on why the Palestinian Authority's bid to join the International Criminal Court endangers both Israel and the United States.