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2024-01-06 18:00:16 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 8F899ABFDD95576690DF6F677B185A75BAB9C22A7C2418D21309BDBF31D6F19D
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Alan Dershowitz was not hired by Netanyahu to represent Israel at the ICJ. A few media outlets have speculated about this choice as a possibility, but no such decision was made by Israel. A few days ago, it was Malcolm Shaw who was officially hired to defend Israel. https://www.timesofisrael.com/british-lawyer-to-defend-israel-from-gaza-genocide-claims-in-the-hague/ https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/uk-news/2024/01/05/veteran-legal-expert-to-represent-israel-in-un-genocide-case/ https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2024-01-04/ty-article/.premium/israel-chooses-british-legal-expert-to-represent-it-in-icj-genocide-case/0000018c-d5e5-d751-ad8d-ffe5b4880000
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