The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/alan-dershowitz/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Thu, 11 Jun 2026 03:10:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Alan Dershowitz | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/alan-dershowitz/ 32 32 Alan Dershowitz leaves Democratic Party, calling it the ‘most anti-Israel’ in US history https://www.timesofisrael.com/alan-dershowitz-leaves-democratic-party-calling-it-the-most-anti-israel-in-us-history/ Wed, 22 Apr 2026 06:46:20 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3807554 High-profile attorney, whose clients have included Trump and Epstein, says party let hard-left fringe go mainstream; joins GOP, which he says has kept antisemites on the sidelines

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]]> Dershowitz says he told Trump US Constitution not clear on whether he could serve 3rd term https://www.timesofisrael.com/dershowitz-says-he-told-trump-that-us-constitution-not-clear-if-he-can-serve-third-term/ Thu, 18 Dec 2025 03:39:30 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3714868 US president has toyed with idea of seeking 4 more years in office, but lawyer predicts he won't, after GOP megadonor Miriam Adelson said Dershowitz told her it would be legal for Trump to run

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]]> Democrats release new cache of Epstein photos featuring Trump, Clinton, Gates https://www.timesofisrael.com/democrats-release-new-cache-of-epstein-photos-featuring-trump-clinton-gates/ Fri, 12 Dec 2025 20:18:13 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3710569 Pictures from estate of convicted sex offender also show him with Steve Bannon, Larry Summers, Woody Allen, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, Alan Dershowitz and Richard Branson

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]]> In Epstein’s birthday tribute, traces of a Jewish upbringing surface alongside lurid tales https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-epsteins-birthday-tribute-traces-of-a-jewish-upbringing-surface-alongside-lurid-tales/ Wed, 10 Sep 2025 18:51:35 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3638884 From his Hebrew name to a bar mitzvah photo, the now-deceased disgraced businessman's 238-page album, made public this week, shows his Jewishness interwoven with his personal life

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]]> US Congress releases sexually suggestive note Trump has denied writing to Epstein https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-congress-releases-sexually-suggestive-note-trump-has-denied-writing-to-epstein/ Tue, 09 Sep 2025 10:49:19 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3637475 White House adamant that signed drawing of curvaceous woman with suggestive message, a birthday gift to financier later convicted of sex offenses, is not handiwork of US president

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]]> UN envoy Albanese says Israel had no right to wage a war in Gaza after Oct. 7 https://www.timesofisrael.com/un-envoy-albanese-urges-israel-to-hand-netanyahu-and-gallant-over-to-global-court/ Thu, 28 Nov 2024 18:11:42 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3428190 Speaking with Piers Morgan, special rapporteur calls ICC arrest warrant for PM and former defense chief 'too narrow,' urges Israel to hand Netanyahu and Gallant over to global court

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]]> US lambasts ‘meritless’ South African request for ICJ to charge Israel with genocide https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-lambasts-meritless-south-african-request-for-icj-to-charge-israel-with-genocide/ Thu, 04 Jan 2024 01:37:28 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3192624&preview=true&preview_id=3192624 Israeli official acknowledges incendiary comments by coalition lawmakers cited in Johannesburg's application may cause problems when Jerusalem makes case before top panel

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]]> As execution day nears, advocates for Texas Jew on death row say hopes are dimming https://www.timesofisrael.com/as-execution-day-nears-advocates-for-texas-jew-on-death-row-say-hopes-are-dimming/ Mon, 09 Oct 2023 22:30:54 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3117820 Jedidiah Murphy is to die by lethal injection Tuesday for the murder of a 79-year-old during a carjacking, but many say he would be more valuable ministering to fellow prisoners

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]]> Chikli doubles down on Soros attacks despite criticism rhetoric is antisemitic https://www.timesofisrael.com/chikli-doubles-down-on-soros-attacks-despite-criticism-rhetoric-is-antisemitic/ Mon, 22 May 2023 09:21:00 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3019680&preview=true&preview_id=3019680 Foreign Ministry said to have intervened ahead of Diaspora minister's visit to Canada next week after Ottawa complained he was only meeting far-right representatives

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]]> Dershowitz: Netanyahu open to compromise on overhaul, court must remain non-partisan https://www.timesofisrael.com/dershowitz-urges-debate-on-judicial-overhaul-says-netanyahu-open-to-compromise/ Mon, 13 Feb 2023 23:31:34 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2950947 Top US lawyer, a confidant of the prime minister, also says justices must keep power to make final rulings on issues of core civil liberties

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]]> 70-plus US law professors warn against ‘speed and scale’ of planned legal overhaul https://www.timesofisrael.com/70-plus-us-law-professors-warn-against-speed-and-scale-of-planned-legal-overhaul/ Mon, 30 Jan 2023 18:18:38 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2939288&preview=true&preview_id=2939288 Scholars say weakening judiciary's independence would pose 'dire risk' to freedom of expression, human and civil rights and efforts to reduce corruption

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]]> Dershowitz: Judicial overhaul will make Israel much harder to defend on global stage https://www.timesofisrael.com/dershowitz-judicial-overhaul-will-make-israel-much-harder-to-defend-on-global-stage/ Sun, 08 Jan 2023 09:26:42 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2919725 Celebrity lawyer and staunch Israel supporter warns reforms are a threat to civil liberties and minorities, says he'd join street protests against planned changes

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]]> ‘Terrible mistake’: Dershowitz urges Netanyahu to scrap Supreme Court override plan https://www.timesofisrael.com/a-terrible-terrible-mistake-dershowitz-urges-netanyahu-to-scrap-court-override/ Fri, 02 Dec 2022 12:24:53 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2888912 The staunch Israel supporter, once referred to by PM-designate as 'one of the world's greatest lawyers,' says Israel's highest bench is 'the jewel of judiciaries around the world'

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]]> Epstein accuser drops sexual abuse claims against Alan Dershowitz https://www.timesofisrael.com/epstein-accuser-drops-sexual-abuse-claims-against-alan-dershowitz/ Tue, 08 Nov 2022 23:32:43 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2870131 Virginia Giuffre, who previously settled with UK's Prince Andrew, withdraws New York lawsuit, saying she may have been mistaken about being trafficked to prominent attorney

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]]> ‘You’re disgusting’: Larry David said to yell at Alan Dershowitz over Trump ties https://www.timesofisrael.com/youre-disgusting-larry-david-said-to-yell-at-alan-dershowitz-over-trump-ties/ Thu, 19 Aug 2021 15:58:27 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2602648 Legal commentator retorts that comedian was 'writing bad jokes' while he was bringing 'peace in the Middle East'

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