Episode 405, The Andrew Parker Show – Is Israel Legitimate? – with special guest Eugene Kontorovich, Senior Fellow at The Heritage Foundation.

What does international law really say about Israel, the West Bank, Gaza, and East Jerusalem? In this hard-hitting episode of The Andrew Parker Show, Andrew welcomes one of the world’s foremost legal minds on the Arab-Israeli conflict:  Eugene Kontorovich.

Kontorovich, Senior Fellow at The Heritage Foundation, director of the Center for International Law in the Middle East at George Mason’s Antonin Scalia School of Law, and head of international law at the Kohelet Policy Forum in Jerusalem—cuts through the media noise and legal misinformation surrounding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Together, they explore:

• The truth about “occupied territories” and the origins of terms like “West Bank” and “East Jerusalem”
• Why the ICC’s indictment of Israeli leaders is legally unfounded and politically charged
• The myth of genocide in Gaza and how international law views civilian casualties in war
• The strategic failure of the JCPOA (Iran nuclear deal) and what recent events mean for peace in the region
• Whether real peace is possible with Hamas, the Palestinian Authority, and the broader Arab world

If you’re looking for clarity on the legal and historical realities of the Middle East—from one of the leading authorities on the topic—don’t miss this episode.