Alan Dershowitz Quotes


Those who single out Israel for unique criticism not directed at countries with far worse human rights records are themselves guilty of international bigotry.


Citations

Alan Dershowitz, Constitutional Law Scholar and Professor of Law, The Case for Israel, 2003

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Alan Dershowitz
Alan Dershowitz
  • Born: September 1, 1938
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Former Felix Frankfurter Professor Law At Harvard Law School

Alan Morton Dershowitz is an American lawyer known for his work in U.S. constitutional law and American criminal law, and for controversial political views.