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December 19st
Panel 1: 6:25-7:30 PM EST
Panel 2: 7:45-9:20 PM EST
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The Israel Law & Liberty Forum is a community of lawyers, judges, jurists, and students that seeks to cultivate a new generation of conservative legal thinkers and practitioners for Israel, as well as a richer discourse on law and democracy. The Forum sponsors educational programming at Israel’s leading law faculties, scholarly publications, and educational opportunities for professional attorneys and the general public.
The Center for the Middle East and International Law (CMEIL) is a center at George Mason University’s Antonin Scalia Law School that seeks to foster debate and critical engagement on international law in the Middle East, with a particular emphasis on developing voices and perspectives that have largely been excluded from the academic discussion and on challenging underexamined consensuses.
Dr. Peter Berkowitz is the Tad and Dianne Taube Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University. From 2019 to 2021, he served as the Director of the U.S. State Department’s Policy Planning Staff, executive secretary of the Commission on Unalienable Rights, and senior adviser to the Secretary of State. A recipient of the prestigious Bradley Prize in 2017, Dr. Berkowitz is also a prominent columnist for RealClearPolitics, where he provides insights on politics and public policy.
Erielle Azerrad is an associate attorney with Holtzman Vogel, focusing on commercial litigation, appellate law, and constitutional matters. Before joining the firm, she clerked for the Honorable Steven J. Menashi on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Erielle is also a co-founder of the Center for the Middle East and International Law at the Antonin Scalia Law School, George Mason University.
Dr. Michael Doran is a senior fellow and director of the Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East at the Hudson Institute, specializing in Middle East security issues. He co-hosts the Counterbalance podcast. During President George W. Bush’s administration, Dr. Doran served as senior director in the National Security Council, senior advisor at the State Department, and deputy assistant secretary of defense. He has also been a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and held teaching positions at New York University, Princeton University, and the University of Central Florida. Dr. Doran is the author of Ike’s Gamble (2016) and a frequent contributor to major publications such as Foreign Affairs, Wall Street Journal, and New York Times.
Professor Jeremy Rabkin teaches law at the Antonin Scalia Law School, George Mason University. Before joining in 2007, he spent over two decades as a professor in the Department of Government at Cornell University. He serves on the Board of Directors of the U.S. Institute of Peace and the Center for Individual Rights, as well as the Board of Academic Advisers for the American Enterprise Institute. Professor Rabkin’s works include Law Without Nations? (2005), and his writings appear in leading law reviews and prominent outlets like the Washington Post and Wall Street Journal.
Captain Thomas N. Wheatley is an assistant professor in the Department of Law and Philosophy at the United States Military Academy, teaching Constitutional and Military Law. Previously, he served as Brigade Judge Advocate for the 16th Military Police Brigade at Fort Liberty and as Military Justice Advisor for the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, completing a rotation to Korea in 2020. A Kansas native, CPT Wheatley holds a B.S. in Homeland Security from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and earned his J.D. from the Antonin Scalia Law School, George Mason University. He is a graduate of the Judge Advocate Officer Basic Course and U.S. Army Airborne School.
“Cpt Tomer Herzig is the Head of the Operational Law Section in the International Law Division (ILD) of the Military Advocate General’s (MAG) Corps, Israel Defence Forces (IDF). In this role, he is advising the military on targeting issues and key operations, ensuring compliance with international law. Previously, he served in the Legal Advisor Unit to Judea and Samaria of the MAG Corps and in the IDF MAG School, where he taught commanders about their obligations under the Law of Armed Conflict (LOAC). Cpt Herzig holds an LL.B., B.A. in governance from Reichman University. He is also a member of the Israeli Bar Association.”
