Roy Altman
U.S. district court judge and author of Israel on Trial, offering legal and historical arguments tracing Jewish presence in the land of Israel and engaging with debates about settler colonialism and indigeneity.
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Apr 5, 2026 • 34min
The Historical Case for Israel
Roy Altman, a U.S. district court judge and author of Israel on Trial, makes a concise legal and historical case for Jewish presence in the land of Israel across millennia. He discusses archaeology and legal evidence, genetic links to the Levant, the Babylonian exile and Persian return, claims like the Khazar theory, Hadrian’s renaming, and whether settler colonialism applies.
Apr 2, 2024 • 1h 22min
Federal Judges Examine The Israel-Hamas War
Federal Judges Roy Altman, Lee Rudofsky, and Amul Thapar discuss their recent trip to Israel to examine compliance with international law during the Israel-Hamas conflict. Topics include gruesome tactics by Hamas, Israel's military authority, legitimacy as a nation-state, debunking narratives, double standards, antisemitism, and the Jewish idea of gratitude.
