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Lawyers From Biglaw Firms Across The World Sign Statement Of Support For Israel After Terror Attacks

It's time for lawyers to speak up on behalf of their Jewish colleagues.

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Israel FlagWhile many of the world’s largest law firms have issued public or internal statements affirming their support for Israel in the wake of the brutal Hamas attacks on Jewish civilians, many other firms simply have not.

This lack of meaningful action is not sitting well attorneys, and they can be silent no longer.

Leading lawyers from prominent law firms around the world recently published a powerful statement — written by Alex Kaufman of Paul Hastings — condemning the terrorist attacked in Israel and supporting Israel’s right to self-defense. You can read the statement below.

We, the undersigned group of attorneys from around the world, publicly condemn and denounce the unspeakable acts of mass terror perpetrated by Hamas, a recognized terrorist organization, against civilians in Israel.

We stand for the rule of law. We are shocked and horrified by the ghastly barbarism carried out against innocent civilians. We are angered by the cowardly crimes against humanity committed and the massive scale on which they were perpetrated.

We stand for moral consistency. We are profoundly disturbed by the litany of free people throughout the world who are indifferent, or even hostile, when confronted with Jewish suffering.

We stand against injustice. We therefore affirm that Israel has the undeniable right and obligation to pursue justice against those who harm it and murder its citizens, and to defend itself against further aggression.

We stand for peace. We affirm the right of all people – Jews and non-Jews – to live in peace and security, and we wholeheartedly reject the moral equivalence of bloodthirsty terrorists and Israel’s imperative to defend its population.

Finally, we affirm the promise made by our forebears — that never again will Jews sit by while other Jews are slaughtered en masse.

We call on our colleagues in the legal profession and elsewhere to stand with us and denounce terrorism against Israel and Jews throughout the world.

At the time of publication, more than 1,500 attorneys have signed on to this important statement. To add your name to the list of signatories, please click here.

Please stand with Israel. Please donate. Please support your Jewish friends and colleagues. Am Yisrael Chai.

Leading Lawyers From Around the World Publish Statement Condemning Terrorism in Israel [iPetitions]

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Staci ZaretskyStaci Zaretsky is a senior editor at Above the Law, where she’s worked since 2011. She’d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on Twitter and Threads or connect with her on LinkedIn.

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