Israel on Trial: A Conversation with Judge Roy Altman - Orange Co

Judge Roy K. Altman, United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, is the author of Israel on Trial: Examining the History, the Evidence, and the Law (Simon & Schuster, 2025). A former federal prosecutor named "Federal Prosecutor of the Year" by the Miami-Dade Chiefs of Police, Judge Altman has brought the same rigorous, evidence-based approach from the courtroom to one of the world's most contentious geopolitical debates.

In this lunchtime program hosted by the Orange County Federalist Society, Judge Altman will discuss his new book, which applies courtroom-tested standards—burden of proof, corroboration, chain of custody—to the claims of colonialism, apartheid, and genocide frequently leveled against Israel. Drawing on historical records, archaeological evidence, genetic data, and international law, Israel on Trial asks what it means to demand proof—and what’s at stake when we stop asking for it.

Please join us as Judge Altman explores how legal rigor can bring clarity to the world's most polarizing conflict, and what the evidence actually shows when held to the standards of a courtroom.

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