Alan Dershowitz

It's every lawyer's dream to help shape the law, not just react to it. ”

There will never be another Ed Koch. He was an original, but he represented a significant, if shrinking, segment of American Jewry who refused to compromise their liberal values, their support for Israel or their Jewish pride. ”

Great research universities must insist on independence from government and on the exercise of academic freedom. ”

Well you know, all law is about injustice. ”

Well, many insane people and seriously mentally ill people seem very reasonable. ”

I think extremists within the base may very well move the Democratic party away from its pro-Israel position. ”

Well, first of all, no professor should be able to say, I refuse to defend my position. I refuse to debate my position. ”

You can't think about terrorism without thinking about Palestinian terrorism. Palestinians began international terrorism. It started with them in 1968. They used it as the first resort, not the last resort. They invented it, they perfected it, they benefited from it and they taught the world how to use it and that it would be successful. ”

All sides in a trial want to hide at least some of the truth. ”

I am deeply concerned that, without peace and a two-state solution, the Jewish and democratic nature of Israel is in danger. That's why I have opposed Israel's settlement policy since 1973, and that's why I have favored a two-state solution since 1967. ”