Yaël Ronen

Research Associate

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Prof. Yaël Ronen is a faculty member and teaches international law at the Academic Center for Law and Science, and a research fellow at the Minerva Center for Human Rights, Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Her publications are available here.

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Why is Israel accused of committing International Crimes?

Yaël Ronen|05.12.2023

Since the start of the war in Gaza, Israel has been accused of committing Genocide...

Since the start of the war in Gaza, Israel has been accused of committing Genocide in Gaza— directly or indirectly, one can reject these accusations but it is worthwhile to consider what things look like from the international perspective. Since the start of the war...

Yaël Ronen|05.12.2023

Morocco First: Does American Recognition of Morocco’s Sovereignty Over Western Sahara Foretell the Status of the West Bank?

Yaël Ronen|31.01.2021

On December 22, 2020 Israel, Morocco and the United States signed a joint statement based...

On December 22, 2020 Israel, Morocco and the United States signed a joint statement based on a statement made by the President of the United States on December 10, 2020, according to which “the United States recognizes Moroccan sovereignty over the entire Western Sahara territory...

Yaël Ronen|31.01.2021

Jordan Valley: Easy to annex, hard to back out

Yaël Ronen|30.10.2019

On the eve of Israel’s general elections in September 2019, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared...

On the eve of Israel’s general elections in September 2019, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared his intention to apply Israeli sovereignty to the Jordan Valley and the northern Dead Sea, an area within the West Bank. Such a move would be Israel’s third purported annexation...

Yaël Ronen|30.10.2019

Palestinians in East Jerusalem as “indigenous residents”

Yaël Ronen|30.01.2018

It seems that 2017 was a good year for Palestinians in East Jerusalem, in terms...

It seems that 2017 was a good year for Palestinians in East Jerusalem, in terms of the status accorded them by the Israeli High Court of Justice. Over the course of the year, the Court issued three separate rulings that indicate a shift in approach...