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Expect the worst. Oh for the bad. Welcome to the commentary magazine Daily Podcast. Today is Wednesday, April 29th, 2026. I'm John Pouthorst, the editor of Commentary Magazine. With me, as always, Executive Editor Abe Greenwald. Hi, Abe. Hi, John. Senior editor, Seth Bandel. Hi, Seth. Hi, John. Senior editor Seth Bandell. Hi, Seth.

Hi, John. Social commentary columnist Christine Rosen. Hi, Christine. Hi, John.

And Washington Free Beacon editor Eliana Johnson. Hi, Eleana. Hi, John. And joining us today, we have the

honor of the presence of Judge Roy Altman, Roy K. Altman, United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida.

And more important for our purposes, the author of, if you're on YouTube, you will now see this, his new book, Israel on trial, examining the history, the evidence, and the law.

Just out. Thanks for joining us, Roy.

Thanks for having me, guys.

So, Judge Altman, what you have done here is a very interesting project in the annals of the polemic and discussion of the state of Israel and the efforts to discredit and delegitimize it,

you have essentially written what might be described as a six-part legal brief on behalf of the state of Israel against the charges that have been levied against it in the world of

public opinion.

Would you describe that?

Would you say that was an accurate description of your project here in Israel on trial?

It's somewhat accurate.

I would say that the project resulted from hundreds of speeches I've given around the country

since October 7th at churches and synagogues and high schools.

And most importantly, for purpose of this project, over 65 college and law school campuses in almost

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