Arsen
Ostrovsky
Arsen Ostrovsky is a leading human rights attorney and expert on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
He is the CEO of the International Legal Forum, an Israel-based NGO and global coalition of lawyers, who have been at the forefront of combating terror, antisemitism and extremism, and a Senior Fellow at the Jerusalem-based Misgav Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy, where his research focuses on International Law, Human Rights and International Organizations.
Arsen has previously addressed the United Nations, including the UN Human Rights Council, the British Parliament, U.S. Congress, the Bundestag in Germany, the French Senate and the European Parliament. He was also present in The Hague, for the January 2024 ‘genocide’ hearings against Israel at the International Court of Justice, and has led numerous delegations to Auschwitz, Yad Vashem and the U.S. Holocaust Museum.
Arsen Ostrovsky
Arsen Ostrovsky is a leading human rights attorney and expert on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
He is the CEO of the International Legal Forum, an Israel-based NGO and global coalition of lawyers, who have been at the forefront of combating terror, antisemitism and extremism, and a Senior Fellow at the Jerusalem-based Misgav Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy, where his research focuses on International Law, Human Rights and International Organizations.
Arsen has previously addressed the United Nations, including the UN Human Rights Council, the British Parliament, U.S. Congress, the Bundestag in Germany, the French Senate and the European Parliament. He was also present in The Hague, for the January 2024 ‘genocide’ hearings against Israel at the International Court of Justice, and has led numerous delegations to Auschwitz, Yad Vashem and the U.S. Holocaust Museum.
Arsen frequently writes in leading news publications and is often quoted as an expert commentator in The Telegraph, BBC, Sky News, Politico, WSJ, The Hill, Washington Post and Newsweek Magazine, where he is a regular columnist.
In the wake of the October 7th attacks by Hamas, Arsen has been one of the leading international attorneys pursuing justice for the victims of the Hamas attacks, including filing a number of legal actions in the United States on behalf of survivors, as well as at the ICC (International Criminal Court).
Arsen studied law in Australia, where his thesis was on the principle of Universal Jurisdiction. He also practiced as a litigation attorney, including in commercial and constitutional law.
He currently resides in Tel Aviv, Israel.
