By BERNIE BELLAN One of the most interesting sessions in the Israel, Palestine and International Law Symposium, held the weekend of Sept. 7-9, was a question and answer session featuring two very articulate legal scholars: David Matas and Michael Lynk.
Matas is a well-known humanr rights lawyer, also a staunch defender of Israel, while Michael Lynk is Associate Professor of Law at the University of Western Ontario, also the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territory.
Following a talk Matas had given on Israel, International Law & Peace Sunday morning, Sept. 9, he and Lynk sat down together – both to answer questions from the audience and to debate one another informally. One of the most impressive aspects to the discussion though, was how polite audience members were in asking their questions and how cordial Matas and Lynk were with one another.
We have posted a complete video of the question and answer session to our website at http://jewishpostandnews.ca/categories-media/72-israel-specific/235-david-matas-michael-lylk. We apologize for the uneven quality of the sound.
You can also read the complete text of David Matas’s remarks which he delivered at the symposium by clicking here: David Matas text
