The International Association of Judges is holding its 64th annual meeting starting today in Tel Aviv.
Besides the lectures, there will be excursions to Jerusalem, Masada and the Dead Sea.
As the welcome video says, they ask the jurists that are visiting to "judge with your own eyes."
One country that won't be there is Algeria. Their National Union of Judges announced that they will boycott the meeting:
The National Union of Judges announced the boycott of an annual meeting of the International Association of Judges due to its being held in the occupied Palestinian territories. After receiving an invitation from the International Association of Judges to participate in the annual meeting to be organized in Tel Aviv in the occupied territories, the Algerian organization formally informed the President of the Federation and the African Group of Judges Unions of its boycott of this event, explaining in its statement that the boycott decision came out of its belief in the principles of justice and human rights, and in line with Algeria's official and popular position on the Palestinian cause and in solidarity with the Palestinian people.
Yes, the Algerian judges are judging themselves morally superior and more concerned with human rights to the 94 countries that are attending.
The World Justice Project ranks Algeria in the bottom half of all countries in the rule of law, 82nd among 139 countries ranked.
I don't think their presence will be missed.
Outside Morocco, Algeria, Iraq and Tunisia. most Middle East Arab countries are not even members of the IAJ.
Notice that Algeria considers Tel Aviv to be in "occupied territories."
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