Letters and Politics

Unfolding the Genocide: Palestine Takes on Biden

Guest: Marc Van Der Hout is Counsel in the case Defense for Children International – Palestine v. Biden.  Mr. Van Der Hout is a practicing attorney and the founding member of Van Der Hout, LLP.

The Case

Palestinian human rights organizations, together with Palestinians in Gaza and the U.S., filed a lawsuit in U.S. federal court against President Biden, Secretary of State Blinken, and Secretary of Defense Austin for the U.S. officials’ failure to prevent and complicity in the Israeli government’s unfolding genocide against them, their families, and the 2.2 million Palestinians in Gaza.  The case was filed by the Center for Constitutional Rights and Van Der Hout LLP.