Calev Michael Myers ( he, כלב מאיירס) is an Israeli
lawyer, author and civil rights activist.
Career
In 2004, Myers became a partner at
Yehuda Raveh, a
law firm, established in 1940 by
Gideon Hausner, Attorney-General of Israel and Member of the
Knesset
The Knesset ( he, הַכְּנֶסֶת ; "gathering" or "assembly") is the unicameral legislature of Israel. As the supreme state body, the Knesset is sovereign and thus has complete control of the entirety of the Israeli government (with ...
in 1965, 1969, 1974 and 1977.
In 2009, Myers became a founding partner of the Jerusalem city center brand of Yehuda Raveh and Co, which primarily serves foreign clients, investing or donating in Israel and grants them services in the office specializes in various areas. He specializes in
Corporate Law, Intellectual Property and Charity Law as well as non-profit law,
immigration law, and
civil rights
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.
Myers is the President and Executive Chairman of the Alliance to Reinforce Israel's Security and Economy (ARISE) and serves as the Chairman of the Anti-
BDS Commission of the Israel Association of Bi-National Chambers of Commerce.
Myers served as Deputy President of the
International Jewish Lawyers (IJL) from 2017-2020.
In 2004, Myers founded the
Jerusalem Institute of Justice (JIJ), a human rights group active in Israel and its adjacent territories He was active in advocating for the rights of Palestinians before international governmental bodies, including the
European Parliament
The European Parliament (EP) is one of the legislative bodies of the European Union and one of its seven institutions. Together with the Council of the European Union (known as the Council and informally as the Council of Ministers), it adopts ...
and the
Swiss Parliament
The Federal Assembly (german: Bundesversammlung, french: Assemblée fédérale, it, Assemblea federale, rm, Assamblea federala), also known as the Swiss parliament (''Parlament'', ''Parlement'', ''Parlamento''), is Switzerland's federal legi ...
against the Palestinian Authority and Hamas, as the primary abusers of Palestinian Human Rights.
Myers has been published in the International Law Review.
In 2016, Myers published ''Crucial Alliance - African Americans, Jews and the Middle East Conundrum''.
In addition, Myers has contributed op-eds to the
Times of Israel website and the Walla News website.
References
External links
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Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
American emigrants to Israel
Israeli lawyers
Israeli activists
Hebrew University of Jerusalem alumni
Place of birth missing (living people)
Lawyers from Jerusalem