Ben Marmarelli

Ben Marmarelli is an Israeli criminal and human rights lawyer known for representing Palestinian political prisoners, including Marwan Barghouti. His legal work focuses on documenting torture, starvation, sexual violence, and systemic abuses inside Israeli prisons. He has publicly challenged the Israeli military court system, describing it as a colonial structure that denies Palestinians fair trials. Marmarelli identifies as openly anti‑Zionist and rejects Zionism as an ideology of Jewish supremacy, apartheid, and colonialism. He has faced bar complaints, threats, and media censorship for speaking out, yet continues to document violations and advocate for prisoners’ rights. His dissent is grounded in legal testimony, sociological analysis, and direct documentation of state violence.