Lieutenant-Colonel (Reserve) David Benjamin is an Israel-based attorney specialising in International Law, the Law of Armed Conflict and Counter-Terrorism. 

As a career officer in the Israel Defence Forces, Lt. Col. Benjamin served, inter alia, as the Chief Legal Advisor for the Gaza Strip (2001 - 2005) as well as Director of the International and Strategic Branch in the IDF's International Law Department (2006 – 2009).

In these positions, he played a key role in providing operational legal advice to military commanders and developing legal responses to situations arising in asymmetric conflicts. He was involved in drafting the State's arguments in response to numerous petitions submitted to the Israel Supreme Court.

Now in private practice, Lt. Col. Benjamin provides consulting services to government and international organisations. He also lectures to audiences, both in Israel and abroad and is a frequent commentator in the local and international media.

Lt. Col. Benjamin holds an LLM from Tel Aviv University as well as Bachelor's degrees in Law and Political Science from the University of Cape Town.

Lt. Col. David Benjamin