Israel Dangerous Place – Rejected Defence: My wife, who has dual American and Israeli citizenship, has abducted our children to the United States. She has a nervous personality and claims that living in Israel is too dangerous for the children because of the terrorist threat. Could I lose Hague Convention proceedings because of her arguments?

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No! An important Hague Convention appeal case in the United States in 2003 (Silverman Case) rejected the security argument, and held that Israel is not a 'zone of war' which would justify their non-return because of them being in physical danger. Most countries dealing with Hague Convention cases have also rejected such arguments.