Israel, Hamas, and Just War: Interviews with Joel Rosenberg and Eric Patterson
Breakpoint
Colson Center
4.8 • 2.8K Ratings
🗓️ 20 October 2023
⏱️ 76 minutes
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Summary
John Stonestreet sits down with Joel Rosenberg and Eric Patterson to discuss the war in Israel.
Joel Rosenberg is the host and executive producer of THE ROSENBERG REPORT, the only weekly, prime time news and commentary show about Israel on any American news channel. It launched on October 6, 2022 and airs at 9pm eastern Thursday nights on TBN, the world's most-watched Christian TV network. Joel and his wife, Lynn, are dual U.S.-Israeli citizens and live in Jerusalem.
Eric Patterson, Ph.D. serves as President of the Religious Freedom Institute. Patterson is past dean of the Robertson School of Government at Regent University and a Research Fellow at Georgetown University's Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, where he previously served full-time. Patterson has provided briefings and seminars for multiple government agencies, including France's Ministry of Defense, U.S. Department of State, U.S. Central Command, U.S. European Command, U.S. Naval War College, U.S. Naval Postgraduate School, the U.S. military academies, and many others.
Additional Resources
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A Basic Guide to the Just War Tradition by Eric Patterson
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Breakpoint: The Atrocities of Hamas and the Reality of Evil
Breakpoint: Moral Clarity and the Attack on Israel
Breakpoint This Week: The Attack on Israel
Breakpoint: Barbaric Norms: Hamas, Israel, and Just War
Breakpoint: The Hard Stats on Palestinian Viewpoints
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening to Breakpoint this week, where we're talking about the top stories of |
| 0:05.2 | the week from a Christian worldview. |
| 0:07.4 | This week we're excited to bring you something a little bit different. |
| 0:10.3 | John was able to talk with two people this week who have unique insight into the unfolding |
| 0:14.9 | war between Israel and Hamas. |
| 0:17.3 | First he spoke with Joel Rosenberg who lives on the ground in Jerusalem. |
| 0:21.1 | Joel is an evangelical believer who runs the Israeli news site allisrael.com and has |
| 0:26.8 | a unique first person experience with what's going on there right now. |
| 0:31.2 | John was then able to talk with Eric Patterson, president of the Religious Freedom Institute, |
| 0:35.8 | who is a premier scholar on Christian thought and just war theory. |
| 0:40.2 | And he was able to talk with John about just war theories roots in Christianity and how |
| 0:44.9 | we can view the ongoing conflict in the Middle East through that lens. |
| 0:48.8 | So it's a special week this week, we're glad you're here with us, stick around. |
| 0:54.7 | Welcome to Breakpoint this week from Colson Center for Christian World View, I'm Maria |
| 0:58.7 | Bear. |
| 0:59.7 | Normally I'm alongside John Stone Street, president of the Colson Center, but this week I'm |
| 1:03.7 | just here to be your guide and your host as John interviews Joel Rosenberg and Eric Patterson, |
| 1:10.2 | two people who can offer unique insight into the unfolding war between Israel and Hamas. |
| 1:15.9 | First John is going to talk with Joel Rosenberg. |
| 1:19.0 | Joel lives on the ground in Jerusalem. |
| 1:21.2 | He is the founder of the Israeli news site, allisrael.com. |
| 1:26.0 | He also started the Joshua Fund in 2006 and this is a humanitarian organization that has |
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