Were Israel's Actions in the Gaza War Justified?

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🗓️ 4 October 2024

⏱️ 52 minutes

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The Israel-Hamas War has led to increasing death tolls and instability in the Middle East. Was Israel’s response to October 7th justified? Those who believe Israel’s actions have been disproportionate point to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, including a rising civilian death toll. Those who argue in support of Israel's response argue Israel had the right to defend itself when under attack, secure the safety of the hostages taken, and must do all it can to defeat Hamas. Now we debate: Were Israel’s Actions in the Gaza War Justified? Arguing Yes: Eylon Levy, Former Spokesperson for Israel in the October 7th War; Co-Founder of the Israeli Citizen Spokespersons' Office; Host of the “State of a Nation” Podcast Arguing No: Mehdi Hasan, Founder, Editor-in-Chief, and CEO of Zeteo; Host of Al Jazeera’s “Head to Head”; Award-Winning Journalist Emmy award-winning journalist John Donvan moderates Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:27.8	slash promo. Welcome to Open to debate, I'm John Don Van.
0:40.4	And we are gathered for something remarkable here.
0:43.7	A meeting between two men who disagree fiercely across an issue that has fiercely divided
0:50.7	so many of us.
0:52.2	And for that alone, for their courage in coming to the same stage let us
0:55.6	congratulate them at the outset because we know how rare it is in our currently
1:00.2	hyper-polarized culture but that is the essence of debate and that is the value
1:04.6	that we promote it open to debate.
1:06.9	And so it is an honor to be here at New York's venerable Adler Hall, a crown jewel of the New York Society for Ethical Culture, where we cannot and we will
1:16.4	not forget how the war in Gaza is steeped in pain and outrage and fear and anger. The question we have framed for this purpose and
1:27.0	that we will hear debated tonight is this, where Israel's actions in the war in
1:31.6	Gaza justified.
1:34.7	Let's meet our debaters.
1:35.7	Answering yes to the question where Israel's actions in the Gaza war justified.
1:39.2	I want to welcome Elon Levy. Leon you're the former spokesperson for Israel in the October 7th War,
1:50.5	co-founder of the Israeli Citizen Spokesperson's Office,
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