Does Israel’s use of a ‘self-defence’ narrative mean an endless cycle of war? | Inside Story
Despite killing nearly 40,000 Palestinians, Israel justifies its war on Gaza as self-defence.
It describes critics – including the International Criminal Court – as anti-semitic.
So what drives these narratives?
And do they help sustain a continuous cycle of violence against the Palestinian people?
Presenter:
Elizabeth Puranam
Guests:
Rabbi Yisroel Dovid Weiss is an activist and spokesman of Neturei Karta, a religious sect of Haredi Jews.
David Miller a former professor of political sociology at Bristol University in the UK – whose dismissal after unfounded anti-semitism allegations was ruled unlawful.
Muhannad Ayyash – Professor at Mount Royal University, Calgary, Canada and a policy analyst for the Palestinian Policy Network.
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