Yehuda Kurtzer, Director of the North American Hartman Institute and host of the Podcast “Identity/Crisis,” interviews Tal Becker, an Israeli lawyer, Senior Fellow at the Hartman Institute in Jerusalem, Legal Advisor of the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and a veteran member of Israeli peace negotiation teams. They discuss the ethics of Israel’s war against Hamas.

Yehuda and Tal explore just war theory through legal, philosophical and Jewish frameworks and analyze the actions of the IDF and Hamas accordingly.

This is among the most important podcasts I have listened to since October 7. Their conversation is cogent and clear and goes far beyond the headlines and looks at the reality of this unprecedented war and the moral values of Judaism and Israel.

If you are confused by any aspect of this just war, are not certain that Israel is behaving according to the Laws of War even though everything Hamas did on October 7 is contrary to all ethics in war and are obvious war crimes, or want to understand more clearly the nature of the enemy that is Hamas and the principles of war that Israel has indeed followed to the best of its ability, listen to this hour-long podcast. You will be glad you did.

Listen here – https://www.hartman.org.il/fighting-a-just-war/