Live NYC EventIn the year since the beginning of the conflict between Israel and Hamas, the question of proportionality in response to October 7th has taken center stage. Both sides have reported high death tolls, the risk of famine and disease is growing, over a hundred hostages of various nationalities remain in Gaza, and ceasefire proposals are ongoing with no end in sight. Those who support Israel’s response argue that Israel has the right to defend itself like any country under attack; it needs to do all it can to bring the hostages home and prevent Hamas from posing any future threat. However, critics of Israel’s response contend that it has led to a humanitarian crisis, failed to protect Palestinian civilians, and jeopardized long-term peace in the Middle East.With this critical background, we debate the question: Were Israel’s Actions in the Gaza War Justified? Join us in person or virtually on Saturday, September 21st.
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ARGUING YES Kenneth Roth Former Executive Director of Human Rights Watch; Professor at the Princeton School of International Affairs ARGUING NO Eugene Kontorovich Law Professor at George Mason University; Executive Director of Scalia Law…
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ARGUING YES Andrew Yang Founder of the Forward Party; Former Presidential Candidate ARGUING NO Daniel DiSalvo Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute; Political Science Professor at City College of New York–CUNY MODERATOR John…
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ARGUING YES Cenk Uygur Founder and Host of The Young Turks Network ARGUING NO Mosab Hassan Yousef Ex-Palestinian Militant, Former Israeli Spy, Son of Hamas Co-Founder, and Author of “From Hamas to America” …
ARGUING YES Ambassador Dennis Ross Counselor and Distinguished Fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy ARGUING YES Mohammed Dajani Daoudi Palestinian Peace Activist and Scholar; Founding Director of the Wasatia Academic Institute…
FOR THE APPELLEE Erwin Chemerinsky Dean of the UC Berkeley School of Law FOR THE APPELLANT Randy Zelin Trial Attorney; Adjunct Law Professor at Cornell Law School JUDGE’S CHAIR John Donvan Host and…
ARGUING YES Michelle Goldberg Opinion Columnist at The New York Times ARGUING NO Dmitri Mehlhorn Democratic Donor; Co-Founder of Investing in US MODERATOR John Donvan Host and Moderator-in-Chief This week: An…
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ARGUING YES Kaytlin Bailey Sex Workers Rights Advocate; Founder & Executive Director of Old Pros and Host of “The Oldest Profession Podcast” ARGUING NO Yasmin Vafa Human Rights Attorney; Co-Founder and Executive Director at…
ARGUING YES Kori Schake Senior Fellow and Director of Foreign and Defense Policy Studies at the American Enterprise Institute ARGUING NO Milton Mueller Professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology School of Public Policy;…
ARGUING YES David Leonhardt Pulitzer Prize winner; Senior Writer for The New York Times and The Morning newsletter; Author of “Ours Was the Shining Future: The Story of the American Dream” ARGUING NO Michael…
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ARGUING YES Beth Avery Senior Staff Attorney at the National Employment Law Project ARGUING NO Jennifer Doleac Executive Vice President of Criminal Justice at Arnold Ventures MODERATOR John Donvan Host and Moderator-in-Chief …
Live NYC Event In the year since the beginning of the conflict between Israel and Hamas, the question of proportionality in response to October 7th has taken center stage. Both sides have reported high death tolls, the risk of famine and disease is growing, over a hundred hostages of various nationalities remain in Gaza, and ceasefire proposals are ongoing with no end in sight. Those who support Israel’s response argue that Israel has the right to defend itself like any…
Live NYC Event In the year since the beginning of the conflict between Israel and Hamas, the question of proportionality in response to October 7th has taken center stage. Both sides have reported high death…