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    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 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. *Exact venue details will be provided to ticket holders after purchase on the day of the event. Security protocols will be strictly enforced.
    
    Saturday, September 21, 2024
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Juliette Kayyem

Terrorism Specialist and Homeland Security Expert

Juliette Kayyem formerly served under the Obama Administration as Assistant Secretary for Intergovernmental Affairs at the Department of Homeland Security. With nearly 15 years of experience in counterterrorism and homeland security, she was Massachusetts’ first Undersecretary for Homeland Security, a member of the National Commission on Terrorism, and a legal advisor to Attorney General Janet Reno. Kayyem, named one of CNN/Fortune Magazine’s People to Watch, co-wrote the critically acclaimed “Preserving Liberty in an Age of Terror.” The highest-ranking Arab-American woman in federal government, she is now a professor at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government and a foreign affairs columnist for the Boston Globe.

Debates Featuring Juliette Kayyem

It's Time To End The War On Terror

With Peter Bergen, Richard Falkenrath, Michael Hayden, Juliette Kayyem

September 7, 2011

Days after 9/11, President Bush declared a War on Terror that would “not end until every terrorist group of global reach has been found, stopped and defeated.” Is America in a state of perpetual war, or has the threat of terrorism justified its position as the organizing principle behind our foreign policy? In 10 years we’ve been in 2 wars, witnessed the Arab Spring and the death of Osama bin Laden—is it finally time to end the War on Terror?

It's Time To End The War On Terror

Days after 9/11, President Bush declared a War on Terror that would “not end until every terrorist group of global reach has been found, stopped and defeated.” Is America in a state of perpetual war,…

With Peter Bergen, Richard Falkenrath, Michael Hayden, Juliette Kayyem

September 7, 2011

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