The Case for War
3/5/202646 min
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Why do 93% of Israelis support a war that much of the West condemns as a violation of international law?
In this special episode, Donniel Hartman and Yossi Klein Halevi dissect the profound disconnect between Israeli moral instincts and Western liberal sensibilities. They analyze the "unconscious pacifism" of the West, the reality of a 45-year ongoing conflict with the Iranian regime, and the challenge of separating leadership motives from national survival.
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First 90 secondsSpeaker 10:00
[intro music] You are listening to an Ark Media podcast.
Yossi Klein Halevi· Host0:06
I feel this is a Kofi Annan moment. What I sense in much of the criticism in the West is an unconscious pacifism.
Donniel Hartman· Host0:20
It's a milchemet mitzvah. It's an obligatory war. When 93% of Israeli Jews are telling you this is a milchemet mitzvah, we should be standing together. [instrumental music] Hi, friends. This is Daniel Hartman and Yossi Klein Halevi from the Shalom Hartman Institute, and this is our podcast, For Heaven's Sake, a collaboration of the Shalom Hartman Institute and Ark Media. Today is Thursday, March 5th, and this special episode is entitled "The Case for War." Before we dive in, I want to let you know that I'm planning to be in South Florida later this month, and I hope you will join me in person at our first ever Florida Leadership Conference. There, I, along with my esteemed Hartman colleagues, will be speaking about what this moment means for Israel, the Middle East, and the Jewish people. More information at the link in the show notes.