{"id":31669,"date":"2024-03-21T10:18:19","date_gmt":"2024-03-21T10:18:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ono.ac.il\/eng\/?post_type=news&#038;p=31669"},"modified":"2024-03-21T10:25:48","modified_gmt":"2024-03-21T10:25:48","slug":"the-day-after-is-israel-upholding-the-ethics-of-war-in-gaza","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.ono.ac.il\/eng\/news\/the-day-after-is-israel-upholding-the-ethics-of-war-in-gaza\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cThe Day After: Is Israel upholding the ethics of war in Gaza?\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p><iframe title=\"\ud83d\udd34 LIVE NOW: Is Israel upholding the ethics of war in Gaza?\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/C3kMib34Q7c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\r\n<h3><strong>\u201cThe Day After: Is Israel upholding the ethics of war in Gaza?\u201d<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<p>The third episode of \u201cConversation Corner\u201d a series of panel discussions, organized by Ono Academic College and the Jerusalem Post looking at the \u201cday after\u201d Israel\u2019s war with Hamas, took place on March 17, 2024. It addressed the following questions:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Is Israel upholding the ethics of war in Gaza?<\/li>\r\n<li>Has Israel met the basic requirements that allow the government to say that its actions are acts of justified self-defense?<\/li>\r\n<li>According to international law, was Israel justified in retaliating against Hamas after the attacks of October 7?<\/li>\r\n<li>Has Israel\u2019s response been disproportionate?<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>These and other issues were the focus of a spirited, often fractious panel discussion held between Prof. Dana Pugach, Professor of Criminal Law and Victims\u2019 Rights in Law at Ono Academic College; Prof. Gil Siegal, Director of the Center for Health Law and Bioethics at Ono Academic College; and philosopher Jeff McMahan, Professor of Moral Philosophy at Oxford University. Maayan Hoffman of the Jerusalem Post moderated the panel.<\/p>\r\n<p>Prof. McMahan stated that while Israel has the right to take effective action against Hamas, whether the current war counts as effective action is another question.\u00a0 Prof. Siegal outlined three sets of rules and norms to analyze the situation: legal, ethical, and basic intuition.\u00a0 He emphasized that rational reflection is necessary to come up with an answer.<\/p>\r\n<p>Prof. Siegal also criticized Hamas for complaining about excessive measures when Israel retaliates, considering their own use of horrific means to resist Israel.\u00a0 He found it hypocritical and untenable for Hamas to have any complaint on retaliation.<\/p>\r\n<p>Prof. McMahan mentioned that Hamas has reported 30,000 dead in Gaza, while the United Nations estimated that 73,000 civilians have been wounded.\u00a0 He compared these figures to Israel&#8217;s casualties and highlighted the disparity.<\/p>\r\n<p>Prof. Pugach pointed out two significant differences between Israel and Hamas.\u00a0 First, Israel is a state that complies with international rules of war, while Hamas does not.\u00a0 Second, Hamas is holding 134 civilians hostage, which changes the question of proportionality in Israel&#8217;s defensive measures.<\/p>\r\n<p>Prof. Siegal defended Israel&#8217;s actions, stating that they did not perform a blanket bombardment of Gaza but instead targeted specific areas with precision.\u00a0 He placed the responsibility for casualties on Hamas, who started the war, and those who voted Hamas into power.<\/p>\r\n<p>The panel discussed the goal of eliminating Hamas and whether it could be achieved through the conflict.\u00a0 Prof. McMahan argued that war would only exacerbate the problem and increase hatred towards Israel.\u00a0 He believed that most Gazans were opposed to Hamas and supported a two-state solution.<\/p>\r\n<p>Prof. Pugach disagreed, stating that many of the hostages who had been freed stated that Gazans had helped Hamas.\u00a0 She questioned the innocence of most Gazans and their support for Hamas.<\/p>\r\n<p>In their concluding remarks, Prof. Siegal expressed skepticism about the chances of peace, emphasizing the need for partners for peace.\u00a0 Prof. Pugach expressed disillusionment with the world&#8217;s response to the events of October 7, feeling that international law did not provide the expected safety. Prof. McMahan recommended looking at how other conflicts were solved and placed the responsibility for solving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict on Israel.<\/p>\r\n<p>In summary, the panel discussion focused on the ethics of war, self-defense, international law, and proportionality in Israel&#8217;s response to Hamas.\u00a0 The participants had differing views on the effectiveness of Israel&#8217;s actions, the responsibility for casualties, and the prospects for peace.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The third episode of \u201cConversation Corner\u201d a series of panel discussions, organized by Ono Academic College and the Jerusalem Post looking at the \u201cday after\u201d Israel\u2019s war with Hamas, took place on March<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":31670,"menu_order":221,"template":"","class_list":["post-31669","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","categories_news-updates_news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ono.ac.il\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/31669","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ono.ac.il\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ono.ac.il\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ono.ac.il\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ono.ac.il\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31670"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ono.ac.il\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31669"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}