Israel, Palestine, and the Problem of Morality
Shadi and Damir debate the purpose of foreign policy amidst the conflict in Gaza.
What do Shadi and Damir's divergent responses to the Gaza crisis tell us about questions of morality, idealism, and power? Damir presses Shadi on his recent commentary about Israel's treatment of the Palestinians—and the line between analysis and polemics. Shadi argues the Middle East still matters—and that it's in America's national interest to be moral. Damir counters by saying that it is the job of the analyst to complicate stories, not necessarily to resolve them.
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Shadi Hamid
Damir Marusic
Shadi Hamid
