Israel’s Moral Balance Beam
from Interesting Times with Ross Douthat
by New York Times Opinion
Published: Thu Jul 10 2025
Show Notes
How has the war in Gaza reverberated throughout American politics? Opinion columnist Bret Stephens and Ross Douthat debate the implications of the Israel-Gaza conflict on antisemitism, the morality of war, and why “Monday morning quarterbacking” is not productive when taking stock of military actions in the Middle East.
- Israel actions in Gaza
- The moral baseline
- What is the end game?
- The role of Israel in American politics
- Can you criticize Israel without becoming antisemetic?
- Does Israel have obligations to the Jewish diaspora?
(A full transcript of this episode is available on the Times website.)
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