The Growing Moral Confusion over the Gaza War
The president’s call for an immediate ceasefire is a call for appeasement.
April 8, 2024
The president’s call for an immediate ceasefire is a call for appeasement.
Almost every war Israel has fought began with IDF victories followed by the U.S. stepping in to call it off and save Israel’s enemies from total defeat. There is reason to believe that the current war has finally reached this moment, following President Biden’s phone call on Thursday with Prime Minister Netanyahu, in which he called for an “immediate ceasefire.” Matthew Continetti comments:
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The UN is thwarting the IDF’s efforts to protect civilians.
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The Greak-speaking Jewish philosopher had more in common with the rabbis than scholars have assumed.
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