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The Palestinian Youth Movement and pro-Palestine protesters held a rally and a demonstration outside the White House on October 17, 2023. (Celal Gunes via Getty Images)
Plus: a conversation with Michael Walzer, author of ‘Just and Unjust Wars.’
By Bari Weiss and Oliver Wiseman
10.19.23
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Wars are a test of many things: military prowess, political leadership, and national unity, to name just three. They’re also a moral test. 

Behind the many debates, protests, and proclamations concerning the Israel-Hamas war loom a few big questions: Is this a just war? And given the fact that Hamas does not follow the rules of war—hiding its men and wea…

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Bari Weiss
Bari Weiss is the founder and editor of The Free Press, host of the podcast Honestly, and editor-in-chief of CBS News. From 2017 to 2020 Weiss was an opinion writer and editor at The New York Times. Before that, she was an op-ed and book review editor at The Wall Street Journal and a senior editor at Tablet magazine.
Oliver Wiseman
Oliver Wiseman is the deputy editor of The Free Press. Previously, he was the executive editor of The Spectator World and a regular contributor to UnHerd, City Journal, the Evening Standard, and a range of other publications.
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