What Makes a War Just?
Michael Walzer at his home. (Jacob Kander for The Free Press)
‘It’s a situation where every decision is agonizing.’ A conversation with Michael Walzer, the author of ‘Just and Unjust Wars.’
Reports out of Gaza Tuesday that hundreds of Palestinians had been killed in a hospital blast—which now appear to be wildly inaccurate—underscored the debate coursing through the protests and proclamations surrounding Israel’s showdown with Hamas: Is this a just war?
And, assuming it is a just war, assuming Israel is right to strike back against Hamas, t…
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