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Genocide?

Yossi Klein Halevi and Donniel Hartman discuss the harsh and deafening condemnation of Israel’s military action in response to the nightmare of October 7

Illustrative: a participant holds a placard as students gather during a 'Walkout to fight Genocide and Free Palestine' at Bruin Plaza at UCLA (University of California, Los Angeles) in Los Angeles on October 25, 2023 (Frederic J. Brown/AFP)
Illustrative: a participant holds a placard as students gather during a 'Walkout to fight Genocide and Free Palestine' at Bruin Plaza at UCLA (University of California, Los Angeles) in Los Angeles on October 25, 2023 (Frederic J. Brown/AFP)

For Jews around the world, the nightmare of October 7th is compounded by the harsh and deafening condemnation of Israel’s military action. In this episode, Donniel Hartman and Yossi Klein Halevi explore the dynamics of Jewish power and vulnerability, the ramifications of labeling Israel’s actions as genocidal, and the question of whether antisemitism is at play.

For Heaven’s Sake is a podcast from the Shalom Hartman Institute’s iEngage Project that revives the lost art of Jewish debate for the sake of illuminating a topic, not sowing division. The podcast draws its name from the concept of machloket l’shem shemayim, “Disagreeing for the sake of heaven.”

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