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Who Will Fire First?

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Lesson Two
Lightning Strike: The Ethics of Preemptive Strikes

As Arab armies mobilized along its borders, Israel faced immense international pressure not to launch a preemptive strike. She ignored these warnings and struck first. What are the ethics of preemptive strikes? What weight should be given to political considerations—as opposed to purely security/military concerns—in rendering such decisions? And how do these deliberations apply to the host of mortal threats that Israel faces today?

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Provider: The Rohr Jewish Learning Institute
Video title: Who Will Fire First?
Category: Clip, Israel
Series: Survival of a Nation
Views: 3155
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