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No single question has rocked international communities like the question of how to judge Israel, particularly since October 7, 2023. The very criteria by which we judge the actions of a nation are uncertain. What should be the role of international law, and what the role of history? How can we determine whether words like “genocide” or “apartheid” are polemical and when they are justified? What should be the consequences of those judgments? The Einstein Forum has taken strong positions on these and related questions while preserving room for civil and reasonable disagreement, as we will continue to do in this discussion.
No single question has rocked international communities like the question of how to judge Israel, particularly since October 7, 2023. The very criteria by which we judge the actions of a nation are uncertain. What should be the role of international law, and what the role of history? How can we determine whether words like “genocide” or “apartheid” are polemical and when they are justified? What should be the consequences of those judgments? The Einstein Forum has taken strong positions on these and related questions while preserving room for civil and reasonable disagreement, as we will continue to do in this discussion.
