Just War Doctrine, Israel, and Hamas

<div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW68267749 BCX4"> <p><span data-contrast="none">Just War theory is one of the most significant contributions of Christianity to the world. On a recent episode of</span> <a href= "https://www.breakpoint.org/israel-and-just-war-theory-interviews-with-joel-rosenberg-and-eric-patterson/"> <em><span data-contrast="none">Breakpoint This Week</span></em></a><span data-contrast="none">,</span> <a href= "https://bakeracademic.com/authors/eric-patterson/381776"><span data-contrast="none"> Dr. Eric Patterson</span></a><span data-contrast="none">, president of the Religious Freedom Institute and a political scientist who has done extensive work on the subject, discussed how the Just War tradition can help us think through the atrocities of Hamas and the retaliation by Israel.</span><span data-contrast= "none"> </span><span data-contrast="none">In fact, Patterson’s new book, entitled</span> <a href= "https://bakeracademic.com/p/A-Basic-Guide-to-the-Just-War-Tradition-Eric-Patterson/516466"> <em><span data-contrast="none">A Basic Guide to the Just War Tradition,</span></em></a> <span data-contrast="none">is among the best primers available on Just War theory.</span><span data-contrast= "none"> </span><span data-contrast= "none"> </span><span data-ccp-props= "{"134233279":true,"201341983":0,"335559731":720,"335559739":160,"335559740":480}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="none">In our conversation,</span> <a href= "https://bakeracademic.com/authors/eric-patterson/381776"><span data-contrast="none"> Dr. Patterson</span></a> <span data-contrast="none">argued that governments have</span> <span data-contrast="none">a God-given obligation to defend the innocent.</span> <a href= "https://www.breakpoint.org/israel-and-just-war-theory-interviews-with-joel-rosenberg-and-eric-patterson/"> <span data-contrast="none">As he put it,</span><span data-contrast= "none"> </span></a><span data-contrast= "none"> </span><span data-ccp-props= "{"134233279":true,"201341983":0,"335559731":720,"335559739":160,"33555