What Does Catholic Just-War Doctrine Say About Israel and Hamas?

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REGISTER ROUNDTABLE: V. Bradley Lewis, Daniel Philpott and R.R. Reno Assess How Church Teaching Applies to the Crisis in the Holy Land

The Oct. 7 atrocities committed against Israeli citizens by Hamas militants provoked an intense retaliatory military operation inside the densely populated Palestinian territory of Gaza.

In the context of this devastating Israel-Hamas war — which as of early November has resulted in the deaths of more than 1,400 Israelis and upwards of 10,000 Palestinians, according to the Hamas-run Ministry of Health — the Register asked three leading Catholic analysts to weigh in regarding the application of Church teachings regarding war and conflict.

V. Bradley Lewis is an associate professor of philosophy at The Catholic University of America. He is currently working on a book project provisionally titled The Common Good and the Modern State.

Daniel Philpott is a professor of political science at the University of Notre Dame and author of Just and Unjust Peace: An Ethic of Political Reconciliation. He is currently working on a book exploring the Christian concept of justice.

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