Video: Elan Journo on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

What is at the core of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict? What does justice demand of us in this conflict?Middle East expert Elan Journo clarifies an intimidatingly complex issue—and upends conventional views about America’s stake in it.Elan Journo explains the essential nature of the conflict, and what has fueled it for so long. What justice demands, he shows, is that we evaluate both adversaries—and America’s approach to the conflict—according to a universal moral ideal: individual liberty. From that secular moral framework, Journo analyzes the conflict, examines major Palestinian grievances and Israel’s character as a nation, and explains what’s at stake for everyone who values human life, freedom, and progress. Journo shows us why America should be strongly supportive of freedom and freedom-seekers—but, in this conflict and across the Middle East, it hasn’t been, much to our detriment.Elan Journo is an author & speaker analyzing culture, politics, and foreign policy from an Objectivist perspective. Read an excerpt from Journo's book WHAT JUSTICE DEMANDS.