About this episode

Jonathan Kuttab discusses the implications of the Gaza conflict and U.S. policy on international law and advocates for nonviolence.

Palestinian Christian lawyer and Friends of Sabeel North America director Jonathan Kuttab joins Jim Wallis to unpack more than two years of "devastating war in Gaza," the new Iran conflict, and U.S. policy tangled with Kushner–Witkoff–Trump business interests. Kuttab warns Israel's actions in Gaza shattered 70 years of international law: "Gaza broke all these rules," opening doors to global impunity. Amid empire's open embrace of power over humanity, he urges churches to reject violence and choose costly nonviolence: "Nonviolence requires resources, discipline, training, organization, and sacrifices."​ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People in this episode

Host: Jim Wallis

Guest: Jonathan Kuttab

Topics covered

• international law
• nonviolence
• Gaza conflict
• U.S. policy
• Iran conflict
• Christianity
• empire and power

Keywords

• Gaza
• Iran
• international law
• nonviolence
• U.S. policy
• Kushner
• Trump
• Christianity
• empire

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Friends of Sabeel North America

Places: Gaza, Iran, U.S.

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