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War crimes or survival? Israel’s fight under fire

WATCH: “Axis of Truth” with JNS journalist and human-rights activist Emily Schrader

Israel’s war in Gaza is reaching a turning point, but is the world being told the truth? Emily Schrader sits down with Maj. Andrew Fox, a former British Army officer and leading defense analyst, to help unravel the accusations of war crimes, famine and genocide leveled against Israel.

From inside Gaza’s battlefield to the corridors of international law, Fox explains what “proportionality” really means in warfare, why casualty figures are so distorted and how Hamas manipulates civilians as human shields. The conversation dives into the transformation of the Israel Defense Forces under unprecedented multifront pressure; the moral dilemmas of siege warfare; and whether Israel has crossed any legal red lines or if it is being held to impossible double standards.

Schrader and Fox also expose Egypt’s role in trapping Gazans, the complicity of the United Nations in spreading Hamas’s propaganda, and the dangerous new wave of lawfare at the International Criminal Court and the International Court of Justice. They also examine the West’s hypocrisy: why massive civilian casualties in Iraq were excused as “tragic but inevitable,” while every Israeli action is framed as criminal.

As Israel fights not only on the battlefield but also in the court of world opinion, one question looms large: Can democracies still defend themselves when the rules are rigged against them?

Emily Schrader is the host of the “Axis of Truth” podcast on JNS and the co-host of “The Quad,” also a JNS podcast. She is also an award-winning content creator and public speaker on the Middle East, particularly Iran.
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