Does Israel's use of a 'self-defence' narrative mean an endless cycle of war? | Inside Story

Despite killing nearly 40,000 Palestinians, Israel justifies its war on Gaza as self-defence. It describes critics - including the International Criminal Court - as anti-semitic. So what drives these narratives? And do they help sustain a continuous cycle of violence against the Palestinian people? Presenter: Elizabeth Puranam Guests: Rabbi Yisroel Dovid Weiss is an activist and spokesman of Neturei Karta, a religious sect of Haredi Jews. David Miller a former professor of political sociology at Bristol University in the UK - whose dismissal after unfounded anti-semitism allegations was ruled unlawful. Muhannad Ayyash - Professor at Mount Royal University, Calgary, Canada and a policy analyst for the Palestinian Policy Network. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Israel #IsraelHamasWar #GazaWar #IsraelGazaWar #Palestine #IsraelWar #Gaza #WarOnGaza #RafahUnderFire #AlMawasiAttack #AlMawasiMassacre #GazaUnderAttack #AlMawasiCamp #GazaHumanitarianCrisis #GazaBombardment #GazaRefugeeCamps #InternationalCriminalCourt #Rafah #ICC