What’s the root cause of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?

Eli Lake of ’The Free Press’ debates author Jeremy Hammond at The Soho Forum -------- -------- On Monday, February 26, 2024, reporter and podcaster Eli Lake and author Jeremy Hammond debated the resolution, “The root cause of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is the Palestinians’ rejection of Israel’s right to exist.“ Taking the affirmative was Lake, the former senior national security correspondent for The Daily Beast and Newsweek. He is currently a reporter at The Free Press and host of The Re-Education podcast. He has also contributed to CNN, Fox, C-SPAN, Charlie Rose, the I Am Rapaport: Stereo Podcast and . Hammond, an independent journalist and author, took the negative. He is the author of several books, including Obstacle to Peace: The US Role in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict.