Original upload date: Tue, 01 May 2018 00:00:00 GMT
Archive date: Mon, 06 Dec 2021 00:50:46 GMT
Professor Etzioni’s aversion to violence was forged—his videographer shows—when he was a Jewish child subject to Nazi brutality in Germany. Later when he joined those who were seeking to drive the Bri
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tish colonial power out of Palestine, he refused to join the Irgun who used force and instead lined up with the Palmach who engaged in a “headlines war.”
He deeply regretted the casualties on both sides that resulted from the Israeli war of Independence, in which he did participate. Ever since he demonstrated, testified, wrote in support of peaceful resolutions of conflicts, which got him into deep trouble.
Beyond this video see:
Professor Etzioni’s blueprint for a peaceful and productive relationship with China in his 2017 book "Avoiding War with China: Two Nations, One World" (http://www.upress.virginia.edu/title/5095)
For greater detail about Professor Etzioni’s life, pick up a copy of his memoir "My Brother’s Keeper: A Memoir and A Message" (https://www.amazon.com/My-Brothers-Keeper-Memoir-Message/dp/0742521583)
For more information on communitarianism philosophy, visit the Institute for Communitarian Policy Studies (https://icps.gwu.edu/)
Cooperation with China to Contain North Korea: 0:10
The Making of a Peacenik: 0:44
Escaping Nazi Germany: 1:23
Life in British Palestine: 2:59
The Irgun, the Palmach, and Driving out the British: 3:44
Israeli War of Independence and Aversion to War: 5:34
Activist or Academic? A Balancing Act and a Commitment to Peace: 6:36
A Noble Battle Well Fought: 10:14
