10
April 2025
Past Event
On Democracies and Death Cults: Israel and the Future of Civilization

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Inquiries: [email protected].
 

On Democracies and Death Cults: Israel and the Future of Civilization

Past Event
Hudson Institute
April 10, 2025
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A building destroyed during Hamas’s October 7 terror attacks is seen in Israel on October 11, 2023. (Getty Images)
10
April 2025
Past Event

Event will also air live on this page.

 

 

Inquiries: [email protected].
 

Speakers:
Douglas Murray
Douglas Murray

Journalist and Author, On Democracies and Death Cults: Israel and the Future of Civilization

heinrichs
Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

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In his new book On Democracies and Death Cults: Israel and the Future of Civilization, journalist Douglas Murray examines the historical and ideological motivations that underpin the latest global wave of antisemitic violence. Using accounts of both survivors and perpetrators of the October 7 massacre, he pieces together the true story of those atrocities and their aftermath. He draws a clear distinction between Israel’s commitment to individual rights and democracy and Hamas’s glorification of death over life. In doing so, Murray demonstrates how misplaced Western sympathy for terror groups could undermine the liberal values these activists claim to support.

Murray will join Hudson Senior Fellow Dr. Rebeccah L. Heinrichs for a discussion on his conversations in the Middle East, the aftermath of the October 7 massacre, and the historical and moral dimensions of the ongoing conflict between Israel and the terrorists who seek to destroy it.

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