The Role of Bystanders from the Holocaust to Hamas

Two leading global experts joined Senior Research Fellow David Zimmermann for a discussion on the role of bystanders, in relation to organized violence against civilians by regimes/terrorist groups, spanning from the 1940s to October 7, 2023.

Eli Rosenbaum, a recently retired U.S. Department of Justice attorney who led efforts to identify and prosecute Nazi, Russian, and other war criminals over nearly four decades, shared insights from investigations and prosecutions that he conducted and supervised.

Amos Guiora, a professor of law and former Judge Advocate in the Israel Defense Forces, offered his observations and experiences regarding Hamas and its supporters in the ongoing war between Hamas and Israel.

This event explored the troubling phenomenon of bystander complicity in the face of extremist violence.