A Deal with the Devil?

The Law and Ethics of Hostage Negotiation An exploration of the high-stakes and heart-wrenching legal and ethical challenges of hostage negotiations in Israel U.S. legal and ethical principles in hostage negotiations Balancing national security with the sanctity of life Insights from Talmudic law on saving lives in high-stakes crises CLE approved for 1.0 Ethics and 0.5 Substantive in these states Featuring: Rabbi Mordechai BecherProfessor at Yeshiva UniversityRabbi Mordechai Becher, originally from Australia, is an instructor at Yeshiva University and alumni Rabbi of Neve Yerushalayim College. He received his ordination from the Chief Rabbinate of Israel and the Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem and holds an MA in Medieval Jewish History from the Bernard Revel Graduate School. He taught at Ohr Somayach and Neve Yerushalayim in Jerusalem and served in the Israel Defense Forces. Rabbi Becher has answered thousands of questions on AsktheRabbi.org, presents a Talmud class, Dimensions of the Daf