Enablers

• Utgivningsdatum: 2026-10-27
• Mått: 152 x 228 x 13 mm
• Vikt: 204 g
• Format: Häftad
• Språk: Engelska
• Antal sidor: 134
• Förlag: American Bar Association
• ISBN: 9781639058198

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Salt Lake City, Utah

Praise for Enablers: Normalizingthe Unimaginable "Ittakes courage for a child of Holocaust survivors—an Israeli at that, a Jew, butfirst and foremost a mensch and a philosophical scientist—to dedicate hisresearch to “complicity,” to the responsibility of bystanders, or better, theirlack of responsible action. His courage lays in the focus of his criticism: Theleadership of his nation, a nation that should have been the safest place onearth for Jews; a nation that instead became hell on earth from October 7,2023, to January 27, 2026, with the return of the remains of Ran Gvili. But hiscriticism is just and justifiable and important for the future."—Hans Moll, Dutch journalist andauthor "I havealways admired Amos’s willingness and ability to deliver thought-provoking,common-sense analysis of thorny issues that often make people uncomfortable.That’s exactly what he does in Enablers:Normalizing the Unimaginable. Society has long recognized legalaccountability for direct participants in crimes, but Amos proposes legalaccountability as well for those who enable crimes through their inaction anddeliberate silence. In doing so, he demonstrates that love of country does notrequire obedient submission to a country’s leaders when they abuse their power.This book could not be more timely or more consequential."—Moe Davis, U.S. Air Force colonel(retired); former chief prosecutor for the Military Commissions at GuantanamoBay, Cuba "In histypical unflinching manner, Guiora describes and then seeks to dismantle thescourge of 'enablers' in high places. In so doing, he defies his detractors anddemands justice and accountability. Silence is no longer an option. 'I was justfollowing orders' is no longer an excuse. Guiora seeks to make enabling acrime. In this book he bravely unmasks the perpetuation of the abuse of powerat the highest levels of the Israeli government. The influence of his work willextend to the United States and to all governments where elected leaders areenabled by those who seek political favor and status at the expense of thepeople they are elected to serve." —The Rev. Dr. John C. Lentz, Jr.,Pastor Emeritus, Forest Hill Church, Cleveland Heights, Ohio "ProfessorGuiora’s work not only indicts enablers surrounding the current Israeli PrimeMinister, who will no doubt face further criminal investigation once he leavesoffice, but also extends much-needed legal analysis to the overarching aidingand abetting framework as well. . . . It is at once an important road mapexposing corruption within the current regime and a welcome contribution to theliterature on accomplice liability." —Professor Michael J. Kelly,director, Samuel & Ida Kaiman Center for International Criminal Justice& Holocaust Studies, Creighton University School of Law "Democraticerosion and the dangers of unchecked power confront us every single day. Whilethe focus of such activity has been on Israel of late due to the Netanyahugovernment’s efforts to 'reform' the judiciary (a euphemistic term for guttingthe judiciary) and causing untold delays in the ultimate release of the October7th hostages,one needs only look to Hungary, Turkey, Russia, and the United States for otherexamples of enablers allowing unchecked power of their country’s leader toerode democratic values. Professor Amos Guiora’s new book Enablers: Normalizing the Unimaginablelooks at what happened on the ground in Israel and why the enablers of PrimeMinister Netanyahu should be held accountable for their actions before a courtof law. A must read!" —Joseph B. Pereles, arbitrator,mediator, and neutral evaluator, JAMS (formerly Judicial Arbitration andMediation Services) "AmosGuiora’s newest book is a game changer in understanding not only Israeli butglobal politics past and present. Gaining access to the very top leadership andinfluencers in Israeli society, Guiora exposes how Benjamin Netanyahu has beenable to perpetrate crime after crime, endangering Israeli democracy and therule of law. From the Holocaust to sexual predation, it is the enabler whoallows these crimes to occur. Guiora holds the enablers’ feet to the fire.Without question, Guiora’s brilliant book is essential reading."—Emily Mann,award-winning playwright, screenwriter, director, and artistic director "This isa uniquely substantial and eminently informative work that chronicles howstructural, political, and social factors gave rise to leadership impunity andthe enabling of the same, not only in Israeli society but globally. Amos Guiorapresents a masterwork for legislatures, constitutional writers, and informedcitizens to strengthen legal systems, promote transparency and accountabilityin government, and advance the common good."—Kevin H. Govern, professor, AveMaria School of Law "Prof.Amos Guiora highlights the importance of the theme of the enabler and the needto hold them accountable. This great book serves a purpose regardless ofIsrael. It's a tremendous contribution to a universal theme."—Prof. dr. Em. Paul Cliteur,Jurisprudence, University of Leiden (Netherlands) "Enablers:Normalizing the Unimaginable, is about the dangers and damagefrom ordinary people averting eyes and voices when confronted with evil. Thoughdramatically set in modern Israel, Prof. Guiora’s gripping prequel is the roleof ordinary enablers in Germany who contributed directly to Nazi rule and theHolocaust. His grandparents were murdered at Auschwitz, and his parentsnarrowly escaped similar fates in Nazified Hungary. His dual U.S. citizenshipand his immersion in U.S. culture, history, and politics (Go,Michigan Wolverines! Beat Ohio!) bring home his researchand conclusions from what has happened in Israel to what’s now happening in theUnited Staes. Ordinary people operate on 'To get along, go along,' or 'Don’tget involved!' Guiora has a vital message for us on America’s 250thAnniversary: Real safety, and the preservation of democracy and freedom, comesfrom speaking up and taking action! If we remain silent in the face of tyrannyor cruelty, it is as though we commit the act ourselves. The parallels betweenautocracy and its very real threats to democracy in Israel and America areparticularly haunting. Our own American experience is replete with ordinaryenablers, who might have changed history had they spoken up against Jim Crow,or Japanese internment, or masked ICE officers snatching their neighbors from aschool yard or a shopping center parking lot." —David Irvine, BG (Ret.), U.S. Army "Enablersis a valuable, brave and demanding call to action at a time when the rule oflaw and its institutions in Israel, in the U.S. and elsewhere are underserious, fast paced and sustained attack by actors who put ego, cynicalself-interest, self-preservation and the craven pursuit of power above allelse, including in the case of Prime Minister Netanyahu, the fate of theOctober 7 hostages. Professor Guiora's message is that one cannot simply be abystander at such a time without also becoming an enabler. His view thatenablers must be held criminally accountable is provocative, but not withoutmerit. His passion for his family and its history, for Israel and for the lawis a big part of everything Professor Guiora writes, as it is once again inEnablers. It is what gives the book its credibility as well as its uniquevoice. What he writes should move us all to act to do more to defend the ruleof law as something that is fundamental to the survival of liberal democraticvalues and institutions whether in Israel, the U.S. or anywhere else in theworld where they are under siege."—David Schwendiman, Adjunct Professorof Law, S. J. Quinney College of Law, University of Utah; Senior ForeignService Officer, U.S. Department of State; Chief Prosecutor, Kosovo SpecialistProsecutor's Office, The Hague "For the past decade, Amos Guiora has been apioneer in examining the conduct of bystanders and enablers and advocating forthe establishment of criminal sanctions for their conduct. In his third book onthe subject, Professor Guiora extends his scholarship to the conduct of Israeligovernmental officials, who he argues have enabled the conduct of Israeli PrimeMinister Benjamin Netanyahu since 2023. This is an important book on animportant subject."—Dan Barr, Chief Deputy AttorneyGeneral of Arizona "Prof. Guiora has succeeded inmaking very important developments in Israel’s recent political historyaccessible and comprehensible by applying the enablers concept, which hasbecome his academic forte. The result is as revealing as it is captivating. Thebook shows that the enablers concept, which he has fruitfully applied before inthe social field, has huge potential for the political realm as well. Enablerscorrode the social fabric of society and the proper functioning of government.They have found their nemesis in Guiora’s intellectual leadership."—Tom Zwart, Professor ofCross-cultural Law, Utrecht University "Guiora writes not just a story aboutleadership gone wrong, but a warning about the dangerous power of those whostand by, stay silent, and make it possible. At this pivotal point, as Israelstands at a crossroad in determining its democratic future, Guiora's analysisis an important consideration for the outcome of the Jewish State experiment."—Rabbi Samuel L. Spector, Salt LakeCity, Utah "Amos Guiora puts it succinctly and with accuracywhen he says, 'Silence and passivity in the face of injustice are not simplyneutral acts, but instead, can be seen as enabling ones.' His new book, Enablers:Normalizing the Unimaginable, helps us understand how horrificbehavior occurs in society when those closest to evil people fail to act. Itanchors us in the reality that no one is immune from the negative dynamics ofgroup expectations and pressure. Making these destructive patterns less likelycalls for an active conscience and the nerve to speak out when most people findit easier to stay quiet. Standing for something has never been easy or morenecessary than now. Guiora helps us see why." —Brian King, Attorney at Law, FormerMinority Leader, Utah House of Representatives Chair, Utah Democratic Party "While Guiora's Enablersis focused on Israel's Netanyahu government, his words will ring true to everyreader in every society where peace and freedom are at risk. Guiora'sincredibly insightful exposition is a must read for everyone who seeksaccountability from leaders."—Eric Talbot Jensen, Robert W. BarkerProfessor of Law, Brigham Young University Law School "Guiora’s analysiscarries both the sharp precision and the brutal frankness of an experiencedsurgeon. Where others contextualize the rise of authoritarians like Netanyahuby focusing on populist leaders and the ways they leverage societal unrest,Guiora unerringly identifies the real culprits –– the ecosystem of enablers ingovernment institutions who have the power and responsibility to act butinstead allow the cancer to metastasize through systemic complicity. This bookis a critical roadmap to identifying them and holding them accountable."—Brigadier General Joseph Green (U.S.Army, Ret).

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