Anti-Zionism, Antisemitism, and White Nationalism

In this episode of Occupied Thoughts, FMEP Fellow Ahmed Moor speaks with analyst Ben Lorber about the definition of antisemitism today and how it compares to Islamophobia as well as the dynamics around finding common cause with white nationalists.  See also "Joe Kent, who resigned over the Iran war, is not your ally" (Religion Dispatches, April 2026, by Kate Bitz, Elianna Boskoff, and Ben Lorber);  Ben Lorber works as a Senior Research Analyst at Political Research Associates a progressive thinktank focusing on antisemitism and white nationalism. He is also the co-author of Safety through Solidarity: A Radical Guide to Fighting Antisemitism (2024). Ahmed Moor is a Palestinian-American writer born in Gaza and a Fellow at FMEP. He is an advisory board member of the US Campaign for Palestinian rights, co-editor of After Zionism (Saqi Books) and is currently writing a book about Palestine. He also currently serves on the board of the Independence Media Foundation. His work has been published in The Guardian, The London Review of Books, The Nation, and elsewhere. He earned a BA at the University of Pennsylvania and an MPP at Harvard University. You can follow Ahmed on Substack at: https://ahmedmoor.substack.com and on X at @AhmedMoor. Original music by Jalal Yaquoub.