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- Yesterday10 min
Inside the Struggle Among Michigan’s Jews
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit peterbeinart.substack.comOur guests are Rabbi Alana Alpert, the Rabbi of Tachiyah, a multi-generational congregation in Metro Detroit, and Alice Mishkin, a fellow at the Frankel Institute for Advanced Judaic Studies at the University of Michigan.I Invited them to discuss Abdul El-Sayed’s victory in Michigan and the Jewish divide over his candidacy.
- 2 days ago10 min
“This is a BFD”
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit peterbeinart.substack.comTo discuss the results of yesterday’s midterm elections, our first guest is Patrick Gaspard, who served as President Obama’s political director, as executive director of the Democratic National Committee, as US ambassador to South Africa and as president of the Center for American Progress.Our second guest is Abbas Alawieh, co-founder of the Uncommitted Movement that in 2024 challenged Joe Biden and Kamala Harris to end their support for Israel’s genocide in Gaza. He was just elected to the State Senate in Michigan’s District 2, which includes Dearborn and Downriver communities.Topics include:Does the arc of history bend toward justice?How El-Sayed and Alawieh were able to overcome an avalanche of anti-Islamic attacksConverting the Democratic Party to populismChanging course on Israel-PalestineHow to convince the general public to care about liberal democracy
- 5 days ago10 min
Election Day in Sodom
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- 1 weeks ago10 min
What Gadi Eisenkot Must Do to Form a Non-Fascist Government in Israel
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit peterbeinart.substack.comThe Israeli elections were yesterday.To discuss the results, our first guest is Sami Abu Shehada, a Palestinian citizen of Israel and former Knesset member who led the Balad Party until he withdrew from this year’s elections after having been disqualified by Israel’s Central Elections Committee.Our second guest is Avrum Burg, a former Knesset speaker who has undergone a remarkable ideological journey and now questions Jewish statehood itself. We discuss the results of the Israeli elections and the nature of the Israeli political system.
- 1 weeks ago6 min
Islamophobia and Antisemitism Aren’t the Same
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- 2 weeks ago10 min
A Former Settler Now Stands Between Settlers and Palestinians
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit peterbeinart.substack.comOur guest is Aharon Dardik. Aharon is an Israeli-American ex-settler, and conscientious objector to the Israeli military. He was a nonviolent activist at Columbia University. He was recently detained by the Israeli forces while doing protective presence for West Bank Palestinians during olive harvest. We discussed:Dardik’s experience attempting protective presenceTrying to converse with soldiersDardik’s childhood on a settlement and how he outgrew itInteracting with loved ones who still support IsraelWhether Israeli settlers should leave or remain, but as equals
- 2 weeks ago7 min
What the Upcoming Israeli and US Elections Have in Common
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- 2 weeks ago10 min
Manufacturing Consent for Genocide
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit peterbeinart.substack.comOur guest is Assal Rad, author of Don’t Say Palestine: How the Media Manufactured Consent for Genocide. We talked about how American media has covered Israel-Palestine, about recent efforts by Israel’s supporters to gain ownership of key institutions in American media, and about alternative media and how it is shaping the American foreign policy debate.We discuss:How the problem is not limited to Fox NewsThe methods employed by media that support IsraelHow the internet has changed our access and relationship to informationThe use and avoidance of terms like “genocide” and “Palestine”Contextualizing Oct 7th
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