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What Are Your Red Lines?
23 Oct 2023
The Zoom call this week features two guests, Josh Paul and Adam Ramer, who recently resigned from their positions in the US government over disagreements wit...
23 Oct 2023
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Joshua Leifer and Ahmed Moor on Jewish-Palestinian Partnership After October 7
17 Oct 2023
In a recent Zoom call, Joshua Leifer and Ahmed Moor discussed the potential for Jewish-Palestinian partnership after October 7. Leifer, a progressive critic ...
17 Oct 2023
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What I Still Believe, Even After October 7
16 Oct 2023
The author reflects on recent events and their implications for the movement for Palestinian freedom in the United States. They express concern that the curr...
16 Oct 2023
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Dana El Kurd on Mahmoud Abbas
13 Sep 2023
Dana El Kurd, assistant professor of political science at the University of Richmond and author of the book "Polarized and Demobilized: Legacies of Authorita...
13 Sep 2023
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Mahmoud Abbas’ Antisemitic Outburst
11 Sep 2023
Dana El Kurd, a political science professor and expert on the Palestinian national movement, will be discussing Mahmoud Abbas in a Zoom call cosponsored with...
11 Sep 2023
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Abdelfattah Abusrour on “Beautiful Resistance”
6 Sep 2023
Abdelfattah Abusrour, the founder and director of the Alrowwad Cultural and Arts Society, discusses the concept of "beautiful resistance" in the context of t...
6 Sep 2023
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Why Republicans Fear China More than Democrats
4 Sep 2023
In a column for the New York Times, Peter Beinart examines why Republicans in the United States are more likely to view China as an enemy compared to Democra...
4 Sep 2023
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Emmanuel Shahaf and Iyad Rafidi on Federation in Israel-Palestine
30 Aug 2023
This week's Zoom call features Emmanuel Shahaf and Iyad Rafidi, advocates for a single federated state in Israel and the West Bank, excluding the Gaza Strip....
30 Aug 2023
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Vivek Ramaswamy and the Cunning of Ethnonationalism
28 Aug 2023
The author discusses the case of Vivek Ramaswamy, an openly Hindu Republican candidate who supports an ethnonationalist vision for the United States, similar...
28 Aug 2023
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Terrell Starr on Reporting in Ukraine and Israel-Palestine
23 Aug 2023
Terrell Starr, a talented foreign correspondent, has spent a significant amount of time in Ukraine since the Russian invasion and makes a case for progressiv...
23 Aug 2023
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The Return of Zero-Sum Foreign Policy
21 Aug 2023
The text discusses the return of zero-sum foreign policy and the implications of this mindset in relation to China. It focuses on Joe Biden's comments about ...
21 Aug 2023
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Benny Morris on the Legacy of 1948
16 Aug 2023
Benny Morris, an Israeli historian famous for his book "The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem," discusses the legacy of 1948. He challenges the prevai...
16 Aug 2023
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Is This Really the Most Right-Wing Government in Israeli History?
14 Aug 2023
The discussion revolves around the Israeli historian Benny Morris and his changing views on Zionism and Israel. Morris gained fame for his book in 1988, whic...
14 Aug 2023
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Omer Bartov and Shira Klein on American Jewish Scholars and Israel
9 Aug 2023
In a recent virtual conversation, Omer Bartov, Professor of Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Brown University, and Shira Klein, Associate Professor of Histo...
9 Aug 2023
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Why Would Joe Biden Reward Benjamin Netanyahu and Mohammed Bin Salman?
7 Aug 2023
In this text, the author discusses the idea of the Biden administration brokering a normalization agreement between Israel and Saudi Arabia. The author criti...
7 Aug 2023
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Ask Me Anything
26 Jul 2023
In this week's Zoom call, there will be a conversation rather than a guest. Participants are encouraged to ask questions or share reflections in the chat, an...
26 Jul 2023
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Can the Movement Against Judicial Overhaul Become a Movement Against Jewish Supremacy?
25 Jul 2023
This video discusses the recent passage of part of the judicial overhaul bill in Israel and offers a perspective on the movement against the Israeli governme...
25 Jul 2023
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Loving Jews Whose Views We Hate
24 Jul 2023
The author announces that there will be a conversation instead of a guest on their upcoming Zoom call. They mention recent events in Israel that highlight a ...
24 Jul 2023
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Haggai Matar on Israel’s Judicial Overhaul and the Movement Against It
19 Jul 2023
Haggai Matar, executive director of 972mag, joins a Zoom call to discuss the ongoing protests against Israel's proposed judicial overhaul. He speculates on t...
19 Jul 2023
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Divided Against Myself in Israel-Palestine
17 Jul 2023
The author discusses their experiences and emotions while being in Israel-Palestine, expressing a sense of ambivalence and division within themselves. They d...
17 Jul 2023
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Aparna Gopalan on the Weaponization of Hinduphobia
12 Jul 2023
The article features Aparna Gopalan, news editor of Jewish Currents, who discusses the rise of Hindu nationalism within Hindu diaspora communities and explor...
12 Jul 2023
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Jenin and The Logic of Expulsion
10 Jul 2023
In this video, the speaker discusses the Israeli government's control over the Palestinians in the West Bank who lack basic rights such as citizenship and th...
10 Jul 2023
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Illinois State Representative Abdelnasser Rashid on Surviving a Settler Attack
5 Jul 2023
Illinois State Representative Abdelnasser Rashid, the first Palestinian-American to serve in the Illinois House of Representatives, recounts his experience o...
5 Jul 2023
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Using the Language of Anti-Bigotry to Defend Bigotry
3 Jul 2023
The author discusses the use of claims of opposition to bigotry to defend bigotry, highlighting examples from the Supreme Court and an article about Hindu-Am...
3 Jul 2023
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Professor Avi Shlaim on the Jews Who Left Iraq
28 Jun 2023
In a recent interview, Professor Avi Shlaim discusses his new book, "Three Worlds: Memoir of an Arab-Jew," which sheds light on the experiences of Jewish com...
28 Jun 2023
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Russia’s Coup Attempt and Ours
26 Jun 2023
This text is an announcement for a Zoom call with Avi Shlaim, an Emeritus Professor of International Relations at Oxford University, who has written a memoir...
26 Jun 2023