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James Zogby on If and How the Democrats Will Replace Joe Biden
9 Jul 2024
James Zogby, founder of the Arab American Institute and a member of the Democratic National Committee, discussed a proposal for potentially replacing Preside...
9 Jul 2024
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Biden’s View of the World is Also Too Old
8 Jul 2024
The text discusses concerns about President Biden's fitness to serve as the Democratic nominee, with attention to his age, mental decline, and outdated Cold ...
8 Jul 2024
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Raja Khouri and Jeffrey Wilkinson
4 Jul 2024
Raja Khouri and Jeffrey Wilkinson co-authored the book "The Wall Between: What Jews and Palestinians Don't Want to Know About Each Other." They engage in dia...
4 Jul 2024
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Rami Khouri on a Potential War Between Israel and Hezbollah
2 Jul 2024
Rami Khouri, a Distinguished Public Policy Fellow, discussed the potential of a war between Israel and Hezbollah. Khouri, an expert based at the American Uni...
2 Jul 2024
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Why Are Democrats Afraid to Fight for Freedom?
1 Jul 2024
The text discusses the lack of courage among Democrats in confronting various challenges, likening their hesitancy to the lack of courage in the Republican P...
1 Jul 2024
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Geoffrey Levin Interview - audio
28 Jun 2024
Geoffrey Levin, an Assistant Professor at Emory University, discusses his book "Our Palestine Question: Israel and American Jewish Dissent, 1948-1978," shedd...
28 Jun 2024
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Jamaal Bowman’s Courage
26 Jun 2024
The text discusses Jamaal Bowman's recent loss in a congressional race, attributing it to his courage in visiting the West Bank and supporting Palestinian ri...
26 Jun 2024
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Raja Khouri and Jeffrey Wilkinson on What Jews and Palestinians Don’t Know About Each Other
25 Jun 2024
Raja Khouri and Jeffrey Wilkinson, authors of the book "The Wall Between: What Jews and Palestinians Don't Want to Know About Each Other," discuss the challe...
25 Jun 2024
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What if Americans Saw Palestinian and Jewish Israeli Lives as Equal?
24 Jun 2024
The discussion revolves around the book "The Wall Between: What Jews and Palestinians Don't Want to Know About Each Other" by Raja Khouri and Jeffrey Wilkins...
24 Jun 2024
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Raef Zreik - AUDIO
20 Jun 2024
Raef Zreik is an associate professor of jurisprudence at Ono Academic College in Israel, a senior researcher at the Jerusalem Van Leer Institute, and a forme...
20 Jun 2024
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Congressman Ro Khanna - AUDIO
18 Jun 2024
Congressman Ro Khanna is featured in a conversation on June 7, where there are plans to make Friday interviews available as MP3 files or on podcast apps due ...
18 Jun 2024
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Geoffrey Levin on the Forgotten History of American Jewish Dissent over Israel
18 Jun 2024
Geoffrey Levin, Assistant Professor at Emory University, discusses the overlooked history of American Jewish dissent regarding Israel in his book "Our Palest...
18 Jun 2024
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Apocalyptic Thinking and Israel’s Looming War in Lebanon
17 Jun 2024
The text discusses the escalation between Israel and Hezbollah, highlighting the apocalyptic thinking and political complexities regarding potential military...
17 Jun 2024
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Raef Zreik on Palestinians and Israeli Jews in the Shadow of Gaza’s Destruction
12 Jun 2024
Raef Zreik, an associate professor of Jurisprudence at Ono Academic College in Israel and a senior researcher at the Jerusalem Van Leer Institute, will be a ...
12 Jun 2024
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Who is Israeli?
10 Jun 2024
The text discusses the conflation of "Israeli" with "Jewish Israeli" in public discourse, highlighting that the term often excludes Palestinian citizens and ...
10 Jun 2024
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Congressman Ro Khanna on Biden, Progressives, and the Gaza War
4 Jun 2024
Congressman Ro Khanna, a prominent progressive voice in Democratic foreign policy, represents California's 17th district. He has been vocal in calling for Is...
4 Jun 2024
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The Strangeness of US Policy Toward Israel
3 Jun 2024
The text discusses the complex nature of US policy towards Israel in the context of the conflict with Palestine. It highlights the disproportionate power dyn...
3 Jun 2024
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2 Jun 2024
The Beinart Notebook is a reader-supported publication that offers readers the opportunity to support the work through subscriptions. Readers are encouraged ...
2 Jun 2024
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Jamil Dakwar on the International Court Cases against Israel
29 May 2024
Jamil Dakwar, a human rights lawyer and former senior attorney with Adalah, will be the guest speaker discussing international court cases against Israel. He...
29 May 2024
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Why the Biden Administration Didn’t Foresee the Progressive Outrage at its Gaza Policy
27 May 2024
The text discusses why the Biden administration failed to anticipate the strong progressive backlash against its Gaza policy. The author suggests that offici...
27 May 2024
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Lily Greenberg Call on Why She Resigned from the Biden Administration
21 May 2024
Lily Greenberg Call, a former Special Assistant at the Department of Interior in the Biden administration, recently resigned in protest of US policy in Gaza,...
21 May 2024
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The Campus Protesters Are Winning— and Why That Means Greater Repression to Come
20 May 2024
The text discusses the impact of campus protests, particularly regarding Palestinian rights and Israeli policies, highlighting the influence of the Black Liv...
20 May 2024
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Tel Aviv University Professor Yael Sternhell on Repression and Debate in Israel
14 May 2024
Professor Yael Sternhell from Tel Aviv University will discuss repression in Israeli academia, particularly following the arrest of Palestinian legal scholar...
14 May 2024
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Israel Can’t Win This War—Palestinians Told Us That From the Beginning
13 May 2024
The discussion involves an analysis by Tel Aviv University History Professor Yael Sternhell on the Israeli academia's repression following the arrest of Pale...
13 May 2024
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Columbia’s Rashid Khalidi and UCLA’s David Myers on Protest and Repression on Campus
7 May 2024
Columbia's Rashid Khalidi and UCLA's David Myers will discuss protests and repression on campus, focusing on the crackdown on pro-Palestinian activism. Rashi...
7 May 2024
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Six Observations about the Campus Protests
6 May 2024
The text discusses observations about campus protests, highlighting insights from professors Rashid Khalidi and David Myers on the crackdown on pro-Palestine...
6 May 2024
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Columbia University Students Ilan Cohen and Gabi Frants on the Protests at Their Campus
1 May 2024
Columbia University students, Ilan Cohen and Gabi Frants, will be discussing the protests at their campus during a Zoom call. Cohen, a senior at Columbia and...
1 May 2024
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The Campus Protests Make Me Uncomfortable. And They Fill Me with Hope.
28 Apr 2024
A Columbia University discussion featuring students Ilan Cohen and Gabi Frants delves into the campus protests sweeping the nation, particularly focusing on ...
28 Apr 2024
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Dr. Musallam Abu Khalil on Life and Death in Gaza
22 Apr 2024
Dr. Musallam Abu Khalil, a doctor working for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in Gaza, will be discussing life and death in Gaza during a ...
22 Apr 2024
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Seeing Hagar, and Seeing Gaza, this Passover
22 Apr 2024
The discussion examines the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza, particularly focusing on the work of Dr. Musallam Abu Khalil, a UNRWA doctor running a prima...
22 Apr 2024
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Vali Nasr on Averting an Israel-Iran War
16 Apr 2024
Vali Nasr, a renowned expert on Iranian affairs, will be featured in a special Zoom call to discuss the potential for avoiding a war between Israel and Iran....
16 Apr 2024
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How Israel and Iran Came to the Brink of All-Out War
15 Apr 2024
The text discusses the escalating tensions between Israel and Iran, highlighting Israel's increased recklessness in its attacks on Iran after October 7, incl...
15 Apr 2024
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There Will Be No Zoom Call This Week
9 Apr 2024
The text informs readers that there will be no Zoom call for the current week but will resume again next week. It encourages readers to invite others to subs...
9 Apr 2024
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There will be no call Zoom call this Friday
8 Apr 2024
There will not be a Zoom call this Friday, as the Beinart Notebook will resume the following week.
8 Apr 2024
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Abdalhadi Alijla on Gaza’s Future
3 Apr 2024
Abdalhadi Alijla, a Gaza-born political scientist, will be the guest on an upcoming Zoom call discussing Gaza's political future post-war. Topics will includ...
3 Apr 2024
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Why Biden and Schumer’s Anti-Netanyahu Strategy Won’t Work
1 Apr 2024
The text analyzes why the anti-Netanyahu strategy adopted by some Democrats, including Chuck Schumer, in response to Israel's war in Gaza may not be effectiv...
1 Apr 2024
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Ask Me Anything
26 Mar 2024
The author will be hosting a Zoom call to answer any questions, focusing on their recently published essay in the New York Times about the divide between Ame...
26 Mar 2024
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How to Think about Antisemitism in America
25 Mar 2024
The text discusses the issue of antisemitism in America and its connection to the Israel-Palestine conflict. It points out a correlation between Israeli mili...
25 Mar 2024
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Avner Gvaryahu on the Myth of Israel’s “Moral Army.”
19 Mar 2024
Avner Gvaryahu, Executive Director of Breaking the Silence, an organization of Israeli military veterans critical of the occupation, challenges the notion of...
19 Mar 2024
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Why Chuck Schumer’s Speech Matters
18 Mar 2024
Chuck Schumer's recent speech on the Senate floor is significant for indicating a shift in the discourse within the Democratic Party concerning Israel. Altho...
18 Mar 2024
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Norman Finkelstein on the Lessons of the Holocaust
12 Mar 2024
Norman Finkelstein, a child of Holocaust survivors, will be a guest on an upcoming Zoom call. The discussion will likely focus on how his parents conveyed th...
12 Mar 2024
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Gaza and the Course of History
11 Mar 2024
In a discussion with Norman Finkelstein, the speaker reflects on Israel's control over Palestinians in Gaza and the breakdown of the management process post-...
11 Mar 2024
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Ussama Makdisi on a Vision of Equality and Coexistence in Palestine and Israel
5 Mar 2024
Ussama Makdisi, Professor of History at the University of California Berkeley and known for his work on the modern Arab world, discusses themes of equality a...
5 Mar 2024
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Where is the Biden Administration’s Self-Respect?
4 Mar 2024
The text discusses the current situation in Gaza, where Israel's policies are leading to starvation and a lack of aid reaching the people due to restrictions...
4 Mar 2024
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Dr. Lina Qassem-Hassan and Guy Shalev on the Public Health Catastrophe in Gaza
27 Feb 2024
Dr. Lina Qassem-Hassan and Guy Shalev, representatives from Physicians for Human Rights Israel, will discuss the current public health crisis in Gaza during ...
27 Feb 2024
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Even Destroying Hamas Won’t Make Israel Safer
26 Feb 2024
In this discussion, the challenges of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, particularly the situation in Gaza, are explored. The author argues that despite the ...
26 Feb 2024
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There will be no call Zoom call this Friday
20 Feb 2024
The text notifies readers that there will not be a Zoom call this Friday. It suggests encouraging others to subscribe for future conversations or gifting the...
20 Feb 2024
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James Zogby and State Representative Abdelnasser Rashid on Arab Americans and Biden
13 Feb 2024
In a recent Zoom call, James Zogby, President and Co-Founder of the Arab American Institute, and Abdelnasser Rashid, a Palestinian-American State Representat...
13 Feb 2024
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Where are Our Jews?
12 Feb 2024
The summary is as follows: The text discusses the dire living conditions in Rafah, a small area of the Gaza Strip, and the impending invasion by the Israeli ...
12 Feb 2024
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Rabbi David Wolpe on antisemitism, anti-Zionism, and Harvard
6 Feb 2024
Rabbi David Wolpe, a Visiting Scholar at Harvard Divinity School, discusses the reactions that occurred at Harvard in response to an event on October 7. He a...
6 Feb 2024