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Laila Al-Arian on “The Night Won’t End”
25 Jul
Laila Al-Arian, an investigative journalist and executive producer of Fault Lines at Al Jazeera English, directed a powerful documentary called "The Night Wo...
25 Jul
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Rania Batrice and Matt Duss on Kamala Harris
24 Jul
Democratic strategists Rania Batrice and Matt Duss will discuss Kamala Harris' presidential candidacy and its potential influence on US policy towards the Ga...
24 Jul
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You Can’t Claim to Defend Liberal Democracy and Attend Netanyahu’s Speech to Congress
23 Jul
The text discusses the contradictory nature of defending liberal democracy while supporting leaders like Benjamin Netanyahu, who advocate for tribal supremac...
23 Jul
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This is Why the Two Parties Are Not the Same
22 Jul
In a summary of the text, two Democratic strategists, Rania Batrice and Matt Duss, are discussed in light of Joe Biden dropping out of the presidential race,...
22 Jul
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James Zogby
18 Jul
James Zogby, founder of the Arab American Institute and a Democratic National Committee member, has put forth a proposal on potentially replacing President B...
18 Jul
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Laila Al-Arian on “The Night Won’t End”
17 Jul
Laila Al-Arian, an investigative journalist and executive producer of the Emmy and Peabody award-winning show Fault Lines on Al Jazeera English, will be the ...
17 Jul
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Calling Trump an Authoritarian Doesn’t Incite Violence
15 Jul
The text discusses the recent assassination attempt on Donald Trump and highlights the dangers of political violence regardless of one's views on Trump. It c...
15 Jul
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Rami Khouri
11 Jul
Rami Khouri, a Distinguished Public Policy Fellow at the American University of Beirut and a Non-Resident Senior Fellow at the Arab Center in Washington, DC,...
11 Jul
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James Zogby on If and How the Democrats Will Replace Joe Biden
9 Jul
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
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Biden’s View of the World is Also Too Old
8 Jul
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
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Raja Khouri and Jeffrey Wilkinson
4 Jul
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
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Rami Khouri on a Potential War Between Israel and Hezbollah
2 Jul
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
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Why Are Democrats Afraid to Fight for Freedom?
1 Jul
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
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Geoffrey Levin Interview - audio
28 Jun
Geoffrey Levin, an Assistant Professor at Emory University, discusses his book "Our Palestine Question: Israel and American Jewish Dissent, 1948-1978," shedd...
28 Jun
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Jamaal Bowman’s Courage
26 Jun
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
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Raja Khouri and Jeffrey Wilkinson on What Jews and Palestinians Don’t Know About Each Other
25 Jun
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
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What if Americans Saw Palestinian and Jewish Israeli Lives as Equal?
24 Jun
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
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Raef Zreik - AUDIO
20 Jun
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
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Congressman Ro Khanna - AUDIO
18 Jun
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
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Geoffrey Levin on the Forgotten History of American Jewish Dissent over Israel
18 Jun
Geoffrey Levin, Assistant Professor at Emory University, discusses the overlooked history of American Jewish dissent regarding Israel in his book "Our Palest...
18 Jun
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Apocalyptic Thinking and Israel’s Looming War in Lebanon
17 Jun
The text discusses the escalation between Israel and Hezbollah, highlighting the apocalyptic thinking and political complexities regarding potential military...
17 Jun
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Raef Zreik on Palestinians and Israeli Jews in the Shadow of Gaza’s Destruction
12 Jun
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
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Who is Israeli?
10 Jun
The text discusses the conflation of "Israeli" with "Jewish Israeli" in public discourse, highlighting that the term often excludes Palestinian citizens and ...
10 Jun
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Congressman Ro Khanna on Biden, Progressives, and the Gaza War
4 Jun
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
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The Strangeness of US Policy Toward Israel
3 Jun
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
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Invite your friends to read The Beinart Notebook
2 Jun
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2 Jun
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Jamil Dakwar on the International Court Cases against Israel
29 May
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
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Why the Biden Administration Didn’t Foresee the Progressive Outrage at its Gaza Policy
27 May
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
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Lily Greenberg Call on Why She Resigned from the Biden Administration
21 May
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
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The Campus Protesters Are Winning— and Why That Means Greater Repression to Come
20 May
The text discusses the impact of campus protests, particularly regarding Palestinian rights and Israeli policies, highlighting the influence of the Black Liv...
20 May
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Tel Aviv University Professor Yael Sternhell on Repression and Debate in Israel
14 May
Professor Yael Sternhell from Tel Aviv University will discuss repression in Israeli academia, particularly following the arrest of Palestinian legal scholar...
14 May
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Israel Can’t Win This War—Palestinians Told Us That From the Beginning
13 May
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
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Columbia’s Rashid Khalidi and UCLA’s David Myers on Protest and Repression on Campus
7 May
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
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Six Observations about the Campus Protests
6 May
The text discusses observations about campus protests, highlighting insights from professors Rashid Khalidi and David Myers on the crackdown on pro-Palestine...
6 May
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Columbia University Students Ilan Cohen and Gabi Frants on the Protests at Their Campus
1 May
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
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The Campus Protests Make Me Uncomfortable. And They Fill Me with Hope.
28 Apr
A Columbia University discussion featuring students Ilan Cohen and Gabi Frants delves into the campus protests sweeping the nation, particularly focusing on ...
28 Apr
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Dr. Musallam Abu Khalil on Life and Death in Gaza
22 Apr
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
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Seeing Hagar, and Seeing Gaza, this Passover
22 Apr
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
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Vali Nasr on Averting an Israel-Iran War
16 Apr
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
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How Israel and Iran Came to the Brink of All-Out War
15 Apr
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
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There Will Be No Zoom Call This Week
9 Apr
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
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There will be no call Zoom call this Friday
8 Apr
There will not be a Zoom call this Friday, as the Beinart Notebook will resume the following week.
8 Apr
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Abdalhadi Alijla on Gaza’s Future
3 Apr
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
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Why Biden and Schumer’s Anti-Netanyahu Strategy Won’t Work
1 Apr
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
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Ask Me Anything
26 Mar
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
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How to Think about Antisemitism in America
25 Mar
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
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Avner Gvaryahu on the Myth of Israel’s “Moral Army.”
19 Mar
Avner Gvaryahu, Executive Director of Breaking the Silence, an organization of Israeli military veterans critical of the occupation, challenges the notion of...
19 Mar
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Why Chuck Schumer’s Speech Matters
18 Mar
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
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Norman Finkelstein on the Lessons of the Holocaust
12 Mar
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
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Gaza and the Course of History
11 Mar
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