This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit peterbeinart.substack.com Our guests are former PLO negotiator, Hussein Agha and former Clinton, Obama and Biden administration official, Rob Malley. We talk about their new book, Tomorrow is Yesterday: Life, Death, and the Pursuit of Peace in Israel/Palestine and learn what they’ve learned from decades of seeing Israeli, Palestinian, and American policy from the inside....
A list of ways to help Palestinians in Gaza. This Friday’s Zoom call will be at 1 PM Eastern, our usual time. Our guests will be the former PLO negotiator Hussein Agha and the former Clinton, Obama and Biden administration official, Rob Malley. They’ll talk about their new book, Tomorrow is Yesterday: Life, Death, and the Pursuit of Peace in Israel/Palestine . I’ll ask what they’ve learned from decades of seeing Israeli, Palestinian and American policy from the inside. Cited in Today’s Video Yes...
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit peterbeinart.substack.com Our guest is the Palestinian journalist and activist Ahmed Abu Artema, a co-organizer of Gaza’s 2018 Great March of Return. In October 2023, Israel killed his eldest son, Abdullah, and five other relatives. A few weeks ago, he left Gaza for the Netherlands. He wrote about his departure in the Dutch newspaper, De Correspondent . He told us what it’s like to survive a genocide and live with the memory of those ...
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit peterbeinart.substack.com Our guest is actor and comedian Hannah Einbinder . She recently used the huge platform of her Emmy acceptance speech to stand up for Palestinian freedom. Topics include: Her Zionist upbringing, and how she evolved away from it The schism among Jews today Jewish fragility in the face of disagreement...
A list of ways to help Palestinians in Gaza. This Friday’s Zoom call will be at 1 PM Eastern, our usual time. Our guest will be the Palestinian journalist and activist Ahmed Abu Artema, a co-organizer of Gaza’s 2018 Great March of Return. In October 2023, Israel killed his eldest son, Abdullah. A few weeks ago, he left Gaza for the Netherlands. He wrote about his departure in the Dutch newspaper, De Correspondent . I’ll ask what it’s like to survive a genocide and live with the memory of those w...
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit peterbeinart.substack.com Our guest is author and attorney Ken Stern , director of the Bard Center for the Study of Hate. Ken was an important figure in the drafting of the definition of antisemitism now taken up by the IHRA but has been outspoken against its current uses....
Please Help Palestinians in Gaza. There is no Zoom call this Friday. We’ll return on Friday, October 3. With the Jewish High Holidays approaching, I’m opening up for all readers my conversation with Rabbi Ismar Schorsch, former chancellor of the Jewish Theological Seminary, who argues that what Israel is doing in Gaza and the West Bank constitutes a stain on Judaism itself. Cited in Today’s Video Ezra Klein and Ta-Nehisi Coates on the murder of Charlie Kirk. Things to Read (Maybe this should be ...
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit peterbeinart.substack.com Our guest is Avrum Burg , the former speaker of the Knesset, who has been using traditional Jewish religious forms in remarkable ways to challenge the genocide in Gaza. He has authored a poem entitled, “If God Were in the Heavens of Gaza” and a Kaddish “for the blessed memory of all innocent” victims. We read them during our call, and discuss, in these days leading up to Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, how Jews...
An Auction to Support the People of Gaza WEDNESDAY Zoom Call This week’s Zoom call will be at a special time, WEDNESDAY at 1 PM Eastern. Our guest will be Avrum Burg, the former speaker of the Knesset, who has been using traditional Jewish religious forms in remarkable ways to challenge the genocide in Gaza. He has authored a poem entitled, “If God Were in the Heavens of Gaza” and a Kaddish “for the blessed memory of all innocent” victims. He will read them during our Zoom call, and we will disc...
Our guest was Abdullah Awwad, a doctor in the orthopedic department of the Al Shifa Hospital in the northern Gaza Strip. In his Fundraising page , he writes that his “once-vibrant city has been reduced to rubble” and that “we are currently living in overcrowded shelters, struggling for basic necessities like food, clean water, and medical supplies.” Because of the difficulty of connecting to WiFi in Gaza, I was only able to speak with Dr. Awwad sporadically. We used the remaining time to speak w...
Friday Zoom Call This Friday’s Zoom call will be at 1 PM Eastern, our usual time. Our guest will be Abdullah Awwad, a doctor in the orthopedic department of the Al Shifa Hospital in the northern Gaza Strip. In his Go Fund Me page , he writes that his “once-vibrant city has been reduced to rubble” and that “we are currently living in overcrowded shelters, struggling for basic necessities like food, clean water, and medical supplies.” I’ll ask him what it’s like to work as a doctor in Gaza today. ...
Our guest is Angela Davis. We discuss… her history with Jewish people how the civil rights movement saw the Palestinian strugle, and what lessons it offers today when resistance turns violent how student activism today compares to the activism of the 1960s how she comes by her optimism This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit peterbeinart.substack.com/subscribe...
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit peterbeinart.substack.com Shabbos Kestenbaum was a student at the Harvard Divinity School and famously has sued Harvard, charging they failed to adequately deal with antisemitism on campus. He has been an outspoken defender of Israel and critic of Palestinians and their advocates, so, as you can imagine, we disagree strongly on many things. As frustrating as they can be, I think these conversations are important to have, so I’m gratef...
A new way to donate to people in Gaza. Friday Zoom Call This Friday’s Zoom call, for paid subscribers, will be at 1 PM Eastern, our usual time. Our guest will be the renowned activist and educator Angela Davis . We’ll talk about how the Palestinian freedom struggle resembles, and differs from, the struggles of other oppressed groups, and what US policy toward Israel-Palestine says about the United States. This call will be cosponsored by Jewish Currents. Cited in Today’s Video Adam Friedland int...
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit peterbeinart.substack.com Our guest is Mohsen Mahdawi , a Palestinian-American green card holder abducted by the Trump administration in retaliation for his activism at Columbia University— and later released. We discuss… Growing up in a refugee camp His conversion to Buddhism His abduction and confinement Columbia’s abandonment and why he chose to return to Columbia despite it...
Rabbi Dr. Ismar Schorsch is chancellor emeritus of The Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS) and the Rabbi Herman Abramovitz Distinguished Professor of Jewish history. He’s had a long, illustrious career of service to the Jewish community, so some where surprised by his recent essay, A Hard Tisha B’Av , which is critical of both Israel and the lack of response from Jewish leadership. I’m honored he agreed to discuss it with me. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subsc...
A new way to donate to people in Gaza. Friday Zoom Call This Friday’s Zoom call, for paid subscribers, will be at 1 PM Eastern, our usual time. Our guest will be Mohsen Mahdawi , a Palestinian-American green card holder abducted by the Trump administration in retaliation for his activism at Columbia University— and later released. We’ll talk about his childhood in the West Bank, his experience at Columbia, his detention, and what he’s learned from the experience. Ask Me Anything Our next Ask Me ...
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit peterbeinart.substack.com Our guest is Abdul El-Sayed, a child of Egyptian immigrants to the US, a Rhodes Scholar, a graduate of Columbia University Medical School and currently a Democratic candidate for the Senate in Michigan. I’m not endorsing Abdul’s candidacy (or anyone else’s), but I was keen to talk to him about being an Arab and Muslim American politician in the age of Trump and about the political debate over Israel’s destruc...
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit peterbeinart.substack.com Larry Summers, former US Treasury Secretary and Harvard President Emeritus, has been a strong defender of Israel and has been critical of what he sees as a lack of leadership from institutions like Harvard in condemning antisemitism on campus. We have some sharp disagreements on these issues, so I appreciate his willingness to hash them out with me....
A new way to donate to people in Gaza. Friday Zoom Call This Friday’s Zoom call, for paid subscribers, will be at 1 PM Eastern, our usual time. Our guest will be Abdul El-Sayed, a child of Egyptian immigrants to the US, a Rhodes Scholar, a graduate of Columbia University Medical School and currently a Democratic candidate for the Senate in Michigan. I’m not endorsing Abdul’s candidacy (or anyone else’s), but I’m keen to talk to him about being an Arab and Muslim American politician in the age of...
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit peterbeinart.substack.com I was honored to speak with the Hungarian-Canadian physician Gabor Maté . We’ve never talked before, but I’ve long been struck by the psychological insight he brings to discussions of Israel-Palestine and the Jewish experience.
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit peterbeinart.substack.com Our guest is children’s educator and entertainer Rachel Griffin-Accurso, better known as Ms. Rachel , who is often described as this generation’s Mr. Rogers . She has been outspoken on behalf of children in Gaza....
A new way to donate to people in Gaza. Friday Zoom Call This Friday’s Zoom call, for paid subscribers, will be at 1 PM Eastern, our usual time. Our guest will be the children’s educator and entertainer Rachel Griffin-Accurso, better known as Ms. Rachel , who is often described as this generation’s Mr. Rogers . We’ll talk about her decision— despite outside pressure— to denounce the killing and starving of children in Gaza. This conversation will be cosponsored with Jewish Currents. Cited in Toda...
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit peterbeinart.substack.com Our guest is New York Times columnist Michelle Goldberg . We talk about the Democratic Party, the media, and the politics of Israel-Palestine in the age of Gaza and Trump.
Please consider supporting Medical Aid for Palestinians , which is trying to help Palestinians in Gaza and beyond. Friday Zoom Call This Friday’s Zoom call, for paid subscribers, will be at 1 PM Eastern, our usual time. Our guest will be New York Times columnist Michelle Goldberg . We’ll talk about Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic Party, and the politics of Israel-Palestine in the age of Gaza and Trump. Please join us. Cited in Today’s Video USAID , Cindy McCain of the World Food Program , and eve...
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit peterbeinart.substack.com Our guest is Aharon Dardik , a Columbia University undergraduate with a remarkable story. The son of an orthodox rabbi, he spent part of his childhood in a religious settlement in the West Bank. After studying in yeshiva in Israel, he went to prison rather than serve in the Israeli military, and then enrolled at Columbia, where after October 7 he founded Columbia Jews for Ceasefire. Earlier this year, he was ...
Every week I link to the GoFundMe page for Hossam and Mariam Alzweidi, who live in Gaza with their four children and have been injured by Israeli bombs and displaced ten times since October 7, and are trying to leave. I know putting up a Go Fund Me for one family is totally inadequate given the scale of the horror in Gaza, and the millions of people there who need our help— and most of all, need an end to this monstrous slaughter. Still, it’s something. Please considering helping . Friday Zoom C...
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit peterbeinart.substack.com Our guest is former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert. He has recently called Israel’s assault on Gaza a “war of devastation: indiscriminate, limitless, cruel” but denies that Israel is committing genocide and believes its actions were legitimate until the spring of 2024....
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit peterbeinart.substack.com I spoke with Avey Rips and Seph Mozes , two members of Jewish Voice for Peace Chicago , who recently participated in a hunger strike to protest the starvation of Palestinians in Gaza. We talked about… Why they took this extreme step The responses they got How historic victimization of Jews leads some to compassion and others to tribalism Aspects of Jewish tradition that informed their decision What 18 days of...
Every week I link to the GoFundMe page for Hossam and Mariam Alzweidi, who live in Gaza with their four children and have been injured by Israeli bombs and displaced ten times since October 7, and are trying to leave. I know putting up a Go Fund Me for one family is totally inadequate given the scale of the horror in Gaza, and the millions of people there who need our help— and most of all, need an end to this monstrous slaughter. Still, it’s something. Please considering helping . Friday Zoom C...
