Peter Beinart – Being Jewish after the Destruction of Gaza
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0:00 Intro
1:33 The relationships Peter has lost and gained
4:14 Why Peter thinks this is a “watershed” moment in Jewish history
6:50 Who can criticize Israel?
9:44 The challenge of October 7’s aftermath to Jewish self-understanding
15:54 Peter: Jews should support non-violent Palestinian protest, not criminalize it
20:12 Shouldn’t the Palestinians have taken the deals they were offered?
25:48 Peter’s argument for a one-state solution
34:34 The “dirty little secret” of Ta-Nehisi Coates’s Jewish critics
37:12 The idolatry of the Jewish state
39:45 The mutual liberation of Jews and Palestinians
41:37 Why aren’t the critics of snowflakes and trigger warnings defending pro-Palestinian campus protesters?
46:01 Peter: Antisemitism is on the rise, and ethno-nationalism is the reason
50:20 Peter: If Gaza is unlivable, then Gazans should be allowed to live where they want
Recorded February 21, 2025
Links and Readings
Peter’s Substack, The Beinart Notebook
Peter’s new book, Being Jewish after the Destruction of Gaza: A Reckoning
Ta-Nehisi Coates’s book, The Message
Eitan Hersh and Laura Loyden’s article, “Antisemitic Attitudes across the Ideological Spectrum”
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