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0:00 Peter’s new book, Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza
1:18 Is it anti-Semitic to say Israeli policies foster anti-Semitism?
7:00 Zionism’s many meanings
10:20 How are American Jews grappling with Israel-Gaza?
16:20 The Democrats’ Israel bind
23:47 Is all hope lost for a two-state solution?
30:30 Anti-Semitic tropes, the Israel lobby, and Elon’s “gesture”
42:41 The unusual nature of Jewish identity
47:30 How Israel’s defenders get Israel wrong
Robert Wright (Nonzero, The Evolution of God, Why Buddhism Is True) and Peter Beinart (Jewish Currents, CUNY, https://peterbeinart.substack.com/). Recorded January 22, 2025.
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Overtime titles:
0:00 Days of old at The New Republic
6:53 The time Bob took the Marty Peretz Israel field trip
12:13 Is criticism of Israel trickier for Jews or Gentiles?
15:03 New Republic reminiscences cont’d