Palestinian Freedom, Anti-Zionism and Anti-Semitism
with Rabbi Dovid Weiss, 25 April 2021
Rabbi Dovid Weiss discusses his support for Palestinian freedom from an Orthodox Jewish religious and ethical perspective. Why Zionism is lethal for Palestinians and has been and continues to be dangerous for Jews.
with Haim Bresheeth, 13 October 2020
A history of the IDF that argues that Israel is a nation formed by its army. The Israeli army was established in 1948 by David Ben-Gurion, Israel's first prime minister, who believed that 'the whole nation is the army'. It was the instrument that might transform a diverse population into a new people. Since the foundation of Israel, therefore, the IDF has been the largest, richest and most influential institution in Israel's Jewish society and is the nursery of its social, economic and political ruling class. In this fascinating history, Bresheeth charts the evolution of the IDF from the Nakba to the continued assaults upon Gaza.
with Ronnie Barkan, 25 October 2020
Discussing Akiva Orr's incisive work on the identity crisis of Zionism "The unJewish State," Israeli dissident Ronnie Barkan, a founding member of the activist organisation "BOYCOTT! Supporting the Palestinian BDS Call from Within," shows the contradictions and absurdities that arise inevitably when a state's identity is premised on racial purity.