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Understanding Israel Palestine
This show is inspired by Citizens for Justice in the Middle East, a local group that has advocated for 20 years for a fair and even-handed U.S. foreign policy that recognizes the rights of both Palestinians and Israelis. Our program offers interviews with journalists, scholars, policy experts and activists to offer multiple perspectives, and to clarify the underlying issues that are often obscured by headline news.
A prolific scholar who has dedicated his life to examining the Israel-Palestinian conflict, Norman Finkelstein discusses the massive protests taking place in Israel, describing them not as a battle for democracy but as a culture war not unlike the divide creating tensions in U.S. society. Finkelstein discusses the record of Israel’s high court, the proposed judicial reform of which has triggered the protests, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich’s recent statement that there is no such thing as a Palestinian people, the role of the pro-Israel lobby and U.S. Jews’ shifting attitude towards Israel.
