Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib, Palestinian-American activist and leader of Realign For Palestine, closes the Goy You Will Enjoy season.
Realign For Palestine aims to cultivate a new generation of Palestinian voices committed to a two-nation solution, nonviolence, and radical pragmatism.
Follow Ahmed on X and Instagram @afalkhatib and support Realign For Palestine at https://realignforpalestine.org/
What We Discuss:
00:00 Intro & Episode Agenda
04:54 What is Ahmed working on & how is it going?
13:40 Ahmed's upbringing & disillusionment re: the Free Palestine movement
28:50 Appearance on Jubilee's Middle Ground
35:30 "What did they think would happen attacking Israel with the most right-wing government it's ever had?"
37:45 The harm of right-wing Jewish activism & inability to criticize Israel
41:25 Why growing a Muslim majority for Realign For Palestine is no longer the strategy
48:00 "The pragmatists need wins."
49:29 Israel will be a pariah state if it occupies all of Gaza according to Ahmed
51:39 What can Jews do to help?
01:01:00 Ahmed's question to Margarita about anything Jewish
01:04:24 Closing Remarks
