In this Episode, Dr. Zachary Foster discusses his PhD thesis titled "The Invention of Palestine" looking back at the history of Palestine as well as the Jewish people. We discuss who has rights to the land, whether Jewish people are indigenous to the land, the history of Zionism and how that affects the reality on the ground today.
Timestamps:
00:00 - Introduction
02:50 - Zach's evolution from Pro Israel to Pro Palestine
10:55 - Zach discusses his PhD dissertation
13:45 - The History of the Word 'Palestine'
20:25 - Did Hadrian vengefully change the name Judea to Philistine
27:07 - Did Ashkenazi Jews originate in Israel?
32:42 - Zionism is not the same as Judaism
41:14 - Zionism as Settler Colonialism
45:36 - Pathways for peace going forward
Guest Intro:
Professor Zachary Foster is a Jewish Historian and has a PhD in Near Eastern studies from Princeton University. He is a fellow at the Rutgers Study for security race and rights. He runs a digital archive called Palestine Nexus. He writes a newsletter called "Palestine in your inbox" and he teaches courses on the history of Palestine and Zionism at palestinenexus.com. His PhD was titled "The Invention of Palestine”.
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