WARNING: This episode contains nuance in the discussion of subjects usually left to screaming and violence!
This week we get into a bunch of stuff around Israel that we normally avoid. Settlements. Blame versus responsibility. The definition of colonialism. The social media posts of IDF soldiers. It’s a calm, nuanced conversation with Shaiel Ben-Ephraim. No, really.
* Netanyahu as an obstacle to peace
* Why no one talks about what comes next
* Israel loses Matthew
* America and Israel’s “special relationship”
* When Bush (senior) stood up to Israel
* Going down the colonialism rabbit hole
* The social media output of IDF soldiers on the ground in Gaza and Lebanon
* “There’s terrible things they’re not taping.”
* Explaining Ben-Gvir and Smotrich
* How right wingers paralyze the Israeli government
* Israel is eyeing settlements in the West Bank, Gaza, and Lebanon which is, in fact, colonialism
* The difference between blame and responsibility
* The episode is not anti-Israel, so save your letters and phone calls.
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