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12:08

How a Mind is Changed

The Beinart Notebook ·

2025/07/27

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit peterbeinart.substack.comOur guest is Aharon Dardik, a Columbia University undergraduate with a remarkable story. The son of an orthodox rabbi, he spent part of his childhood in a religious settlement in the West Bank. After studying in yeshiva in Israel, he went to prison rather than serve in the Israeli military, and then enrolled at Columbia, where after October 7 he founded Columbia Jews for Ceasefire. Earlier this year, he was among

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9:21

More deaths than Kishinev, Sharpeville or Bloody...

The Beinart Notebook ·

2025/07/21

Every week I link to the GoFundMe page for Hossam and Mariam Alzweidi, who live in Gaza with their four children and have been injured by Israeli bombs and displaced ten times since October 7, and are trying to leave. I know putting up a Go Fund Me for one family is totally inadequate given the scale of the horror in Gaza, and the millions of people there who need our help— and most of all, need an end to this monstrous slaughter. Still, it’s something.Please considering helping.Friday Zoom CallThis

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9:10

Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert

The Beinart Notebook ·

2025/07/20

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit peterbeinart.substack.comOur guest is former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert. He has recently called Israel’s assault on Gaza a “war of devastation: indiscriminate, limitless, cruel” but denies that Israel is committing genocide and believes its actions were legitimate until the spring of 2024.

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10:29

Why Two Chicago Jews Undertook a Hunger Strike for Gaza

The Beinart Notebook ·

2025/07/16

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit peterbeinart.substack.comI spoke with Avey Rips and Seph Mozes, two members of Jewish Voice for Peace Chicago, who recently participated in a hunger strike to protest the starvation of Palestinians in Gaza.We talked about…Why they took this extreme stepThe responses they gotHow historic victimization of Jews leads some to compassion and others to tribalismAspects of Jewish tradition that informed their decisionWhat 18 days of hunger

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8:59

Zohran Mamdani Didn’t Lie on His College Application

The Beinart Notebook ·

2025/07/14

Every week I link to the GoFundMe page for Hossam and Mariam Alzweidi, who live in Gaza with their four children and have been injured by Israeli bombs and displaced ten times since October 7, and are trying to leave. I know putting up a Go Fund Me for one family is totally inadequate given the scale of the horror in Gaza, and the millions of people there who need our help— and most of all, need an end to this monstrous slaughter. Still, it’s something.Please considering helping.Friday Zoom Call:

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11:32

Ahmed Moor and Mairav Zonszein on What's Next in Gaza

The Beinart Notebook ·

2025/07/13

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit peterbeinart.substack.comOur guests are Gaza-born Palestinian writer Ahmed Moor, a regular contributor to The Guardian and a fellow at the Foundation for Middle East Peace, and Mairav Zonszein, Israel analyst for the International Crisis Group, and a regular contributor to the New York Times. Topics discussed include…How what people are calling a “ceasefire” might realistically play outWhat Hamas’s current thinking might bethe visions for

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12:25

Now They Tell Us

The Beinart Notebook ·

2025/07/08

Every week, I link to the GoFundMe page for Hossam and Mariam Alzweidi, who live in Gaza with their four children and have been injured by Israeli bombs and displaced ten times since October 7, and are trying to leave. I know putting up a Go Fund Me for one family is totally inadequate given the scale of the horror in Gaza, and the millions of people there who need our help—and most of all, need an end to this monstrous slaughter. Still, it’s something.Please considering helping.Friday Zoom CallThis

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11:02

Brad Lander on Cross-Endorsing Zohran Mamdani

The Beinart Notebook ·

2025/07/06

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit peterbeinart.substack.comOur guest is Brad Lander, the Jewish City Comptroller of New York, and mayoral candidate, who cross-endorsed Zohran Mamdani and helped propel him to victory. In my opinion, Lander’s behavior modeled what a decent Jewish politics in America might look like. Topics discussed include…Andrew CuomoHow Lander’s relationship with Zohran Mamdani evolvedLander’s differences with Mamdani, on Israel and on local

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5:52

Why Are National Democrats Attacking Zohran Mamdani?

The Beinart Notebook ·

2025/06/30

Every week I link to the GoFundMe page for Hossam and Mariam Alzweidi, who live in Gaza with their four children and have been injured by Israeli bombs and displaced ten times since October 7, and are trying to leave. I know putting up a Go Fund Me for one family is totally inadequate given the scale of the horror in Gaza, and the millions of people there who need our help— and most of all, need an end to this monstrous slaughter. Still, it’s something.On June 24, Hossam sent the following

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10:01

Congressman Ro Khanna on Iran and the War Powers Act

The Beinart Notebook ·

2025/06/29

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit peterbeinart.substack.comOur guest is Representative Ro Khanna, a Democrat from California who, along with Republican Thomas Massie, has introduced legislation invoking the War Powers Act to bar the US from attacking Iran absent congressional approval. Questions included…What lessons can Democrats take from Zohran Mamdani’s upset victory, both in general, and on the subject of Israel-Palestine?Why was the response of the Democratic

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7:57

Jonathan Chait and I Discuss Zohran Mamdani and...

The Beinart Notebook ·

2025/06/27

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit peterbeinart.substack.comJonathan Chait recently wrote a piece for the Atlantic criticizing Zohran Mamdani for not condemning the phrase “Globalize the Intifada.” I called Chait to discuss it. Questions I raised include:* What is your problem with this particular use of the word uprising?* If someone explicitly said “globalize the intifada” to them meant peaceful resistance, like supporting sanctions, would you still object to its use?*

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11:25

What Zohran’s Victory Means

The Beinart Notebook ·

2025/06/25

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5:11

Trita Parsi on the US Attack on Iran

The Beinart Notebook ·

2025/06/23

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit peterbeinart.substack.comIn the wake of the US attack on Iran, I reached out to Iran expert, author and president of The Quincy Institute, Trita Parsi. Questions included…Why did Trump do this?Is regime change in Iran a goal of either Trump or Israel?How do you expect Iran to respond?How is the Iranian public reacting?Might the current regime fail, and what is likely to replace it if it does?

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9:16

The Media is Asking the Wrong Questions about Trump’s...

The Beinart Notebook ·

2025/06/22

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8:10

What Trump’s Racist Fantasies Get Wrong about...

The Beinart Notebook ·

2025/06/17

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit peterbeinart.substack.comAndile Zulu is a political writer and researcher at the Alternative Information and Development Center based in Capetown, South Africa.Questions include…What is the current reality around violence in South Africa, and how does it intersect with race and class?Looking back at the fall of apartheid, was there an alternative path the ANC could have taken that would’ve led to a better present?Given that violence in

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9:05

Why Israel Attacked Iran—and Why It’s a Disaster for...

The Beinart Notebook ·

2025/06/15

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9:31

How to Oppose Hamas without Excusing Genocide

The Beinart Notebook ·

2025/06/10

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit peterbeinart.substack.comI spoke with my friend, political analyst, and president of The Agora Initiative, Khalil Sayegh. Questions included…How are you able to face this unending horror and maintain such gentleness and generosity?What do you think of the “perfect victim” critique?After all this time, what gives you confidence that persuasion is possible, and that changing minds can lead to real-world change?How do you maintain your

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11:20

Michael Roth, President of Wesleyan, on Trump’s...

The Beinart Notebook ·

2025/06/08

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit peterbeinart.substack.comOur guest is Michael Roth, President of Wesleyan University and author of several recent New York Times op-eds, including “Trump is Selling Jews a Dangerous Lie” and one subtitled “Higher Education Should be Tolerant but Never Neutral.” We talk about the Trump administration’s assault on independent universities, the claim of rampant campus antisemitism, and the argument that universities should be neutral on

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10:39

The Gaza Debate is Over

The Beinart Notebook ·

2025/06/01

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit peterbeinart.substack.com/subscribe

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8:47

Fania Oz-Salzberger and Aziz Abu Sarah Discuss their...

The Beinart Notebook ·

2025/06/01

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit peterbeinart.substack.comEarlier this year, Israeli writer and historian Fania Oz-Salzberger and the Palestinian peace activist Aziz Abu Sarah debated on X whether Israel targets Palestinian civilians and how to evaluate Israel’s behavior compared to the behavior of Hamas. I’m grateful they both agreed to meet and explore their different perspectives with us.

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