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10:39

The Gaza Debate is Over

The Beinart Notebook ·

2025/06/01

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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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8:07

Desecrating God’s Name

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2025/05/26

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7:53

On the Preciousness of Life

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2025/05/22

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10:53

The Moral Abdication of the American Jewish...

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2025/05/20

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9:19

Khaled Abou El Fadl on Muslim Ethics in an Age of...

The Beinart Notebook ·

2025/05/18

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit peterbeinart.substack.comKhaled Abou El Fadl is a professor of law at UCLA and one of America’s preeminent Islamic scholars. He’s also a passionate critic of authoritarianism in the Muslim world who has paid a significant price for challenging tyrannical regimes. I recently had the privilege of appearing alongside him in a discussion about Jewish and Muslim obligations in the wake of Israel’s destruction of Gaza. I felt I was in the

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11:03

What I’ve Learned on My Book Tour

The Beinart Notebook ·

2025/05/12

For the next few weeks, most of my book events for Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza are outside the US. You’ll find a list of book-related events below.I’m happy people are reading my book. But I know that many talented Palestinian authors don’t get the same attention. So, I hope people who buy my book also buy one by a Palestinian author. For instance, Daybreak in Gaza: Stories of Palestine Lives and Culture, edited by Mahmoud Muna and Matthew Teller with Juliette Touma and Jayyab

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11:44

Omar El Akkad - One Day, Everyone Will Have Always...

The Beinart Notebook ·

2025/05/11

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit peterbeinart.substack.comOur guest is novelist and journalist, Omar El Akkad, author of the new book about Israel’s destruction of Gaza, One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This. He’ll talk about what it’s like to live as an Arab-American in a moment in which the US—and the West more generally— are destroying any pretense of believing in the moral principles they claim to hold dear.

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6:35

Is the Antisemitism Awareness Act Antisemitic?

The Beinart Notebook ·

2025/05/05

I’ll be on book tour for Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza for a few more weeks. You’ll find a list of book-related events below.I’m happy people are reading my book. But I know that many talented Palestinian authors don’t get the same attention. So, I hope people who buy my book also buy one by a Palestinian author. For instance, Daybreak in Gaza: Stories of Palestine Lives and Culture, edited by Mahmoud Muna and Matthew Teller with Juliette Touma and Jayyab Abusafia.I hope readers also

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9:37

Joy Reid Pulls Back the Curtain on the News

The Beinart Notebook ·

2025/05/04

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit peterbeinart.substack.comOur guest is Joy Reid, former MSNBC host and author of the Joy’s House Substack. We talk about how the mainstream media covers Israel-Palestine, and how it covers America.

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5:44

The Gaza Template

The Beinart Notebook ·

2025/04/28

I’ll be on book tour for Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza for the next couple of months. You’ll find a list of book-related events below.I’m happy people are reading my book. But I know that many talented Palestinian authors don’t get the same attention. So, I hope people who buy my book also buy one by a Palestinian author. For instance, Daybreak in Gaza: Stories of Palestine Lives and Culture, edited by Mahmoud Muna and Matthew Teller with Juliette Touma and Jayyab Abusafia.I hope

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10:46

Jonathan Freedland Has Issues with my Book

The Beinart Notebook ·

2025/04/27

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit peterbeinart.substack.comOur guest is Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland. I’ve known and liked Jonathan for years, and we agree on many things. But he also has criticisms of my book. He thinks that in my rejection of the very idea of a Jewish state, I’ve gone too far. We talk about that, and about the way being a British—as opposed to an American—Jew shapes his perspective. I’m grateful to him for joining us.

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7:24

Oops

The Beinart Notebook ·

2025/04/21

The Anti-Defamation League Now Opposes Trump’s Abductions. But It Helped Enable Them. 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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10:52

NYC Mayoral Candidate Zohran Mamdani

The Beinart Notebook ·

2025/04/21

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit peterbeinart.substack.comOur guest is NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, whose campaign to make the city more affordable for the working class is currently polling in second place. I ask Zohran about his vision for New York City during the second Trump presidency, and the challenges he anticipates, his perspectives on Israel/Palestine, and how they shape his work. This talk is co-sponsored by Jewish Currents.

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6:53

Against “Even-Handedness”

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2025/04/16

The Inane Justification For Destroying America’s Universities 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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12:16

Rev. Munther Isaac on the Christian Response to Gaza

The Beinart Notebook ·

2025/04/15

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit peterbeinart.substack.comMunther Isaac is a renowned Palestinian minister from Bethlehem. We discuss his new book, Christ in the Rubble: Faith, the Bible and the Genocide in Gaza. We also dig into why so many American evangelicals unconditionally support Israel, and what Christians should do to honor the dignity of everyone between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea.

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5:09

Israel Says It’s Only Fighting Hamas

The Beinart Notebook ·

2025/04/07

I’ll be on book tour for Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza for the next couple of months. You’ll find a list of book-related events below.I’m happy people are reading my book. But I know that many talented Palestinian authors don’t get the same attention. So, I hope people who buy my book also buy one by a Palestinian author. For instance, the latest work by the brilliant essayist, Raja Shehada, What Does Israel Fear from Palestine?I hope readers also donate to people in Gaza. For instance,

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12:37

Muhammad Shehada on the Gaza Protests

The Beinart Notebook ·

2025/04/06

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit peterbeinart.substack.comOur guest is the Gaza-born political analyst Muhammad Shehada, who I’ve long admired for his ability to criticize Israel without exonerating Hamas and to criticize Hamas without exonerating Israel. We talk about the recent protests in Gaza against Hamas, and for an end to Israel’s slaughter.

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5:51

Jenner Stands Firm

The Beinart Notebook ·

2025/03/31

I’ll be on book tour for Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza for the next few months. You’ll find a list of book-related events below.I’m happy people are reading my book. But I know that many talented Palestinian authors don’t get the same attention. So, I hope people who buy my book also buy one by a Palestinian author. For instance, the latest work by the brilliant essayist, Raja Shehada, What Does Israel Fear from Palestine?I hope readers also donate to people in Gaza. For instance,

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10:05

Arab Barghouti on his Imprisoned Father

The Beinart Notebook ·

2025/03/30

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit peterbeinart.substack.comOur guest is Arab Barghouti, the youngest son of Marwan Barghouti, the Palestinian political leader who has been in prison in Israel for the last 23 years. Arab is the head of international relations for the international campaign to release his father and all Palestinian political prisoners.

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