A discussion about Gaza, antisemitism and apartheid after reading 'Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza' by Peter Beinart, one of the prominent voices on the American Jewish left
Peter Beinart is considered one of the most influential voices in the discussion of Israel in the United States. Beinart began his journalistic career in the liberal center, when he edited The New Republic, but in the past 15 years he has undergone a significant ideological change with regard to Israel and abandoned the two-state idea in favor of support for a unified political framework, based on equality between Jews and Palestinians.
"Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza: A Reckoning," his new book, which was published earlier this year and has become a bestseller in the United States, is a profound indictment of both Israel and Zionism. Beinart opposes American Jewry's closing of ranks behind Israel since October 7 and what he alleges is its abuse of the perception of antisemitism and of Jewish morality, tradition and values in order to justify the war in Gaza. Two critics read the book for the Haaretz literary supplement, and sat down to argue about it.
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