The Listening Post clears up the confusion between Zionism and anti-Zionism in Western media and politics.
In Western media coverage of Israel-Palestine, a central ideology in the story – Zionism – is rarely mentioned. Instead, we hear a debate about whether the opposition – anti-Zionism – is anti-Semitic.
Listening stations Daniel Turi reports on Zionism, the confusion surrounding it and what it tells us about the world’s longest occupation.
Contributors:
Bernard Avishai – Professor, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Sherene Seikaly – Associate Professor of History, University of California Santa Barbara
Avi Shlaim – Distinguished Fellow, University of Oxford
Jewish anti-Zionism in the United States: interview with Simone Zimmerman
Anti-Zionist Jews have been a key part of protests across the United States against Israel’s war on Gaza. Given the depth of U.S. support for Israel, this is a move that could prove crucial.
We hear from one of its leaders, Simone Zimmerman, whose own transition away from Zionism forms the heart of the recent award-winning documentary, Israelism.
With:
Simone Zimmerman – Co-founder, IfNotNow
Archival Materials of the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research