Protest, Zionism & Gaza
On December 5th, 2024, Amnesty International determined that “Israel committed and is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza.” In the landmark 296-page report entitled “You Feel Like You Are Subhuman,” Amnesty documents how, “during its military offensive launched in the wake of the deadly Hamas-led attacks in southern Israel on October 7, 2023, Israeli forces have carried out acts prohibited under the Genocide Convention, with the specific intent to destroy Palestinians in Gaza.” Amnesty goes on to say, “By continuing to supply weapons to the Israeli government, the U.S. government is violating its obligation to prevent and punish genocide and is at serious risk of becoming complicit in genocide.”
Speaker
Peter Beinart
Peter Beinart is a professor of journalism and political science at the City University of New York. He is a contributing opinion writer at The New York Times and editor-at-large of Jewish Currents. He is the author of The Crisis of Zionism and Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza.
From Te in NM –
Peter Beinart is amazing.
Sarah –
Excellent talk, showing much compassion, insight and respect. Great opening thanking folks who might not agree for attending and listening. I was riveted for the entire talk. Great points made. Thank you.
Ernest “Mike” Lasche –
I have not been able to review the entire program on CD but was able to hear most of it on the radio, on WSLR in Sarasota, on December 12 or 13, 2024. Although I am already solidly in favor of Palestinians regaining their rights to the land of Palestine, and am familiar with the writings of Chomsky, Finkelstein, and Pappe, I was floored by Peter Beinart. If you care about human rights, you MUST listen to what Beinart says. Not only does he provide invaluable knowledge and new insights into history, he offers devastating perspectives about our moral responsibility to protect human rights, all over the world, and in Palestine.