About this episode

Peter Beinart discusses the intersection of Jewish faith and the justification of the war on Gaza.

Peter Beinart joins us to discuss how Jewish faith and practices have been used (and abused!) to justify the war on Gaza. Peter Beinart is an American journalist, political commentator, and professor at CUNY. He is an editor-at-large for Jewish Currents , and author of Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza (2025). He frequently publishes his foreign policy analysis and political commentary through his personal newsletter, The Beinart Notebook: https://peterbeinart.substack.com/ Become a monthly supporter of Across the Divide on Patreon here Follow Across the Divide for more on ⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠⁠⁠‪ @AcrosstheDividePodcast‬⁠⁠⁠ Across the Divide is a podcast of the Bethlehem Institute of Peace and Justice (BIPJ). Learn more about BIPJ at BIPJ.org.

People in this episode

Host: Across the Divide

Guest: Peter Beinart

Topics covered

• Jewish faith
• Gaza conflict
• political commentary
• religion
• spirituality

Keywords

• Jewish faith
• Gaza
• Peter Beinart
• political commentary
• religion
• spirituality

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Jewish Currents, Bethlehem Institute of Peace and Justice, The Beinart Notebook

Books & works: Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza

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