An Interview with Professor Derek Penslar

About this episode

Tristan Martinez interviews Professor Derek Penslar about the history and current political situation of Israel/Palestine.

In this episode, Host, Tristan Martinez '28, converses with Harvard Professor Derek Penslar about the history of Israel/Palestine and its current political situation. Can historical injustices be rectified? Is this really an “age old” conflict? Is there a clear path forward? Tune in to hear some perspectives on these questions! This episode was hosted by Tristan Martinez and produced by Sophia Mills '27. A special thanks to Professor Penslar for his contributions. Music by Connum (https://freesound.org/s/23874).

People in this episode

Hosts: Tristan Martinez, Connum

Guest: Derek Penslar

Topics covered

• Israel/Palestine
• political history
• current political situation

Keywords

• historical injustices
• conflict
• political perspectives

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Israel

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