About this episode
This episode features a discussion with Palestinian minister Munther Isaac about life in the West Bank and critiques of Christian Zionism.
This week’s Zoom call will be at our regular time: Friday at 1 PM. Our guest will be Munther Isaac , a Palestinian minister and theologian based in the West Bank. He gained international attention for his Christmas 2023 sermon, Christ in the Rubble . We’ll talk about Palestinian life in the West Bank, Munther’s critique of Christian Zionism, his views of Hamas and his interview with Tucker Carlson. Please join us. I also recorded a conversation with former US ambassador to Israel Daniel Shapiro, where we debated the reasons the Israeli-Palestinian “peace process” didn’t produce a Palestinian state, and whether a Jewish democracy is a contradiction in terms. We’ll send that conversation to subscribers this week as well. Cited in Today’s Video Sam Harris on why he won’t debate critics of Israel. B’Tselem on Military Order 101. Salam Fayyad’s exit interview with the New York Times . Neve Gordon on “human shields.” Yoav Gallant’s statement on October 9, 2023. Things to Read (Maybe this should be obvious, but I link to articles and videos I find provocative and significant, not necessarily ones I entirely agree with.) In Jewish Currents ( subscribe !), Josh Nathan-Kazis writes about…
People in this episode
Host: Peter Beinart
Guest: Munther Isaac
Topics covered
- Palestinian life
- Christian Zionism
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
- Hamas
- peace process
- global opinion
Keywords
- Palestine
- West Bank
- Christian Zionism
- Hamas
- Israeli-Palestinian peace process
- Sam Harris
- Daniel Shapiro
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: B’Tselem, New York Times, Jewish Currents
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