Condemning Settler Violence is Not Enough

Condemning Settler Violence is Not Enough

From The Beinart Notebook by Peter Beinart

May 25, 2026 · 6 min

About this episode

The episode discusses how progressives should respond to the anti-Israel right with insights from two guests.

This week’s Zoom call will be at our regular time, Friday at 1 PM Eastern. We will talk about how progressives should respond to the anti-Israel right. Our first guest will be Ruwa Romman, a Palestinian-American State Representative from Georgia, who in a recent comment on X about former Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene wrote, “I’m tired of Palestine being used to erase every other misdeed once someone with a platform says anything for us.” Our second guest will be Ben Lorber, co-author of Safety Through Solidarity: A Radical Guide to Fighting Antisemitism , and a senior research analyst at Political Research Associates , who writes frequently about the American right. Join us. Ask Me Anything This Tuesday, May 26, at 1 PM Eastern, we will hold an Ask Me Anything session, for PREMIUM SUBSCRIBERS ONLY. Cited in Today’s Video B’Tselem’s report, Settler Violence = State Violence . 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 !), Mari Cohen reflects on the legacy of former ADL head Abe Foxman. In Current Affairs, Andrew…

People in this episode

Host: Peter Beinart

Guests: Ruwa Romman, Ben Lorber

Topics covered

  • settler violence
  • anti-Israel right
  • progressive response
  • antisemitism
  • Palestine

Keywords

  • settler violence
  • antisemitism
  • progressives
  • Israel
  • Palestine

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: B'Tselem, Jewish Currents, Current Affairs, Equator

Books & works: Safety Through Solidarity: A Radical Guide to Fighting Antisemitism

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