It’s Not Just the Presidential Candidates

It’s Not Just the Presidential Candidates

From The Beinart Notebook by Peter Beinart

April 20, 2026 · 10 min

About this episode

The episode features a discussion with Aziz Abu Sarah and Maoz Inon about their activism for peace and justice in the context of their personal tragedies.

This week’s Zoom call will be at our regular time, Friday at 1 PM Eastern. Our guests will be Aziz Abu Sarah and Maoz Inon, co-authors of the new book, The Future is Peace . Aziz, a Palestinian born in the West Bank, saw his brother die from injuries sustained while held in an Israeli prison. Maoz, a Jewish Israeli born on a kibbutz near Gaza, lost both of his parents on October 7, 2023. Somehow, both men have turned their suffering into activism for justice and peace. We’ll talk about their personal journeys, about the challenges of joint Jewish and Palestinian struggle and about how they maintain their faith in a better future in Palestine and Israel despite the horrors occurring there every day. Please join us. Cited in Today’s Video Dan Shapiro’s comments on the Iran War 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 !), Tanvi Misra writes about the relationship between the denial of the right of asylum and the rise of authoritarianism. In The Nation , Ahmad Ibsais argues that under international law, Israel may be committing…

People in this episode

Host: Peter Beinart

Guests: Aziz Abu Sarah, Maoz Inon

Topics covered

  • activism
  • justice
  • peace
  • Palestine
  • Israel
  • personal journeys
  • Jewish-Palestinian struggle

Keywords

  • activism
  • peace
  • Palestine
  • Israel
  • Jewish
  • Palestinian
  • justice
  • suffering
  • October 7, 2023
  • The Future is Peace

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Jewish Currents, The Nation

Books & works: The Future is Peace

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