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Brad Lander discusses his recent victory in the Democratic nomination for Congress and its implications for the Jewish community and Palestinian rights.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit peterbeinart.substack.com Our guest is Brad Lander, who last week won the Democratic nomination for Congress in New York’s 10th district. Brad’s victory is a milestone: A Jewish politician, running on his support for Palestinian rights, winning in one of the most Jewish districts in the country. Even a few years ago, it would have been unimaginable. We’ll talk about what Brad learned in his campaign, about where he agrees and disagrees with the other insurgents who won last week in New York City, about how he’ll deal with the AIPAC-aligned Jewish members of Congress he’ll meet in Washington, and about the 1920 congressional race in the Lower East Side, which he believes presaged the race he just won. This conversation was co-sponsored by Jewish Currents. Topics include: What Lander’s victory says about shifting values in the Jewish community Should Ben Gvir be arrested for war crimes? Distinguishing antisemitism from legitimate protest about Israel Why Lander, who believes Israel is guilty of apartheid and genocide, is still a Zionist Why Lander does not participate in BDS

People in this episode

Host: Peter Beinart

Guest: Brad Lander

Topics covered

• Jewish community values
• Palestinian rights
• AIPAC
• antisemitism
• BDS
• Zionism
• congressional elections

Keywords

• Brad Lander
• Jewish Currents
• New York
• Palestinian rights
• AIPAC
• antisemitism
• Zionism
• BDS
• congressional race

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Places: New York, Lower East Side, New York’s 10th district

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