About this episode

The episode features a conversation with Darializa Avila Chevalier about her views on Israel-Palestine and her recent nomination for Congress.

This week’s Zoom call will be at our regular time: Friday at 1 PM. Our guest will be Darializa Avila Chevalier, who last month won the Democratic nomination for Congress in New York’s 13th district. Avila Chevalier has attracted controversy for her views on Israel-Palestine, among other issues. But the interviews with her that I’ve seen haven’t probed those views in depth. I want to ask what she saw while living in the West Bank and as an activist at Columbia University’s Gaza encampment. I want to better understand her views about October 7, about Zionism and Zionists, and about what she believes would constitute a just future in Israel-Palestine. This conversation will be 45 minutes long, not the usual one hour. Please join us. I’ll also be recording a conversation this week with California State Senator and congressional candidate Scott Wiener about the harassment he recently experienced at San Francisco’s Trans march, and about his views about Gaza and US policy towards Israel-Palestine. That conversation won’t include a live audience, but subscribers will receive it in the coming days. Cited in Today’s Video Bryan Stevenson’s conversation with Ezra Klein. Donald Trump says…

People in this episode

Host: Peter Beinart

Guest: Darializa Avila Chevalier

Topics covered

• Israel-Palestine
• politics
• activism
• congressional candidates
• controversial views
• social justice

Keywords

• Darializa Avila Chevalier
• Israel-Palestine
• activism
• politics
• Scott Wiener
• Trans march
• October 7

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Columbia University

Places: New York, Gaza, Israel, Palestine

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