About this episode
Peter Beinart discusses his disagreements with Cenk Uygur regarding Israel's role in America's wars and US policy towards Israel.
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit peterbeinart.substack.com Our guest is Cenk Uygur , co-creator and host of The Young Turks , a popular progressive political show. Cenk and I largely agree about the war in Iran and US policy towards Israel, but I’ve been uncomfortable with some of his comments about Israel’s role in America's wars. I’m grateful to Cenk for being willing to publicly discuss my concerns—as well as sharing his critiques of me. Topics include… Israel’s influence on American politics Tucker Carlson, enemy or ally? The responsibility of Jews and Jewish leadership in opposing Israel
People in this episode
Host: Peter Beinart
Guest: Cenk Uygur
Topics covered
- US policy towards Israel
- Israel's influence on American politics
- Iran war
- Jewish leadership
- progressive politics
Keywords
- Cenk Uygur
- Peter Beinart
- Israel
- Iran
- The Young Turks
- Tucker Carlson
- Jewish leadership
- progressive politics
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: The Young Turks
Places: Iran, Israel
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