About this episode

James Zogby discusses Middle East issues, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and the Democratic Party's stance on Palestinian rights.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit peterbeinart.substack.com James Zogby is a scholar on Middle East issues and a Visiting Professor at New York University Abu Dhabi. From 2001 to 2017, he was part of the Executive Committee of the Democratic National Committee. He was appointed by Barack Obama to the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom. He is the founder of the Arab American Institute. Topics include: Why is Israel in constant conflict with Lebanon? What will become of Gaza and its people? The history of the fight for Palestinian rights within the Democratic Party Right-wing opponents of Israel like Tucker Carlson and Marjorie Taylor-Greene The need for a new generation of presidential advisors

People in this episode

Host: Peter Beinart

Guest: James Zogby

Topics covered

• Israel-Lebanon conflict
• Gaza
• Palestinian rights
• Democratic Party
• presidential advisors

Keywords

• Middle East
• Israel
• Gaza
• Palestinian rights
• Democratic Party
• Tucker Carlson
• Marjorie Taylor-Greene

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Democratic National Committee, United States Commission on International Religious Freedom, Arab American Institute

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