The Week That Was: A Talk About Israel, U.S. Policy, Jewish Democrats and the Michigan Convention

About this episode

The episode discusses Israel, U.S. policy, Jewish Democrats, and various political issues surrounding the Michigan Democratic Convention.

Host Saeed Khan talks with guests, veteran attorneys Bill Seikaly, Steve Fishman and Joel Sklar; labor and community activist Barb Ingalls, veteran journalist Nancy Derringer and Deadline Detroit co-founder Allan Lengel. They talk about: Israel, Jewish Democrats and the Michigan Democratic Convention; Trump and the Iran war; Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear tells Dems to talk plain English; FBI Director Kash Patel defends himself against allegations about being drunk, sues The Atlantic ...

People in this episode

Host: Saeed Khan

Guests: Bill Seikaly, Steve Fishman, Joel Sklar, Barb Ingalls, Nancy Derringer, Allan Lengel

Topics covered

• Israel
• U.S. Policy
• Jewish Democrats
• Michigan Democratic Convention
• Trump
• Iran war
• Political commentary

Keywords

• Israel
• U.S. policy
• Jewish Democrats
• Michigan Convention
• Trump
• Iran war
• Kash Patel
• Andy Beshear

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: FBI, The Atlantic

Places: Israel, Michigan, Kentucky

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