Air Date: 11-4-2026

Israel was formed to create a safe haven for Jews in the wake of World War II, an admirable goal. Since then, there have been major wars every decade, terrorist attacks, and Netanyahu has been warning about Iran getting a nuclear weapon since 1992. There were prominent Jews at the time, including Albert Einstein, who saw all of this coming and warned against the creation of a Jewish state with borders and an army, because they feared exactly what has come to pass because of the peril it would put Jews in and the damage that Jewish nationalism would do to the Jewish faith. The tragedy of Israel is that those warnings were not heeded and then that this perspective was effectively removed from the discussion entirely, making the path to true safety for Jews and everyone else, essentially invisible. We're exploring that history and those perspectives today.

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KP 1: Israeli Settlers Attack West Bank Olive Harvesters Part 1 - Newshour - Air Date 10-16-26

KP 2: “Origins of a Genocide”Al Jazeera’s Marwan Bishara on “Twelve Days That Shook the Middle East” Part 1 - Democracy Now! - Air Date

KP 3: Mahmoud Khalil We Cant Afford to Stay Silent Part 1 - The Intercept Briefing - Air Date 10-2-26

KP 4: Arendt on Zionism Part 1 - Against the Grain - Air Date 11-7-23

KP 5: Destruction of the Jewish Bund with Molly Crabapple Part 1 - The Dig - Air Date 8-14-26

KP 6: Gaza Has Exposed the Hypocrisy of the West with Omar El Akkad Part 1 - Downstream - Air Date 10-18-26

(00:53:23) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR

In 1948 There Were Two Answers to Keeping Jews Safe

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(01:09:19) SECTION A: THE JEWISH CASE AGAINST ZIONISM

A1: Republicans Palpable Panic; The Jewish History Of Anti-Zionism with Benjamin Moser Part 1 - The Majority Report - Air Date 9-28-26

A2: Anti-Zionism, A Jewish History Benjamin Moser with Rashid Khalidi Part 1 - The New York Public Library - Air Date 9-22-26

A3: Republicans Palpable Panic; The Jewish History Of Anti-Zionism with Benjamin Moser Part 2 - The Majority Report - Air Date 9-28-26

A4: Anti-Zionism, A Jewish History Benjamin Moser with Rashid Khalidi Part 2 - The New York Public Library - Air Date 9-22-26

A5: Arendt on Zionism Part 2 - Against the Grain - Air Date 11-7-23

(01:55:41) SECTION B: THE BUND AND THE ROAD NOT TAKEN

B1: The History of the Jewish Bund with Molly Crabapple Part 1 - American Prestige - Air Date 8-12-26

B2: Here Where We Live Is Our Country Part 1 - On the Nose - Air Date 7-23-26

B3: Destruction of the Jewish Bund with Molly Crabapple Part 2 - The Dig - Air Date 8-14-26

B4: The History of the Jewish Bund with Molly Crabapple Part 2 - American Prestige - Air Date 8-12-26

B5: Here Where We Live Is Our Country Part 2 - On the Nose - Air Date 7-23-26

(02:39:03) SECTION C: INSIDE ISRAEL, FROM THE WEST BANK TO THE BALLOT BOX

C1: Israels Election Wont End the Genocide Part 1 - Current Affairs - Air Date 10-16-26

C2: Israeli Settlers Attack West Bank Olive Harvesters Part 2 - Newshour - Air Date 10-16-26

C3: Israels Election Wont End the Genocide Part 2 - Current Affairs - Air Date 10-16-26

(03:00:21) SECTION D: COMPLICITY, CRACKDOWN, AND REFUSAL

D1: “Origins of a Genocide”Al Jazeera’s Marwan Bishara on “Twelve Days That Shook the Middle East” Part 2 - Democracy Now! - Air Date 10-7-26

D2: News Brief 2028, Israel's Progressive Rebrand and the Risk of Genocide as Rhetorical Box Check Part 1 - Citations Needed - Air Date 10-6-26

D3: Mahmoud Khalils 104 Days in ICE Detention Part 1 - Fresh Air - Air Date 9-29-26

D4: News Brief 2028, Israel's Progressive Rebrand and the Risk of Genocide as Rhetorical Box Check Part 2 - Citations Needed - Air Date 10-6-26

D5: Mahmoud Khalil We Cant Afford to Stay Silent Part 2 - The Intercept Briefing - Air Date 10-2-26

D6: Gaza Has Exposed the Hypocrisy of the West with Omar El Akkad Part 2 - Downstream - Air Date 10-18-26

D7: Mahmoud Khalils 104 Days in ICE Detention Part 2 - Fresh Air - Air Date 9-29-26

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