#425 - The Nightmare Scenario (w/ Oren Kessler)

The Fifth Column - En podkast av Kmele Foster, Michael Moynihan, and Matt Welch

A few weeks before the Hamas pogrom, Moynihan was reading Palestine 1936: The Great Revolt and the Roots of the Middle East Conflict by the brilliant Israeli-American journalist and historian Oren Kessler. So he called him to talk through the current conflict, its historical antecedents, and how Hamas’s murder spree has effected his family.* RIP Tomer Shoham* The nightmare scenario* “This is good for Hamas”* The “I don’t support it, but you have to understand…” argument* The “occupation” is Tel Aviv and Haifa* Nowhere to go / hostage trading* On the media coverage* The Arab Revolt of 1936* The beginning of Arab nationalism, Jewish terrorism* Writing while angry* The Jewish Agency Fund This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.wethefifth.com/subscribe

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