55. What Would MLK Say About Israel?

This week, Uri and Rivky review the story we can't shake, about the Covington high school students in DC. They then dive into last week's opinion piece by Michelle Alexander, opinion columnist for the NY Times, entitled, "Time to Break the Silence on Palestine," in which Alexander argues that, though Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was clearly pro-Israel when he was alive, if he were still alive, he would clearly be distraught at what Israel, and the occupation, has become. Uri and Rivky ask, is she right? What do we think of her arguments? And, if she is right, what does it mean for us today? Relevant links: David Brooks: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/14/opinion/call-out-social-justice.html https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/21/opinion/covington-march-for-life.html Nick Sandmann interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8ZhDGaQMS4 Nathan Phillips interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-9-qmN0Hmw Michelle Alexander: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/19/opinion/sunday/martin-luther-king-palestine-israel.html Shai Held's excellent FB posts: https://www.facebook.com/shai.held