Episode 18 - The problem with "whiteness" and how its unleashed all types or racisms | Rachel Shabi | UNAPOLOGETIC

“Fighting racism in silos that was invented by racism doesn’t make any sense.”Rachel Shabi is an author, journalist and commentator, and she has recently published her second book, Off-White: The Truth About Antisemitism.Shabi joined us for a conversation about her book, the fate of Arab-Jewish identity, how Israel’s war on Gaza is polarising global society and how the racist logic that defined so many colonial crimes is still at play today, justifying war crimes in the last few decades.Chapters00:00 Intro 02:04 How significant is the war in Gaza06:24 Why you chose to write Off-White and being an Iraqi Jew12:30 How did 7th October impact Off-White15:30 The wealth and loss of her Arab-Jewish identity19:25 Arab-Jewish displacement from origin countries27:30 Journey with Palestinian liberation31:10 The Iraq war36:20 The fakery of whiteness and origins of antisemitism42:20 Haven't all empires weaponised racism?47:54 How the US policy in the Middle East fuels antisemitic tropes53:15 Why does racist bias self-perpetuate and its consequences01:03:02 How can Jewish societies be safe01:08:12 What will be the future of Israel-Palestine?01:10:14 The single takeaway from your book, Off-White