The Palestine Collection - The Problem of History

Jay Shapiro breaks down arguments being presented by popular thinkers such as Sam Harris and from Zionists who defend Israel. He walks through the complications of deciphering the popularity of Islamism and Jihadism and Hamas and he outlines the mentality of "tribal essentialism".He teases a trilogy of upcoming episodes with Gideon Levy, Richard English, and Miko Peled. In this episode he discusses: Deciphering IDF intentions Settler expansion Roman Abramovich Birthright Zionism as Colonialism The Arab Spring Menachem Begin Irgun, Stern Gang, Hagana Two State Solutions One State Hopes More information and recommendations at whatjaythinks.com