#1715 The Weaponization of Antisemitism and Counterproductive Violence

Air Date: 6-11-2025

Following the 2023 attack and counterattack between Israel and Hamas which brought the simmering conflict into the mainstream of American politics, we're now living with the opportunistic weaponization of antisemitism being used as a pretext to crack down on anti-Israel protests and universities that just aren't teaching a Trump-aligned curriculum. Meanwhile, genuinely inexcusable antisemitism is being either condemned or excused by Israel supporters based more on political affiliation than the danger posed to Jews.

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KEY POINTS

KP 1: I Am Not Your Pawn - Rabbi Sharon Brous | Purim 5785 - IKAR - Air Date 3-8-25

KP 2: U.S. Jewish Anti-Zionism - Against the Grain - Air Date 4-2-25

KP 3: Who Are ‘JINO Jews’ and Why Do Conservatives Hate Them? - Zeteo - Air Date 3-6-25

KP 4: “Nothing Can Justify It”: Journalist Gideon Levy Reacts to Killing of Israeli Embassy Staffers in D.C. - Democracy Now! - Air Date 5-22-25

KP 5: CNN Attempts To Make 'Free Palestine' Offensive - The Rational National - Air Date 5-23-25

KP 6: The Antisemitism Panic Part 1 - matt bernstein - Air Date 5-30-25

(00:50:04) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR

On why violence makes for a terrible theory of change

DEEPER DIVES

(00:59:36) SECTION A: FREE SPEECH

A1: He Helped Define Antisemitism; Now He Says the Term Is Being Weaponized - Amanpour and Company - Air Date 5-1-24

A2: Noem Makes WILD Claims About "Hamas Agents" At Harvard - The Majority Report w/ Sam Seder - Air Date 5-23-25

A3: Harvard professor hits back at Trump administration - LBC - Air Date 5-24-25

(01:28:03) SECTION B: WEAPONIZATION

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