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Anti-semitism: Israel's Narrative of Endless Cycle of War

Source: Al Jazeera   August 12, 2024
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Despite killing nearly 40,000 Palestinians, Israel justifies its war on Gaza as self-defence. It describes critics - including the International Criminal Court - as anti-semitic.

So what drives these narratives? And do they help sustain a continuous cycle of violence against the Palestinian people?

Presenter: Elizabeth Puranam

Guests: Rabbi Yisroel Dovid Weiss is an activist and spokesman of Neturei Karta, a religious sect of Haredi Jews.

David Miller a former professor of political sociology at Bristol University in the UK - whose dismissal after unfounded anti-semitism allegations was ruled unlawful.

Muhannad Ayyash - Professor at Mount Royal University, Calgary, Canada and a policy analyst for the Palestinian Policy Network.

Source: Al Jazeera   August 12, 2024
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