Israel/Palestine — Discourse Online: Judaism Unbound Podcast Episode 469 - Mira Sucharov, Joshua Shanes
Mira Sucharov is professor of Political Science at Carleton University. Joshua Shanes directs the Norman and Gerry Sue Arnold Center for Israel Studies at the College of Charleston. Together, they are the co-founders of a digital discussion group called D’rachim — a New Path Forward for Israel/Palestine. They join Dan Libenson and Lex Rofeberg for the 4th episode in an ongoing mini-series exploring North American-Jewish discourse about Israel-Palestine.
[1] Learn more about D’rachim — a New Path Forward for Israel/Palestine here. For more about Mira Sucharov, see this link, and for more about Joshua Shanes, see this link.
[2] For previous episodes in this mini-series, see any of the following links: Episode 466: Israel-Palestine in American-Jewish Discourse - Dan and Lex, Episode 467: Israel and Palestine on Campus - Susannah Heschel, Episode 468: Being Jewish after the Destruction of Gaza - Peter Beinart.
[3] For more from Mira Sucharov on the many different ways in which people understand the term “Zionism,” see this conversation between here and Derek Penslar, entitled “Has the word Zionism outlived its usefulness?” For some of Joshua Shanes’s recent writings, see either of these pieces featured in Jewschool: May 2024 , July 2024.
[4] An influential essay of Peter Beinart’s (himself a recent guest on Judaism Unbound) was referenced in this episode. To read it, click here.
[5] Sucharov references the work of two organizations. Learn more about their visions for the future via either of these links: Zochrot, A Land for All: Two States, One Homeland
