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Jan 2023
1h 29m

Alon - Zionism is what Zionism DOES

Yahav Erez
About this episode

Alon Mizrahi is a Working class intellectual & freedom philosopher. He is also a Speech writer, Copywriter & columnist who writes about becoming Disillusioned from Zionism, Capitalism & Americanism. Growing up as a Mizrachi Jew, Alon shares deep insight into the connection between the Zionist ideology’s erasure of “the Arab within” in addition to the erasure of the Palestinians. Author of the book Freedom. Manifest (Hebrew) and currently writing his next book, which will be in English.


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A few important disclaimers:

This podcast is created and funded by me privately. I don’t belong to any organization, nor does it represent anyone other than myself.

Secondly, I don’t intend this content to provide a justification or excuse for the actions people interviewed did in their past, but rather to learn from their personal experiences and gain insight as to what the process of transformation looks like. Certain parts of the episode could be triggering for you, and I advise taking into consideration that some of the events discussed are morally and ethically challenging (to say the least).

And lastly:

I acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which I work as the indigenous people of this country, and pay my respects to their elders, past and emerging.

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You can contact me at @yehavit on Instagram (or write to yehavit@gmail if you’re not on Instagram), and you can find Alon on Twitter as @alon_mizrahi

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Stuff we mentioned:

Alon’s piece about the Nakba in Lydd (Lod):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEe7Pf_5NxM

Alon’s Blog: https://easternoak.co/

Alon’s book ‘Freedom. Manifest’: https://bit.ly/3XNzKL0

Thank you Roy Geva for the soundtrack

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