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Feb 2024
1h 32m

Bad Hasbara 14: Hate Crime or Bait Crime...

Matt Lieb
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Today Matt Lieb is joined by British socialist, political commentator, and all around good guy Owen Jones to talk about how Israel uses accusations of antisemitism to justify brutality. They also talk about how Piers Morgan is an accidental ally.

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