“From the river to the sea” is antisemitic. “Free Palestine” is antisemitic. Children’s YouTuber Ms. Rachel raising money for child amputees is antisemitic. ICE is kidnapping college students for antisemitism. Trump is dismantling higher education because of antisemitism. As a Jew, I’m… confused. And uncomfortable. Today, we examine the validity of The Antis ... Show More
Nov 15
The Jewish Fear Industrial Complex
There is no bigger danger to Jews, apparently, than New York City’s Mayor-Elect, Zohran Mamdani. The morning after he was elected, the ADL announced the launch of the “Mamdani Monitor” to track antisemitism within Zohran’s administration. Debra Messing posted 91 Instagram stories ... Show More
1h 40m
Oct 31
The Liberal Wine Moms are Radicalizing (with Jennifer Welch)
Jennifer Welch, a 51-year-old Texan turned Oklahoman, is radicalizing America one wine mom at a time. The southern podcaster (who might finally be our “Joe Rogan of the Left”) has become an unlikely, fierce critic of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), the corru ... Show More
1h 2m
Oct 17
What Is the Point Of Bill Maher?
Bill Maher is, allegedly, the last sane voice on the left. But he doesn’t believe in the rights of transgender people, or of Palestinians. He thinks college campuses are hotbeds of liberal indoctrinarian that have gotten “out of control.” Come to think of it, he hasn’t really adv ... Show More
1h 45m
Sep 2024
Bad Hasbara 52: Good Berger, with Jacob Berger
<p>Matt and Daniel are joined by actor and activist <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jacobbergeractor/?hl=en" rel="nofollow">Jacob Berger </a>to talk about the Jewish Chronicle’s spate of fabulism, his impending move to Cairo, and where to come up on some stanky gorgonzola on t ... Show More
1h 40m
Dec 2024
How Zionism Perpetuates Antisemitism w/ Dr. Ariella Aïsha Azoulay
<p>In this episode of Palestine Debrief, I speak with <a href='https://vivo.brown.edu/display/aazoulay'>Dr. Ariella Aïsha Azoulay</a>, a renowned scholar, filmmaker, and author whose work focuses on the intersections of colonialism, photography, and historical narratives. Ariella ... Show More
40m 50s
Aug 2024
Bad Hasbara 45: Leaders of the New Shul, with Rolla Selbak
<p>Matt and Daniel are join by Palestinian American filmmaker Rolla Selbak for a conversation about the state of Hollywood, a psychotic article about Gal Gadot in the Jewish Chronicle, and the <a href="https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2024-08-13/ty-article-magazine/.premium/id ... Show More
1h 47m
Mar 2025
The Jewish Institutional Reaction to Mahmoud Khalil's Abduction
<p>On March 8th, federal immigration agents <a href="https://substack.com/home/post/p-158701081" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">arrested</a> Mahmoud Khalil, a former Palestinian student activist at Columbia University, in his New York home and moved him to a detention ... Show More
43m 4s