After three years of slaughter in Gaza, some leading officials of the Biden administration are trying to justify their record. Figures like Antony Blinken and Brett McGurk have been on media tours recently giving their version of the story.
Meanwhile Akbar Shahid Ahmed, diplomatic correspondent for the Washington Sun, has been working to provide a serious account of what really happened. Akbar has been a guest on Long Reads several times before. He returns to the podcast to discuss his new book, Crossing the Red Line: Biden, His Advisors, and Israel’s War in Gaza.
Long Reads is a Jacobin podcast looking in-depth at political topics and thinkers, both contemporary and historical, with the magazine’s writers. Hosted by features editor Daniel Finn. Produced by Conor Gillies with music by Knxwledge.