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[BONUS] Overton Windows Episode 1: Israel and Palestine

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Jul 18, 2023
Tamler Sommers and Robert Wright explore how the boundaries of acceptable debate about Israel and Palestine have shifted. They discuss Zionism, apartheid accusations, the BDS movement, lobbying, antisemitism, and the personal experiences that shape how people approach these charged questions.
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 2min
2
The Overton Window
01:46 • 2min
3
The Role of Speech in Political Debate
03:27 • 3min
4
The Overton Window and the Trans Issue
06:54 • 2min
5
The Overton Window
08:40 • 2min
6
How to Survive Calling Israel Apartheid State
10:48 • 4min
7
The Importance of Being Jewish
15:09 • 4min
8
The Implications of a Two State Solution
19:18 • 2min
9
The Practical Implications of Zionism in Israel
20:54 • 5min
10
The Relationship Between Being Jewish and Being a Zionist
26:07 • 2min
11
The Pros and Cons of Apartheid
27:47 • 2min
12
Ilhan Omar and the Israel Lobby
29:58 • 2min
13
The Anti Semitic Trope of Lobbying
31:49 • 2min
14
The ADL and APAC Play an Active Role in the Debate
33:27 • 2min
15
Jeff Goldberg's Criticism of Israel
35:32 • 2min
16
The Politics of Apartheid in the West Bank
37:55 • 2min
17
The Right-Wing Craze Lifts the Mask
39:47 • 1min
18
The Importance of a Two State Solution
41:17 • 4min
19
The Leftward Shift in Our Politics
44:48 • 3min
20
The Firepower of Speech and Action
48:02 • 2min
21
The Politics of Anti-Semitism
50:18 • 2min
22
Anti-Semitism and Support of BDS
52:25 • 2min
23
The Jewish Illuminati and the Anti-Semitic Trope
54:43 • 2min
24
The Differences Between Same Sex Marriage and Anti-Semitism
56:47 • 3min
25
The Stigmatization of Israel
59:28 • 2min
26
The Limits of Debate
01:01:21 • 3min
27
The Invasion of Ethnic Cleansing
01:04:39 • 2min
28
The Anti-Semitism of the Arab World
01:06:23 • 3min