Shaul Magid

Shaul Magid, an expert on Jewish Zionism and anti-Zionism, discusses the history and crisis of Jewish Zionism, importance of conversation amidst Gaza violence, Orthodox Jewish groups opposing Zionism, differences in anti-Zionist movements, diverse perspectives on Zionism, and the role of Mizraki Jews in the Zionist project.

Shaul Magid is a Harvard Divinity School scholar focusing on modern Jewish thought, while Hadas Binyamini is a doctoral candidate at NYU studying Jewish politics. Together, they dive into Chabad's unexpected alignment with Israeli extremist Itamar Ben-Gvir, questioning its anti-Zionist past and newfound quasi-Zionism. The guests discuss internal community tensions in Crown Heights, evolving identities among younger Chabad members, and the movement's struggle between outreach and exclusionary practices amid rising radical ideologies.

Shaul Magid, an expert in Jewish Studies and antisemitism research, discusses how to theorize antisemitism through engagement with theories of anti-Blackness, particularly Afropessimism. Topics include the history and perception of antisemitism, the intersection of antisemitism and critical race theory, comparing the Holocaust and the slave trade, exploring different perspectives on antisemitism, the implications of Jewish whiteness, the complex relationship between Zionism and antisemitism, and reflections on Black Lives Matter and landlessness.

Shaul Magid, expert on post-1948 Jewish Zionism and Jewish anti-Zionism, discusses the transformation of Zionism after the rise of Nazism, Jewish activism in the American New Left movement, the crisis of liberal Zionism, the evolution of liberal Zionism in relation to the Israeli occupation, the transformation of Israeli society, the defamation and delegitimization of anti-Zionists, the examination of Biden's remark and the Zionist narrative, the Zionist civil war and its impact on Zionism.

Guests Hussein Ibish, Mishy Harman, and Shaul Magid discuss the evolving interpretations of Zionism, its connections to refuge and settler statehood, challenges of liberal Zionism, generational perspectives on conflicts in Israel, and the need for accommodation between Zionism and Palestinian nationalism for a peaceful future.