Diane’s farewell message
After 52 years at WAMU, Diane Rehm says goodbye.
A "free Palestine" rally in Washington DC in November.
Can you be anti-Zionist without being antisemitic? In other words, can you question the actions — or existence — of Israel without being seen as prejudiced against Jewish people?
As Israel’s bombardment of Gaza continues, this question that at one time seemed merely academic, has spilled onto the streets, across campuses, and into the halls of Congress.
“The politicization of antisemitism and anti-Zionism in the United States is doing a grave disservice to Jews, and to Palestinians,” says Jonathan Weisman, political reporter for the New York Times and author of the book “(((Semitism))): Being Jewish in America in the Age of Trump.”
He joins Diane on this episode of On My Mind to help define these terms, explain why they are being used to score political points, and what the impact of that could be on U.S. policy in the Middle East.
Guests
- Jonathan Weisman Political reporter, The New York Times
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