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Arab-Muslim discussion and interviews with hosts Samar Jarrah and Ahmed Bedier.

Arab-Muslim discussion and interviews with hosts Samar Jarrah and Ahmed Bedier.

On this week's episode of TrueTalk, Samar and Ahmed talk to Jewish author and anthropologist Maura Finkelstein, who wrote an article about Zionism, titled "Don't be fooled - Biden is the real antisemite". In her article, Finkelstein criticizes President Joe Biden's stance on antisemitism, arguing that his support is limited to Zionist Jews while marginalizing anti-Zionist Jews. Finkelstein contends that Biden conflates Judaism with Zionism to silence dissent against Israel's policies, accusing him of upholding white supremacist and colonialist agendas. She highlights her personal experiences of professional repercussions due to her anti-Zionist views and underscores the need to differentiate between antisemitism and legitimate political critique of Israel.

Samar and Ahmed discuss the Gaza solidarity encampment movement that has spread across the country with Georgetown PhD candidate Samar Saeed, who is on the ground at the encampment in George Washington University and Victoria Hinkley who was suspended by the University of South Florida for protesting the genocide in Gaza

We discusse the intricate dynamics between the NSA, software company Palantir, Israel, and Gaza, and the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in surveillance and military operations. He sheds light on how Palantir, a data analytics company, has been involved in providing its technology to the NSA for surveillance purposes, particularly in the context of conflicts such as the one between Israel and Gaza.

Professor Zunes delves into a deep and thoughtful analysis of the ongoing genocide in Palestine and its broader implications.