The Beinart Notebook

Peter Beinart
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A conversation about American foreign policy, Palestinian freedom and the Jewish people. peterbeinart.substack.com

  1. 1d ago

    Settler Violence is State Violence

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    Settler Violence is State Violence

  2. 2d ago

    Norm Finkelstein

    This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit peterbeinart.substack.com Our guest is Norman Finkelstein, the longtime critic of Israel, and critic of the way the memory of the Holocaust—which both his parents survived—has been exploited to justify Israel’s actions. He has written a new book, titled Gaza’s Gravediggers. I talked to Norman about what it’s like—after decades as a political outcast—to see his views becoming mainstream. I asked him about his concern, which I share, that legitimate fury at Israel is fueling conspiracy theories that exonerate the United States. And I asked about his friend and mentor, Noam Chomsky, and what he thinks Chomsky might have said in response to October 7 and the Gaza genocide.

    Norm Finkelstein

  3. 6d ago

    Rahm Emanuel and I Debate Israeli history

    This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit peterbeinart.substack.com Our guest is Rahm Emanuel, who has served as Chief of Staff for Barack Obama, a member of Congress from Illinois, mayor of Chicago, and US Ambassador to Japan. He recently gave a speech at Tel Aviv University that advocated US pressure on Israel, but also made claims about the history of Israeli-Palestinian negotiations with which I disagree.

    Rahm Emanuel and I Debate Israeli history

  4. Aug 10

    First They Came for Abdul El-Sayed

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    First They Came for Abdul El-Sayed

  5. Aug 9

    What do Anti-War Conservatives Believe?

    This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit peterbeinart.substack.com Our guest is Curt Mills, executive director of The American Conservative, and the subject of a recent profile in Jewish Currents. Curt is one of most influential thinkers in defining a conservative foreign policy that is skeptical of both war and unconditional support for Israel. We talked about why he supported Donald Trump in 2024, and what he thinks of Trump now, about the role of racism in conservative opposition to immigration, and about what J.D. Vance believes. We disagreed on a lot, but I found the conversation valuable.

    What do Anti-War Conservatives Believe?

  6. Aug 5

    How Abdul El-Sayed Won

    This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit peterbeinart.substack.com Our guest is Andy Levin, former Democratic congressman who represented Michigan’s 9th District until his 2022 loss to Haley Stevens. Stevens in turn appears to have lost to Abdul El-Sayed in yesterday’s Democratic primary for Senate. I invited Andy to analyze the race thus far and the general election to come.

    How Abdul El-Sayed Won

  7. Aug 3

    The American Jewish Establishment Has Given Up on American Democracy

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    The American Jewish Establishment Has Given Up on American Democracy

  8. Jul 31

    Thomas Wright on His Time on Biden’s National Security Council

    This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit peterbeinart.substack.com Our guest is Thomas Wright, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and frequent contributor to the Atlantic who served as senior director for strategic planning at the National Security Council during the Biden administration. Thomas is a smart guy who sees Israel-Palestine, and foreign policy more generally, very differently than I do. I think it was a valuable conversation.

    Thomas Wright on His Time on Biden’s National Security Council
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A conversation about American foreign policy, Palestinian freedom and the Jewish people. peterbeinart.substack.com

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  • Creator
    Peter Beinart
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    272
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Peter Beinart
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    The Beinart Notebook

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