How Israel Makes Jews LESS Safe

Jewish Voice For Peace Members explain why Israel makes Jews LESS safe, not safer as they claim. Rosalind P. Petchesky is a political scientist and member of Jewish Voice For Peace, who was arrested protesting outside of Chuck Schumer’s house last month. Jay Saper is an artist, translator, educator, organizer and member of Jewish Voice for Peace. Brant Rosen is a reconstructionist rabbi of Tzedek Chicago, an anti-Zionist synagogue he founded in August 2015 and co-chair of the Jewish Voice for Peace Rabbinical Council. 00:00:00 antizionism is NOT antisemitism 00:00:48 ethno-nationalism 00:01:10 The Tragedy of Zionism 00:02:17 what antisemitism is 00:04:25 Safety through solidarity 00:05:26 Zionists fear mongering 00:05:50 responding to people who say Israel makes Jews safer 00:07:00 Rabbi debunks misunderstanding of Judaism 00:07:45 Jewish pro Palestine action has created solidarity and changed how people see Jews 00:08:25 Why Jews criticizing Israel makes Jews safer 00:08:52 Ros called a dirty Jew 00:09:40 How media is complicit in misrepresenting Jews 00:10:30 How Jewish Voice For Peace Is changing the world’s view of Jews 00:11:05 shift in narrative 00:12:21 potential pitfalls in Jewish solidarity with Palestine 00:13:22 Zionists don’t speak for all Jews 00:13:48 How Palestinians guide Jewish solidarity 00:14:37 what’s next/ rabbis for ceasefire 00:15:44 how Jewish Voice For Peace has changed the narrative of what Jews are ***Please support The Katie Halper Show *** For bonus content, exclusive interviews, to support independent media & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon - Get your Katie Halper Show Merch here! Follow Katie on Twitter: @kthalps