Wajeeh Lion, a friend of The Debrief, hosted me for another wide-ranging conversation on Friday.
Our discussion spanned a gamut of Middle East-related topics, with an emphasis on Israel-Palestine and the ongoing catastrophes in the West Bank and Gaza. We also spoke about US politics and foreign policy, as well as the views and voting behaviors of Jewish Americans. Some of the information and analysis I shared seemed to surprise some folks (including Wajeeh). I hope you find it helpful!
The podcast is lengthy, I know, but one kind viewer found it worthwhile to the very end — and became a paid subscriber to The Debrief. Here’s what Patricia Scott shared:
Speaking of kindness, I want to give Wajeeh Lion a special shout out. What he said at the end of the podcast was incredibly generous:
If you were going to give me your dollars today, please hold on and give those dollars to Professor Shushan. I’ve gotten enough this month. I have enough support for the rest of the month, so I’m doing okay. So please go support the professor. She definitely needs your support. She is on the growing list. I made it to the bestsellers. We want to get her to become on the permanent bestseller. So please help us get her there.
Y’all, that’s a mensch right there. In case you’re not familiar with that Yiddish term, the great Yiddish maven Leo Rosten defined mensch as “someone to admire and emulate, someone of noble character.”
Huge thanks to Wajeeh, as well as to Patricia and others who subscribed to The Debrief after watching this podcast. As always, I’d love to hear what you think!
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In November, Becca Strober of Achvat Amim joined me to to talk about the intensification of state-backed settler violence in the West Bank. Since then, the situation continues to worsen, as I discussed recently with Palestinian American journalist and West Bank resident, Dalia Hatuqa.
Now, Becca is spearheading an important initiative called Protect the Harvest. Its urgent aim is to create a mass movement to support the Palestinian olive harvest on the ground in the West Bank this fall. Come hear about it and learn how you can get involved!
Miles is the founder of Defiance.org, a NYT bestselling author, and the anonymous writer of a 2018 NYT op-ed on being part of the resistance inside the first Trump administration. In April 2025, claiming that Miles’ actions could be treasonous, Trump issued a presidential memorandum ordering senior staff in his administration to launch an investigation against him.
For those of you who enjoyed my recent conversation with Ami Fields-Meyer, co-author of On Courage: How to Be a Dissident in an Age of Fear — you’ll love this podcast with an American dissident who put his career (and more) on the line to warn Americans about Donald Trump.
We’ve had to reschedule this convo a couple of times, but inshallah, the third time will be the charm!
Looking forward to seeing you lovely folks this week!
Warm regards,
Debra
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