Debra Shushan

TOMORROW at 10:30am ET: A Land for All's May Pundak & Rula Hardal on October 7th and Israel-Palestine's Future On this brutal two-year anniversary, where should we look for hope?

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Tomorrow at 10:30am ET:
On the second anniversary of October 7, join May Pundak and Rula Hardal of A Land for All and me to talk about a vision “grounded in dignity, equality, and belonging for both peoples" that provides more hope for Israel-Palestine than the Trump plan. Link in comments.

“America showed undue deference to Israel, excessive bias vs Palestinians, a constant desire to exert regional supremacy… How much more and how much better Americans could have done w/ much less”

I'll ask Rob Malley about his and Hussein Agha's indictment of US Middle East policy and more. Tune in!

[2 VIDEOS/PODS] Standing Together’s Rula Daood on The Debrief + Debra on Wajahat Ali's The Left Hook Hi Folks,

Much more in our full conversation! Watch/listen, share and subscribe to The Debrief with Debra Shushan. drshushan.substack.com/p/2-videospo...

I asked Rula Daood, Co-Director of @standing-together.bsky.social (a grassroots Jewish-Arab political movement fighting for peace, equality, and social justice in Israel-Palestine), how she responds when other Palestinians criticize her for working closely with Jewish Israelis. Her reply:

[VIDEO/POD] Where Is the Democratic Party Going on Israel-Palestine? With Jim Zogby Plus, an invite to Debra's upcoming talk at Georgetown's Center for Jewish Civilization!

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Prefacing his candor about convos with senior Biden Administration officials - including Jake Sullivan and VP Kamala Harris - on Gaza, @jjz1600.bsky.social said, said, "I'm going to be 80... and therefore don't give a s---."

Watch our full discussion, or listen to the podcast. Link in comments.

TOMORROW at 1pm ET: Jim Zogby on "Where is the Democratic Party Going on Israel-Palestine?" Join me on The Debrief for this live conversation!

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Looking forward to hosting Jim Zogby @jjz1600.bsky.social of @aaiusa.bsky.social to discuss: "Where Is the Democratic Party Going on Israel-Palestine?" We'll also talk about public opinion & political mobilization in the Arab American community.

Join us tomorrow at 1pm ET & subscribe to The Debrief

[VIDEO/POD] Conversation with Sari Bashi: "An Israeli-Palestinian Family in the Shadow of the Gaza Genocide" Recording The Debrief with Debra Shushan's live video

Here's the link to the full video, which can also be downloaded as a podcast, if that's your jam. For more, subscribe to my Substack, The Debrief. substack.com/home/post/p-...

I'm grateful to @saribashi.bsky.social for a rich, thoughtful conversation yesterday. Here, Sari talks about how her world became smaller after October 7 -- when she discovered how “selective” the values of some people she cared about actually were.

Monday at 1pm EST: Sari Bashi on "How an Israeli-Palestinian Family Stays Connected in the Shadow of Genocide in Gaza" Plus, the inaugural Office Hours with Dr. Shushan will be on Wednesday at 2pm EST

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TODAY @ 1pm ET: The brilliant and accomplished Israeli-American human rights lawyer @saribashi.bsky.social, who lives in the West Bank with her Palestinian husband (from Gaza) and their 2 kids, joins The Debrief to share her perspective and her Israeli-Palestinian family's experience. Come & learn!

Mariam Dagga, an AP freelancer and mother, was among the journalists killed in Israel's "double-tap" strikes on the Nasser Medical Complex in southern Gaza. In a "double-tap" strike, Israel bombs a facility once and then strikes again... after rescuers and journalists have raced in.

[VIDEO/POD] Avrum Burg: From Israel's Knesset Speaker to Its Conscientious Objector A discussion you'll want to watch (again) and share!

It was a pretty extraordinary conversation in which Burg endorses Mamdani and says he'd love to come to NYC to campaign for him, explains why Zionism was finished after 1948, and advocates for a nuclear-free Middle East. And much more! Full video: open.substack.com/pub/drshusha...

Fmr Knesset Speaker Avrum Burg on the All Its Citizens Party, which he co-chairs. “Is it hopeful? Yes. Is it optimism? Yeah. Is it naive? Yes. But since we tested all the cynical, practical... experiences of people who know it all, who brought us to this fu**ed up reality, give me a bit of naivete.”

TOMORROW at 12pm EST: "Avrum Burg: From Israel's Knesset to Its Conscientious Objector" Tune in tomorrow (Sunday) for Debra's live conversation with Avrum Burg!

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I'll be speaking with singular Israeli political figure Avrum Burg tomorrow (yes, Sunday) at Noon Eastern / 7pm Jerusalem. More info + link in comments

TODAY at 3pm Eastern on The Debrief: Join me and @elgindy.bsky.social to discuss "The Blindness of US policy toward Palestine & Israel"
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[VIDEO] Fighting Starvation in Gaza An Urgent Update with Tania Hary of Gisha

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In our conversation today on The Debrief, @taniahary.bsky.social of Israeli human rights organization Gisha describes poignantly how the Netanyahu government’s strategy of making Palestinians desperate to leave Gaza is working.

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Where is the "terrified" button

LIVE SOON: Fighting Starvation in Gaza: An Urgent Update with Tania Hary of Gisha Starting Aug 5 at 1:00 PM EDT

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TODAY at 1pm Eastern - As the Israeli govt is moving toward "full occupation of the Gaza Strip," don't miss this urgent briefing with @taniahary.bsky.social of Gisha.

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[VIDEO] Rabbi Jill Jacobs of T'ruah live on The Debrief Watch our conversation on Jews, Mamdani, and the NYC Mayoral Race; moral Jewish leadership on Israel-Palestine; and confronting authoritarianism at home

@rabbijilljacobs.bsky.social: "The question is whether [Mamdani] is open to conversations w/ people w/ whom he might disagree. My experience is that he is… Ultimately the question should be not do we agree or not agree abt Israeli govt policy but how can we put in policies that will keep NYers safe"

Today at 1pm EDT w/ @rabbijilljacobs.bsky.social

We'll cover Jews, Mamdani & the NYC mayoral race; the US Jewish community's response to starvation in Gaza; & Trump Admin's attacks on democracy & academic freedom in the name of fighting antisemitism.

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Looking fwd to my conversation with @rabbijilljacobs.bsky.social on Monday! We'll discuss the NYC mayoral race & the Jewish community's response to starvation in Gaza.

Rabbi Jacobs was arrested this week, protesting at the Israeli consulate.

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VIDEO RECORDING: Omer Bartov live with Debra Shushan on The Debrief Watch my interview with the pre-eminent Holocaust scholar on Israel, Gaza, genocide, and where we go from here

"Genocide is not the Holocaust [but] the Holocaust was a genocide ... The Holocaust had its own unique aspect ... but in order to identify a genocide, you don't have to say 'this looks like the Holocaust'." Omer Bartov speaks with @drshushan.bsky.social on Substack.
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Thanks, Brian! Would love to hear what you think.

VIDEO RECORDING: Omer Bartov live with Debra Shushan on The Debrief Watch my interview with the pre-eminent Holocaust scholar on Israel, Gaza, genocide, and where we go from here

For The Debrief's first live webinar, I spoke with pre-eminent Israeli-American Holocaust scholar Omer Bartov.

He explains his conclusion that Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians, why the "genocide" label is important, how Israel has changed since 10/7, and his hopes for the future.