Peter Beinart
@peterbeinart.bsky.social
CUNY, Jewish Currents, New York Times, MSNBC. Foundation for Middle East Peace fellow.
Very disappointed that @scottwiener.bsky.social cancelled our interview. I intended to give him what hecklers at the Trans march didn't: The chance to thoughtfully answer people critical of his views on Israel-Palestine. Avoiding hard questions isn't good politics. Nor does it show moral courage.
🗽 NYC: Join us next Thursday on the UWS for nosh and conversation with journalist, author, and first-ever HL speaker @peterbeinart.bsky.social! We’ll talk about the Jewish tent, new Jewish institutions, and where we go from here. RSVP here: forms.gle/DVpKBN3iCHUt...
Rabbi Rachel Timoner and I discuss boycotts and Jewish statehood youtu.be/IzXcAgRLlcQ?... @peterbeinart.bsky.social
A Disagreement Among Old Friends
YouTube video by Beinart Notebook
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"Brad Lander’s victory is a milestone: A Jewish politician, running on his support for Palestinian rights, winning in one of the most Jewish districts in the country." @peterbeinart.bsky.social What is happening in the US can happen in Australia. #auspol peterbeinart.substack.com/p/bradlander...
“This Realignment is Happening.”
Brad Lander on the Jewish community’s shifting values on Israel-Palestine
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These clips are highly edited for brevity, but we tried to give a fair hearing to both sides. For greater nuance and detail, from both of us, watch the full video at youtu.be/NMIndwkzMdo
I enjoyed talking to Coleman Hughes about Israel-Palestine and Iran. Always grateful for the chance to talk respectfully to people with whom I disagree.
Coleman Hughes vs. Peter Beinart Debate: Should Israel Be a Jewish State?
YouTube video by Coleman Hughes
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I'm imagining a supporter of the Islamic Republic telling Anne Herzberg the same thing: How dare you, from your foreign apartment and with no skin in the game, suggest that Iranians deserve legal equality and human rights?
States should treat people equally under the law, irrespective of ethnicity, religion or race. I support that principle in the US, India, Iran, Israel-Palestine, everywhere. I believe such states tend to be safer for everyone. @mdubowitz.bsky.social disagrees. I'd welcome discussing this with him.
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Really useful facts here to push against the thought stopping cliches that come up in arguments about Israel/Palestine.
Peter Beinart@peterbeinart.bsky.social · 2mo agoSam Harris thinks his beliefs on Israel-Palestine are inarguable. He’s wrong.
youtube.com/watch?v=fzWT... Fantastic reply to Sam Harris who said he won't debate critics of Israel by @peterbeinart.bsky.social
A Reply to Sam Harris
YouTube video by Beinart Notebook
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Sam Harris thinks his beliefs on Israel-Palestine are inarguable. He’s wrong.
A Reply to Sam Harris
About Israel-Palestine, Islam, antisemitism and the value of debate
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“American Jews and Jews in general are safer in countries where everybody is treated equally under the law,” @peterbeinart.bsky.social tells TRNN. “The principle of Jewish supremacy, and Christian supremacy, and Hindu supremacy, and Islamic supremacy—all of those things are wrong.”
Peter Beinart: What does it mean to be Jewish after the destruction of Gaza?
“American Jews and Jews in general are safer in countries where everybody is treated equally under the law,” Peter Beinart tells TRNN. “The principle of Jewish supremacy, and Christian supremacy, and ...
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A livestream option is now available for @peterbeinart.bsky.social on May 18th! Beinart will be in conversation with legal scholar Smadar Ben-Natan, discussing his new book "Being Jewish after the Destruction of Gaza" 🎟️ Get virtual tickets: buff.ly/YVe4YQF
The problem with the way Tucker Carlson talks about Israel www.nytimes.com/2026/04/28/o...
Being a Muslim Immigrant in Trump’s America: Conversation between @peterbeinart.bsky.social and @mehdirhasan.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/peterbei...
Mehdi Hasan on Being a Muslim Immigrant in Trump’s America
The former MSNBC host and founder of Zeteo on straddling outsider and insider status
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Joe Kent was brave to resign in opposition to this criminal war. But the claims in his resignation letter- that Israel caused America's wars in Iraq + Syria--are false. And they betray a conspiratorial mindset that critics of Israel, and this war, must avoid jewishcurrents.org/joe-kents-re...
Joe Kent’s Resignation Was Brave. His Analysis Is Faulty.
The former counterterrorism official’s assertion that Israel was responsible for US wars in Iraq and Syria is false, and evidence of a dangerously…
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Israel's critics should not conflate it with Jews. And synagogues should not say "We stand with Israel," which encourages that conflation. It makes congregants less safe + it's immoral. It's like an Orthodox church after 2022 saying "We stand with Russia" peterbeinart.substack.com/p/lessons-fr...
Thoughts on the Michigan Synagogue Attack
About Jewish safety and Jewish morality
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I often learn a lot when I listen to @peterbeinart.bsky.social, but this episode was particularly enlightening. open.substack.com/pub/peterbei...
When Your Country Attacks Your Homeland
Orly Noy on being Iranian and Israeli during this horrific war
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