On Israel/Palestine, and the left’s response since October 7th.
A reply to the latest episode of Jewish Currents ‘On the Nose’ podcast, in which Naomi Klein is interviewed.
I am sharing an audio recording I made, intended to be sent as a voicemail to the ‘On the Nose’ team, who had asked leftwing listeners to record messages on the theme of talking to family with divergent views about Israel/Palestine.
The podcast episode I am responding to is “Naomi Klein on Israel’s Doppelgänger politics”.
I wasn’t able to send the message, as my mobile phone contract limits calls abroad, and I had insufficient credit to call the US. So I decided to upload it here instead.
My parents, aunts and uncles were all lefties, anti-racists, and supporters of the rights of Palestinian people to dignity and self determination, as am I. The older members of my family, those who lived through the holocaust in Germany and Austria, are all dead now. Therefore my message is not about discussions or differences between myself and my family on the subject of Israel/Gaza, but is instead my response, as a leftie woman of jewish extraction, to the Naomi Klein podcast episode.
I believe that in the audio recording below, I speak not just for myself, but also those in my family who are no longer alive to speak for themselves.
Thank you for listening.