The Bitching Semites

Episode 14: Repentants are Worthier than the Righteous

In this episode, Dr. Anat Matar, an Israeli philosopher, author and activist, joins us to discuss Academia for Equality, Israeli society's reaction to the genocide in Gaza, administrative detentions, the recent arrest of Palestinian scholar Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian, and more.

Episode 13: Irish-Palestinian Solidarity

In this episode, we are joined by Irish activist Clare Holohan to discuss her experiences visiting Palestine, the grassroots group Mothers Against Genocide, Israel's uniquely inhumane system of detaining Palestinian child prisoners, and the effect the genocide will have on both Irish and U.S. elections.

Episode 12: Aid Worker Assassinations

In this episode, we are joined by Dr. John Kahler, a retired pediatrician and co-founder of MedGlobal who recently traveled to Gaza to help provide care in clinics around Rafah. We discuss the massive suffering in Gaza, the assassinations of the seven World Central Kitchen workers, and tried to understand why the world cared so much about children in Ukraine but not children in Palestine.

Episode 11: Trauma Junkies

Yael and Leor recently attended a 'victimhood bash' and lived to tell the tale. Tune in for some serious venting!

Episode 10: Left Wing Mizrachi Activism

In this episode, we are joined by Tom Mehager, a Mizrachi left wing activist living in Tel Aviv, to discuss the Refusenik movement and progressive Mizrachi activism. We also touch on how little progressive activists in Israel know about the degree to which the American Jewish establishment sabotages their cause.