How to Oppose Hamas without Excusing Genocide
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit peterbeinart.substack.comI spoke with my friend, political analyst, and president of The Agora Initiative, Khalil Sayegh. Questions included…
How are you able to face this unending horror and maintain such gentleness and generosity?
What do you think of the “perfect victim” critique?
After all this time, what gives you confidence that persuasion is possible, and that changing minds can lead to real-world change?
How do you maintain your faith in God in the midst of so much suffering?
How do you find the right balance between criticizing Hamas and criticizing Israel, given their great power disparity?
How do you respond to the argument that Hamas’s authoritarianism and violence shows Israel can’t afford to give Palestinians equal rights?
Do you believe Hamas truly accepts of the idea of a two-state solution?
What was your response to the assasinations in Washington, DC?
What do you think of the phrase “Globalize the Intifada”?
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