August 10, 2018
As we recorded this episode on Thursday morning, southern Israel was battered by rockets from the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip. Our guest, former IDF Spokesperson and retired Lieutenant Colonel Peter Lerner, provided a briefing on the attacks before diving into the topic of the week: the protest against the Nation-State law, and why he joined it. Our second guest was AJC Washington Director Alan Ronkin, who discussed how AJC joined forces with the Urban League to combat the alt-right ahead of this weekend’s racist rally in our nation’s capital.
Show notes:
Peter’s piece: https://forward.com/opinion/407409/israel-s-nation-state-bill-shamed-the-minorities-who-give-us-pride/
Alan’s statement with the Urban League: https://www.ajc.org/news/greater-washington-urban-league-and-american-jewish-committee-ajc-stand-united-against-hate
*The views and opinions expressed by guests do not necessarily reflect the views or position of AJC.
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