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“Throughline’s decision to feature professor Sara Yael Hirschhorn on your recent episode “A Look into the Rise of Right-Wing Israel” is seriously egregious and makes me question the integrity of your research. Have the producers of the show actually read her book City on a Hilltop (Harvard UP)? Just because something is published by a prestigious university press does not mean its ideas are sound or its ideologies are not violent and illiberal. Hirschhorn ahistorically launders the American Jewish settler movement as a “liberal” project and casts anyone to the left of Baruch Goldstein as misunderstood and “not that bad.” The book is decidedly pro-settlements while finger wagging at a few bad apples to save face. Hirschhorn is an obvious supporter of the settler movement (she can claim the opposite all she wants, “Wah, I do not self-report as racist”) and very recently railed against the Biden administration’s decision to sanction a handful of extremist settlers, because, you know… the political ramifications, certainly not her personal sympathies. Spend five minutes scrolling through her Twitter feed. Her views are barely distinguishable from any right wing Israeli minister championing endless slaughter in Gaza. Perhaps you should have interviewed her as an example of the rise of the right wing in Israel rather than as an objective expert on it? Really shoddy work and poor judgment, not that I expect more from an NPR outfit!”
Katie the Pest via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/28/24
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“Most Americans, including myself, could use a bit more historical context for world news. I also recommend the Safe for Democracy podcast for a more in-depth look at the US intervention in Iran and other countries.”
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“So interesting! And the way it’s presented is fascinating and holds my interest. Thank you for creating this podcast!”
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United States of America ·
02/07/19
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“Great first show. Kind of like Backstory but with more production and a single narrative. There’s not enough historical context and discourse in much of what the mainstream media spews out. Can’t wait to see what else they come out with.”
Chris near Canada via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/07/19
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