Susan Neiman: "It's not about being pro-Israel or pro-Palestine, but pro-human rights"
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The ongoing war between Israel and Hamas has now passed the 100 day mark. On the 14 January Alona Ferber attended the Jewish Labour Movement conference, which happened to take place on the 100th day of the war. In this podcast she speaks with Susan Neiman, the American moral philosopher, about the splits this war has caused on the left and tensions she sees between tribalist currents on the left and universalist principles, which Neiman believes are the values of a true left.  Read Susan Neiman's essay: The universalist tradition has been forgotten, the Enlightenment betrayed Switch on with 50% off Refresh your perspective in 2024 with free-thinking journalism and 50% off our annual subscriptions. Simple use the code JAN50 at the checkout. *Offer ends 31st January and applies to the first year only. www.newstatesman/subscribe   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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