America and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

<p>Shermer and Journo discuss: who really owns land? • British Mandate • Theodore Herzl • Zionism, Judaism, and Israel • territorial disputes • Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement), Hezbollah (Party of God), and terrorism • Palestinian grievances • The Palestinian cause • Is Israel a colonial conquering empire? • Is Israel an apartheid state? • Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement • Gender Apartheid • Arabs, Muslims, and Palestinians as separate identities • Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) • Islam and Islamism • justice and its demands • Freedom and individual autonomy as the starting point.</p> <p>Elan Journo's most recent book is <em>What Justice Demands: America and the Israeli Palestinian Conflict</em> (2018). He is co-author of <em>Failing to Confront Islamic Totalitarianism</em> (2016), a contributor to <em>Defending Free Speech</em> (2016), and editor of <em>Winning the Unwinnable War: America’s Self-Crippled Response to Islamic Totalitarianism</em> (2009). His articles have appeared in a wide range of publications, from <em>Foreign Policy</em> and <em>Middle East Quarterly</em> to <em>The Hill</em> and the <em>Los Angeles Times</em>.</p> <p><strong>LIVE EVENT WITH MICHAEL SHERMER THIS DECEMBER:</strong><br /> <a href="https://shop.skeptic.com/event">skeptic.com/event</a></p>