Polite Conversations

This is probably one of the most important conversations I’ve had all year, about a difficult but very important subject.My guest for this episode is Mari Cohen, associate editor at leftist publication, Jewish Currents. We discuss Mari’s important article on the subject of Genocide Studies and the rifts forming within it. We talked about those in the field who remain silent on the livestreamed genocide of Palestinians, about those who make excuses for Israel’s brutality, how rightwing Holocaust scholars have even appeared in notorious race ‘science’ peddling publications like Quillette — and we also discussed the history of the ADL, its increasingly rightward shift and more.Pls subscribe via patreon.com/nicemangos for the extended episodeLinks:My article on the slight tone-shift in Western media/NYT https://www.patreon.com/posts/134437805New Patreon post on continued tone shift https://www.patreon.com/posts/tone-shift-are-135263349Can Genocide Studies survive a Genocide? By Mari Cohen https://jewishcurrents.org/can-genocide-studies-survive-a-genocide-in-gazaA Textbook Case of Genocide - Raz Segal https://jewishcurrents.org/a-textbook-case-of-genocideIAG: International Association of Genocide Scholars https://genocidescholars.org/blog/INOG: Intl Network of Genocide Scholars https://inogs.comDouglas Murray saying the N*zis felt bad for what they did https://x.com/rivkahbrown/status/1722918657787843012?s=61&t=w7q_ejvwZ_gCFj9WV50LqwPaper by Amos Goldberg that was mentioned in the convo https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14623528.2024.2413175Yoav Gallant confirms use of Hannibal Directive https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/asa-winstanley/army-was-ordered-kill-israelis-7-october-defense-minister-confirmsLipstadt on Trump’s fascism https://x.com/heerjeet/status/1914812234364027047?s=61&t=w7q_ejvwZ_gCFj9WV50LqwPodcast episode ‘The Other ADLs’ https://jewishcurrents.org/the-other-adls

This is a clip from my recent episode on Israel & the US’s attack on Iran, titled ‘Boners for Bombs’.Find the episode here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/457mNAy6mz57SDrlQ5ZoWW?si=oqQyPqkNTRmaHGsJhm4RgAThe extended patreon version here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/132450348

This is a clip from my recent episode on Israel & the US’s attack on Iran, titled ‘Boners for Bombs’.Find the episode here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/457mNAy6mz57SDrlQ5ZoWW?si=oqQyPqkNTRmaHGsJhm4RgAThe extended patreon version here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/132450348

Sam Harris recently claimed that he’s only just become an unapologetic Zionist post Oct 7, in this episode we examine this claim as well as his generally flimsy excuses for supporting Israel.Links:Recent Patreon posts: ContraPoints Disappoints https://www.patreon.com/posts/contrapoints-133858410Harris Renews Support for Gncide After Fans Express Frustration https://www.patreon.com/posts/sam-harris-his-133371695https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2025-05-19/ty-article/.premium/were-destroying-gaza-netanyahu-smotrich-rush-to-soothe-fears-over-aid-renewal/00000196-e7b4-d93f-a3b6-fff77c780000 Israeli TV producer calls for Gaza Holocausthttps://www.newarab.com/news/israel-tv-producer-calls-gaza-holocaust-gas-chambersGenocidal eclairs sold in Israel as children in Gaza starve https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/2025-05-06/ty-article-opinion/.premium/let-the-idf-mow-them-down-in-israel-violence-saturates-everyday-life/00000196-a4a1-d9bf-a1b6-eda114250000Sam harris thinks RW antisemitism is nbd, “even in the aftermath of a synagogue shooting” https://x.com/nicemangos/status/1183877283548991488?s=61&t=w7q_ejvwZ_gCFj9WV50Lqwhttps://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/04/28/hospitals-in-ruins Israeli forces hv dropped more explosives in Gaza than fell on London, Dresden &Hamburg combined during WW2.Euromed Monitor: https://euromedmonitor.org/en/article/6669/Euro-Med-Monitor:-Israel’s-brutality-in-Gaza-surpasses-all-recent-forms-of-terrorism Israel’s brutality surpasses all recent forms of terrorismArthur Balfour was a white supremacist & an antisemite toohttps://forward.com/opinion/386480/its-time-to-admit-that-arthur-balfour-was-a-white-supremacist-and-an-anti-s/https://web.archive.org/web/20140725012047/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/israelgaza-conflict-the-myth-of-hamass-human-shield-9619810.htmlMyth of Hamas’ Human Shields (2014)https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/07/palestinians-return-home-israeli-troops-faeces-graffitiPalestinians returning home find Israeli troops left faeces

This is a clip from my recent episode on Israel & the US’s attack on Iran, titled ‘Boners for Bombs’.Find the episode here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/457mNAy6mz57SDrlQ5ZoWW?si=oqQyPqkNTRmaHGsJhm4RgAThe extended patreon version here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/132450348

This is a clip from my recent episode on Israel & the US’s attack on Iran, titled ‘Boners for Bombs’. Find the episode here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/457mNAy6mz57SDrlQ5ZoWW?si=oqQyPqkNTRmaHGsJhm4RgAThe extended patreon version here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/132450348

A clip from my longer conversation with Israeli-origin content creator Adi Callai about their video titled, ‘Gaza Ghetto Uprising’. Find our longer conversation here: pt 1: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7rXjU8ZfXJHiELHow1bmAg?si=TO8LJAI6TqSiGc-CGE58owpt 2: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4uwozIBMiYj1hhZg0dcctM?si=_A04f2t_SBaQ7TjDfqllRAFind their Gaza Ghetto Uprising video here: https://youtu.be/Pt_1k7nSv1M?si=d1vjVKS_aU8vvhh7

A clip from my longer conversation with Israeli-origin content creator Adi Callai about their videos on weaponized antisemitism and the ‘Gaza Ghetto Uprising’.Find our longer conversation here:pt 1: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7rXjU8ZfXJHiELHow1bmAg?si=TO8LJAI6TqSiGc-CGE58owpt 2: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4uwozIBMiYj1hhZg0dcctM?si=_A04f2t_SBaQ7TjDfqllRAFind their Gaza Ghetto Uprising video here: https://youtu.be/Pt_1k7nSv1M?si=d1vjVKS_aU8vvhh7Their ‘Antisemitism, Weaponized.’ Video here: https://youtu.be/5MVIh6Rnzog?si=7w-E3cz4H9zKznKB

Join me for an episode about how obscene the casual celebration of violence towards Iran, Gaza, Muslims in general has been lately (shockingly, Sam Harris comes up). Links:AMA post where you can add your questions: https://www.patreon.com/posts/131606321?pr=trueNear Identical statements from Canada, UK, Aus https://x.com/dropsitenews/status/1936892596678197535?s=61&t=w7q_ejvwZ_gCFj9WV50LqwSpeaking in tongues at the White House: https://x.com/patriottakes/status/1937134487852503137?s=61&t=w7q_ejvwZ_gCFj9WV50LqwIsrael places its military HQ's in civilian neighbourhoods and towns: https://x.com/tparsi/status/1935733115114127475?s=61&t=w7q_ejvwZ_gCFj9WV50LqwNo proof of a systematic effort to move into a nuclear weapon” Director Gen of the IAEA  https://x.com/amanpour/status/1935095391109922822?s=61&t=w7q_ejvwZ_gCFj9WV50Lqwclips of Netenyahu claiming Iran has been ‘weeks away’ from nukes for the last 30 years: https://x.com/deanobeidallah/status/1935141637660774892?s=61&t=w7q_ejvwZ_gCFj9WV50LqwGuardian piece on Iran, referenced in the episode https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jun/22/the-guardian-view-on-trump-bombing-iran-an-and-reckless-actNetenyahu talks of having to delay his son’s wedding https://bsky.app/profile/antizionistjew.bsky.social/post/3lrxppo3qkc2aBBC Journalist tweets ‘Bomb, Bomb Iran’ https://x.com/indiawilloughby/status/1936815923245265297?s=61&t=w7q_ejvwZ_gCFj9WV50LqwUS strikes fail to destroy Iran’s nuclear siteshttps://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/trump-announces-israel-iran-ceasefire-2025-06-23/Ben Gvir ‘Those who bomb hospitals are Nazis’ https://x.com/saulstaniforth/status/1935700095791513697?s=61&t=w7q_ejvwZ_gCFj9WV50LqwResearch finds the BBC coverage of Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza is systematically biased against Palestinians and fails to reach standards of impartiality. https://novaramedia.com/2025/06/16/bbc-systematically-biased-against-palestinians-in-gaza-coverage/