“We cannot know what sort of human beings will emerge from this.”&nbsp;Following Hamas’s deadly attack on 7 October 2023, Israel’s military response has been described as “inevitable”. Eleven months on, the scope and ferocity of that military response has stunned the world.&nbsp;&nbsp;In this episode of the podcast we speak to four of the writers who contributed to the New Statesman essay collection <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/world/middle-east/2024/08/losing-gaza-palestinian-writers-symposium" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Losing Gaza</a>.&nbsp;Raja Shehadeh: <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/world/middle-east/2024/08/raja-shehadeh-palestinians-not-treated-as-human-beings-deserving-of-human-rights-gaza" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">“Palestinians are not treated as human beings deserving of human rights” </a>&nbsp;Ghada Karmi: <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/world/middle-east/2024/08/ghada-karmi-the-physical-damage-of-israels-assault-is-real-enough-the-mental-trauma-will-be-far-worse" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">“The physical damage of Israel’s assault is real enough. The mental trauma will be far worse”&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;Raja Khalidi: <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/world/middle-east/2024/08/raja-khalidi-after-gaza-war-world-leaders-will-need-new-marshall-plan-for-palestine" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">“After the war, world leaders will need a new Marshall Plan for Palestine”</a>

Losing Gaza

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.&nbsp; Read Susan Neiman's essay: <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/ideas/2023/11/universalist-tradition-forgotten-enlightenment-betrayed" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The universalist tradition has been forgotten, the Enlightenment betrayed</a> Switch on with 50% offRefresh your perspective in 2024 with free-thinking journalism and 50% off our annual subscriptions. Simple use the code&nbsp;JAN50&nbsp;at the checkout.*Offer ends 31st&nbsp;January and applies to the first year only.<a href="https://open.acast.com/networks/61b9f55ff75b72001243f954/shows/61b9f75c1a8cbe0c083cee79/episodes/www.newstatesman/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.newstatesman/subscribe</a>&nbsp;

Susan Neiman: "It's not about being pro-Israel or pro-Palestine, but pro-human rights"

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How will elections shape the world in 2024?

Earlier this month we published a magazine with the cover ‘Being Jewish Now’. At this time of crisis in the Middle East, with divisions over the Gaza war and rising anti-Semitism, we asked a group of writers, thinkers, and activists to reflect on the question of what it means to be Jewish and on the left today.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; In this episode of the podcast senior editor Alona Ferber speaks to five of the writers who contributed to this essay collection, delving deeper into the themes explored in the magazine. Fania Oz-Salzberger: <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/ideas/2023/11/generation-gazans-israelis-fellow-citizens" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">This generation will never see Gazans and Israelis become fellow citizens</a>Sam Adler-Bell: <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/ideas/2023/11/jews-resist-inhumanity-israel" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jews in the diaspora must resist the inhumanity being done by Israel in our name</a>Omer Bartov: <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/ideas/2023/11/benjamin-netanyahu-cabinet-hamas-crisis-opportunity" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Both Netanyahu’s cabinet and Hamas see this crisis as an opportunity</a>Chanda Prescod-Weinstein: <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/international-content/2023/11/lessons-growing-up-black-jewish" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lessons of growing up black and Jewish</a>Howard Jacobson: <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/ideas/2023/11/founding-israel-palestine-anti-semitism" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The founding of Israel wasn’t a colonial act – a refugee isn’t a colonist</a> Being Jewish Now: https://www.newstatesman.com/ideas/2023/11/what-it-means-to-be-jewish-now Download the app:iOS: <a href="https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/new-statesman-magazine/id610498525" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/new-statesman-magazine/id610498525</a>Android: <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.progressivemediagroup.newstatesman&amp;hl=en_GB&amp;gl=US" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.progressivemediagroup.newstatesman&amp;hl=en_GB&amp;gl=US</a>

What does it mean to be Jewish and on the left today?

Iran, Hamas and Hezbollah – all of whom operate out of Beirut’s southern suburbs – have coordinated their positions in various ways for years in pursuit of what they see as the greater good. John Jenkins, former British ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Libya, Iraq, Syria and Burma, speaks to senior editor Katie Stallard about Iran's interest in the Israel-Hamas conflict and how this will play out across the region. Subscribers get ad-free access to all our podcasts via the New Statesman app. Download it in the iOS app store or the Google Play store. Download the app:iOS: <a href="https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/new-statesman-magazine/id610498525" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/new-statesman-magazine/id610498525</a>Android: <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.progressivemediagroup.newstatesman&amp;hl=en_GB&amp;gl=US" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.progressivemediagroup.newstatesman&amp;hl=en_GB&amp;gl=US</a> Subscribe to the New Statesman from £1 per week:<a href="https://newstatesman.com/podcastoffer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://newstatesman.com/podcastoffer</a> Sign up to our daily politics email: <a href="https://morningcall.substack.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://morningcall.substack.com/</a>

Iran's interest in Israel, with former ambassador John Jenkins

**NEW EPISODE**As Israel prepares a ground attack on Gaza, Katie Stallard is joined by Alona Ferber and Professor Lina Khatib to explore the wider geo-political situation in the Middle East - including mounting violence on Israel's west bank and the looming shadow of Hezbollah in Iran. This episode was originally published in the New Statesman podcast feed. We now regularly publish Ideas and Global Affairs content on Mondays on the New Statesman podcast. Follow or subscribe here: https://podfollow.com/new-statesman Follow the New Statesman's reporting and analysis of the crisis in Israel and Gaza at www.NewStatesman.com. Subscribers get ad-free access to all our podcasts via the New Statesman app. Download it in the iOS app store or the Google Play store. Download the app:iOS: <a href="https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/new-statesman-magazine/id610498525" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/new-statesman-magazine/id610498525</a>Android: <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.progressivemediagroup.newstatesman&amp;hl=en_GB&amp;gl=US" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.progressivemediagroup.newstatesman&amp;hl=en_GB&amp;gl=US</a> Subscribe to the New Statesman from £1 per week:<a href="https://newstatesman.com/podcastoffer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://newstatesman.com/podcastoffer</a> Sign up to our daily politics email: <a href="https://morningcall.substack.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://morningcall.substack.com/</a>

NEW: Will the Israel Gaza war spread to the wider Middle East?

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As the European Union weighs new sanctions on Chinese companies, which could be announced later this week, Katie Stallard speaks to Bruno Maçães, a former Portuguese Europe minister andthe&nbsp;New Statesman's&nbsp;foreign affairs correspondent,about his recent interview with Fu Cong, China's ambassador to the EU. They also discuss Beijing's likely response to the new measures, what the fall-out would be for EU-China relations, and about the difficult balancing act Chinese diplomats have sought to strike since the start of Russia's war against Ukraine. Plus, how the prospect of another Donald Trump presidency in the US is provoking unease in the corridors of Brussels.&nbsp; Read more:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/world/asia/china/2023/05/ambassador-fu-cong-interview-europe-china" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ambassador Fu Cong</a>: “Europe will not become a vassal to China”&nbsp;The world according to&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/international-politics/geopolitics/2023/04/world-according-xi-jinping-vladimir-putin" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin</a>&nbsp;China’s hollow&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/world/asia/china/2023/03/china-hollow-peace-plan-ukraine" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">peace plan</a>&nbsp;for Ukraine

Are China and the EU headed for a trade war? With Bruno Maçães

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