#39: A Jewish-Muslim Alliance
In The Thick
Futuro Media
4.9 • 1.9K Ratings
🗓️ 21 November 2016
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
Since the election, there has been a rise in public Anti-Semitic and Islamophobic behavior across the country, and many are worried that the nomination of Steve Bannon gives legitimacy and power to this behavior. How are Jewish and Muslim communities standing together in the face of hate?
Co-hosts Maria Hinojosa and Julio Ricardo Varela lead a discussion with Rebecca Vilkomerson, Executive Director of Jewish Voice for Peace, and Nihad Awad, Executive Director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations.
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| 0:00.0 | We're in uncharted territory. For those of us of the younger generations, we've never seen |
| 0:05.6 | anti-Semitism in proximity to power. |
| 0:08.3 | Hey, welcome to In The Thick. This is a podcast about politics, race, and culture from a POC perspective. I'm Maria Inu Hosa. |
| 0:19.0 | And I'm Julio Riccalo Guarela, the senior digital editor here at Futuro Media Group, and we've got some exciting news. |
| 0:25.6 | Oh yeah! |
| 0:26.6 | Today, Julio is your first day as the official co-host of In The Thick. |
| 0:32.0 | We're so excited about it. Thanks Maria I'm excited too. Very |
| 0:36.0 | excited. And joining us from Washington DC is Nihad Awad. He is the |
| 0:40.4 | executive director of Care, the Council on American |
| 0:43.0 | Islamic Relations. |
| 0:43.9 | Welcome to the show, Nia. |
| 0:45.1 | Thank you, good morning. |
| 0:46.0 | And with me here in the studio in Harlem is Rebecca Bill Commerson. |
| 0:49.0 | She is the Executive Director of JVP, |
| 0:51.9 | the Jewish Voice for Peace, which is a progressive Jewish |
| 0:54.6 | organization. Welcome Rebecca. Thanks much for having me. Great to have you all on |
| 0:58.8 | the show today. So I want to start this episode by focusing in on Steve Bannon, Donald Trump's controversial |
| 1:05.8 | selection for his chief strategist. Bannon is the former chairman of Bright Bart News, which is a |
| 1:11.7 | right-wing news and opinion website that features white nationalist and white supremacist viewpoints. |
| 1:17.0 | It's been accused of using anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, and racism in its reporting. |
| 1:22.0 | I should note that the site's editor at large has |
| 1:24.7 | refuted all of this. Nihad, let's start with you. What's your reaction to the |
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