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Alana Newhouse: Why is the Whole World Fighting About Zionism? [Israel & Diaspora II 3/4]

18Forty Podcast

18Forty

Judaism, Religion & Spirituality

4.7704 Ratings

🗓️ 5 May 2026

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to Alana Newhouse, the founder and editor-in-chief of Tablet Magazine, about why seemingly everyone is arguing about Zionism. 

In this episode we discuss:

—What causes spikes in antisemitism?
—What is the role of rapid technological change in flattening the differences between people?
—What makes Israel a model for a nation that other countries should consider following?

Tune in to hear a conversation about how we can bring redemption through the Jewish People to the entire world.

Interview begins at 10:00.

Alana Newhouse is the founder and editor-in-chief of Tablet Magazine, which she launched in 2009 after serving as a reporter and editor at The Forward and beginning her career with publicist David Garth. An editor who writes occasional essays for The New York Times and elsewhere, she is known for “Everything Is Broken” and “Brokenism.” Raised between the Five Towns and Sheepshead Bay, she is married to journalist David Samuels and serves as president of the Foundation for Angelman Syndrome Therapeutics, whose work has been recognized by The Wall Street Journal.

References:

Take One

Everything Is Broken” by Alana Newhouse

Zionism for Everyone” by Alana Newhouse

Genesis 12:3

Pluribus

Idiocracy (2006)

Independence Day (1996)

The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science by Norman Doidge M.D.

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