It's the Brian Larra Show on WNYc.

Good morning again everyone. With us now Jody Rudoran,

editor of the forward, the big Jewish newspaper here in the United States that

publishes primarily for a Jewish American readership.

Some of you know Jody Redorn's previous work

as Jerusalem Bureau Chief for the New York Times.

Now Jody has written an article in The Guardian

calling on the United States to recognize a state of

Palestine as three European countries did last month.

If that's surprising, coming from the editor-in-chief of a Jewish newspaper that tries to appeal to a broad Jewish

audience, Jewish-American audience, not just Jews on the left.

Let's hear her argument.

Jody, always good to have you on.

Welcome back to WNYC. Thanks Brian good

to be on the show. The United States already calls for a two-state solution which

would recognize both in Israel and a Palestine, what are you calling for that's different from that?

That's exactly right, Brian. I think the only way forward to is to resolve the conflict and to acknowledge that the only way for Jews and

Palestinians to have their full rights of self-determination is to have a two-state solution.

I think my article is it's less about calling on the US to recognize the state of Palestine, then calling on the U.S. Israel and American Jews

to not freak out about the idea of Palestinians wanting recognition and of Europeans and others granting them recognition.

The argument is really about, to reframe the conversation about this conflict,

about ending this conflict,

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