Ep. 297 It's a Policy of Neglect with Nathan Thrall

The Stacks

Traci Thomas

Literature, Society & Culture, Books, Arts

4.8 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 13 December 2023

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

Journalist and author Nathan Thrall joins us to discuss his book A Day in the Life of Abed Salama: Anatomy of a Jerusalem Tragedy. Nathan explains why he wanted to tell this story in 2023, and how the events of October 7th changed how his book about life for a Palestinian family was received. Nathan also shares what folks can do to impact change in the Israel-Palestine conflict.

The Stacks Book Club selection for December is Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. We will discuss the book on December 27th with Farah Karim-Cooper.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Stacks, a podcast about books and the people who read them. I'm your host Tracy Thomas and
0:13.5	today we are joined by the author, journalist, and essayist Nathan Thral. His
0:18.0	latest book is called A Day in the Life of Abed Salama, anatomy of a Jerusalem tragedy.
0:23.9	It's an intimate, gripping, and very human story
0:26.4	about the Israel-Palestine struggle
0:28.3	through the lens of a deadly bus accident in 2012
0:31.3	outside of Jerusalem.
0:33.0	Nathan's book was published this year on October 3rd,
0:35.8	just days before the Hamas attacks on Israel
0:38.3	that have led to the most recent violence in Israel Palestine.
0:41.6	We talked today about how Nathan's book has been received in light of these events,
0:45.9	how he came to write this story, and how he an American-born Jew living in Jerusalem navigates
0:51.0	his own criticisms of Israel.
0:53.0	Don't forget, our book club discussion for December is of William Shakespeare's
0:57.2	Romeo and Juliet.
0:58.4	We will be talking about the book on December 27th with Thera Karim Cooper.
1:02.4	Everything we talk about on each episode of
1:04.6	the Stacks can be found in the link in the show notes. And if you love the show and
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