How to Achieve Peace in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

The Michael Shermer Show

Michael Shermer

Dialogue, Science, Reason, Michaelshermer, Natural Sciences, Skeptic

4.4 • 921 Ratings

🗓️ 4 June 2024

⏱️ 100 minutes

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Summary

Dr. Einat Wilf is a leading intellectual and original thinker on matters of foreign policy, economics, education, Israel, and the Jewish people. She was a member of the Israeli Parliament from 2010-2013 on behalf of the Labor and Independence parties. Dr. Wilf has a BA in Government and Fine Arts from Harvard University, an MBA from INSEAD in France (Institut Européen d’Administration des Affaires), and a PhD in Political Science from the University of Cambridge. Born and raised in Israel, Dr. Wilf served as an Intelligence Officer in the Israel Defense Forces. Dr. Wilf is also the author of six books including: My Israel, Our Generation, Back to Basics: How to Save Israeli Education (At No Additional Cost), It’s NOT the Electoral System, Stupid, Winning the War of Words, Telling Our Story (a collection of Wilf’s essays on Israel, Zionism and the path to peace,) and The War of Return: How Western Indulgence of the Palestinian Dream Has Obstructed the Path to Peace.

Shermer and Wilf discuss: Why Israel? Why the Jews? Anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism • Karim Khan • accusations of genocide, induced famine, and war crimes against Netanyahu • who will recognize a Palestinian state? • why, after 7 months of fighting, the IDF has been unable to defeat Hamas • AP story outlining 4 options for Gaza: full scale military occupation; lighter occupation; grand bargain; a deal with Hamas • Zionism, Judaism, and Israel • Palestine, Palestinians, and the Gaza strip • Hamas, Hezbollah, and terrorism in the Middle East • Why students & student groups are pro-Palestinian and anti-Israel • The Abraham Accords • The Two-State Solution.

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0:00.0	You're listening to the Michael Sherman Show. The Michael Sherber Show My guest today is Dr. Aenot Wilf. She's a leading intellectual and
0:28.8	original thinker on matters of foreign policy, economics, education, Israel, and the Jewish people.
0:35.4	She was a member of the Israeli Parliament from 2010 to 2013 on behalf of the Labor and Independence
0:42.1	Parties.
0:43.0	Dr. Wilf has a BA in government and fine arts from Harvard,
0:48.0	an MBA from insiad in France, that's the Institute for European Administrative Affairs, and a PhD in political
0:55.4	science from the University of Cambridge.
0:58.4	Born and raised in Israel, Dr. Wilf served as an intelligence officer in the Israeli Defense Forces.
1:04.9	Yes, the IDF.
1:06.1	Oh boy, we're going to get into that today as well.
1:08.6	She's also the author of six books including My Israel, Our Generation,
1:13.8	Back to Basics How to Save Israeli Education
1:16.8	at no additional cost.
1:18.4	That's actually in the subtitle, I like that.
1:20.6	It's not the electoral system, stupid, echoing Bill Clinton, it's not the economy stupid,
1:25.5	winning the war of words, telling our story, a collection of her essays on Israel, Zionism,
1:31.5	and the path to peace.
1:33.0	And her new book, which you can see behind her right shoulder,
1:36.0	there is the war of return,
1:38.0	how Western indulgence of the Palestinian dream
1:41.0	has obstructed the path to peace.
1:44.2	All right, Annette, nice to see you.
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