r/JewsOfConscience • u/MondoweissOfficial • Sep 12 '22

AMA I produce the Mondoweiss Podcast – AMA!

Hi r/JewsOfConscience, I'm Dave and I am the product manager at Mondoweiss. I produce the Mondoweiss Podcast, assist with video production, and various other work related to running an independent, non-profit news and opinion publication.

https://mondoweiss.net

https://mondoweiss.net/podcast/

Ask me anything!

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u/Budget-News5012 Mizrahi Sep 12 '22

Hi Dave , just wanted to say that I love your work and wanted to ask you , why have we not seen any solid government action to reflect the rising anti occupation and anti apartheid sentiment and do you expect that to ever happen ?

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u/MondoweissOfficial Sep 12 '22

Thanks!

Sadly, I would have to say that we have seen A LOT of government action here, just not in the direction you mean. The Israeli government is spending a lot of time and resources trying to quash social justice movements – just take a look at the 6 civil society organizations they are trying to shut down.

When it comes to other governments, the U.S. and others, they are responding to the political pressures in their own countries. And here, the organized pro-Israel lobby groups exert a lot of political pressure on the government and on politicians.

But as we all know, it is changing. The big lobby groups have had to change tactics and are now just essentially pouring huge amounts of money into even fairly small races to try and keep pro-Palestine sentiments at bay. As I said in an earlier answer, it's a battle of attrition, and they are losing. But it will continue to take a lot of time and organizing to fundamentally change the situation.

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u/Budget-News5012 Mizrahi Sep 12 '22

Thank you for your insightful reply. Keep up the good work 👍🏻