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 edited Sep 12 '22

While searching about Mondoweiss , I’ve come across an article which claims that Philip Weiss who I’ve read began your blog rejects post Zionism, do you as well , why is that?

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u/MondoweissOfficial Sep 12 '22

I'd have to go back and read that piece, I'm not recalling it right now. I won't speak for Phil, but I'll say this: no one at Mondoweiss would disagree being labelled an anti-Zionist publication. Other than that, I won't speak to an organizational position because we don't really take one.

Speaking for myself, "post-Zionism" seems trite and even silly. Zionism is very much an active idealogical force. It is driving the Israeli occupation and apartheid. As a Jewish American, I'm interested in countering it, and that brings me to an anti-Zionist position.

I remember this book review by Stephen Shenfield of Ilan Pappe's "The Idea of Israel" where he discusses post-Zionism. It's worth a read.

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u/Budget-News5012 Mizrahi Sep 12 '22

I’ll check it out