In this interview with Stavit Sinai, we explore her journey from growing up in a Zionist environment to avoiding conscription in the IDF, and the challenges she faced, including accusations of antisemitism for her activism. I also provide an in-depth breakdown of the psychological phenomenon of cognitive dissonance and its relevance to these complex issues.

00:00 Introduction
04:19 Born to Holocaust Survivors into an Apartheid
8:48 Two Shades of the Same Ideology
12:02 Contact with Palestinians
13:45 High School and the Path to the IDF
16:05 Coexistence, Reform Religion, and Zionism
17:52 Pre Military Camp, Dirty Tents, and avoiding the IDF
23:43 The Role of the Moral Reasons
27:29 Cracks in The Zionist Ideology
29:16 A Dive into Cognitive Dissonance
48:53 The Friends Who Didn't Get Away
52:10 Unlearning Zionism and Execution After Death
55:11 Standing up to Zionism and Shlomo Sand
58:07 The Intifada and A Bus Bombing
1:01:30 Power Relations, Historical Context, and The Big Bad ‘T’ Word
1:06:56 An Abolitionist Paper Covers Nat Turner Revolt
1:11:45 An Emotional Issue and Family Strains
1:17:00 Does Changing Opinions Matter?
1:20:04 First Arrest
1:25:16 Liberal Zionism Legitimizes the Project
1:30:41 The Humboldt University Speaker and Yair Lapid
1:34:03 A Gas Chamber Dark Prophecy
1:36:40 The Humboldt Protest
1:40:35 The White Rose Underground
1:46:45 The Antisemitism Smear and Plato’s Crito
1:51:22 From BDS to Palestine Action and Elbit Systems
2:02:59 Arrest and Jail Time
2:05:50 Direct Action Success
2:08:25 What About October 7th and After
2:15:55 A Silver Lining to the Honest Far Right
2:23:17 Our Capacity to Liberate Ourselves