Micah Goodman: 'I don't want Gaza to become our Vietnam' (18 Questions, 40 Israeli Thinkers)
Update: 2025-07-08
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While we await our next episode, we invite you catch up with 18 Questions, 40 Israeli Thinkers.
Micah Goodman doesn't think Palestinian-Israeli peace will happen within his lifetime. But he's still a hopeful person.
Named by the Jerusalem Post as one of the 50 most influential Jews, Micah is a public intellectual, writer, and author whose voice is central to the moral, political, and religious debates raging within Israel.
He is the author of several best-selling books — including The Wondering Jew, Catch 67, The Dream of the Kuzari, and The Last Words of Moses — and co-host of the popular Israeli podcast Mifleget Hamachshavot.
Now, he joins us to answer 18 questions on criticizing Israel, resettling Gaza, and Jewish democracy.
This interview was recorded on July 6.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/18forty-podcast--4344730/support.
Micah Goodman doesn't think Palestinian-Israeli peace will happen within his lifetime. But he's still a hopeful person.
Named by the Jerusalem Post as one of the 50 most influential Jews, Micah is a public intellectual, writer, and author whose voice is central to the moral, political, and religious debates raging within Israel.
He is the author of several best-selling books — including The Wondering Jew, Catch 67, The Dream of the Kuzari, and The Last Words of Moses — and co-host of the popular Israeli podcast Mifleget Hamachshavot.
Now, he joins us to answer 18 questions on criticizing Israel, resettling Gaza, and Jewish democracy.
This interview was recorded on July 6.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/18forty-podcast--4344730/support.
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