{"id":240734,"date":"2025-05-14T03:44:24","date_gmt":"2025-05-14T03:44:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/american-history\/this-is-democracy-israel-palestine\/"},"modified":"2025-05-14T03:44:24","modified_gmt":"2025-05-14T03:44:24","slug":"this-is-democracy-israel-palestine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=240734","title":{"rendered":"This is Democracy &#8211; Israel-Palestine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"545\" src=\"https:\/\/notevenpast.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/This-is-Democracy-\u2013-Episode-140-Asian-American-History-and-Exclusion-4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-39937\" srcset=\"https:\/\/notevenpast.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/This-is-Democracy-\u2013-Episode-140-Asian-American-History-and-Exclusion-4.png 1024w, https:\/\/notevenpast.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/This-is-Democracy-\u2013-Episode-140-Asian-American-History-and-Exclusion-4-300x160.png 300w, https:\/\/notevenpast.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/This-is-Democracy-\u2013-Episode-140-Asian-American-History-and-Exclusion-4-768x409.png 768w, https:\/\/notevenpast.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/This-is-Democracy-\u2013-Episode-140-Asian-American-History-and-Exclusion-4-640x341.png 640w, https:\/\/notevenpast.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/This-is-Democracy-\u2013-Episode-140-Asian-American-History-and-Exclusion-4-626x333.png 626w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>This week, the discussion delves into the complex and deeply rooted suffering in the Middle East, focusing on the history of conflict, memory, trauma, and grief between Israelis and Palestinians. Jeremi and Zachary Suri are joined by acclaimed author Lawrence Wright, who has spent decades studying and documenting the region. Wright discusses his latest novel, \u2018The Human Scale,\u2019 which examines the motivations and personal stories behind the ongoing violence and suffering.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/notevenpast.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2025-04-23_This-Is_Democracy_Ep-296.mp3\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Zachary sets the scene with his poem, \u201cIn Jerusalem\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Lawrence Wright is a staff writer for\u00a0<em>The New Yorker<\/em>, a playwright, a screenwriter, and the author of ten books of nonfiction, including\u00a0<em>The Looming Tower<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Going Clear<\/em>, and\u00a0<em>God Save Texas<\/em>, and three previous novels,\u00a0<em>Mr. Texas<\/em>,\u00a0<em>The End of October<\/em>, and\u00a0<em>God\u2019s Favorite<\/em>. His books have received many honors, including a Pulitzer Prize for\u00a0<em>The Looming Tower<\/em>. His most recent book is a novel,\u00a0<em>The Human Scale<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week, the discussion delves into the complex and deeply rooted suffering in the Middle East, focusing on the history of conflict, memory, trauma, and grief between Israelis and Palestinians. Jeremi and Zachary Suri are joined by acclaimed author Lawrence Wright, who has spent decades studying and documenting the region. 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