i'm now joined by yucca wrapped him emeritus professor of history at the university of montreal. professor duncan is great to talk to thank you very much for being available. my pleasure. now you've written several books on the interplay of a religious and political narrative and the history of more than israel. and one of the most interesting discoveries for me personally, was how crucial the jews from the russian empire and later on from the soviet union were to the rise of design is ideal. and you especially because they weren't particularly religious. and here they happened to be one of the staunchest supporters of the idea of the holy or promised land. how do you explain this unusual synergy? well, you have to realize that the boost founders of the state of israel and before that design is project empower, stein came from the say, fail of settlement and the russian empire, which is today, is your grand model of bill in russia mandibles. a group of books, they came to the window post on because of violence in the russian and by a violent directed ad jews. the 1st wave serious wave was

back to the parts list because yeah, customer rep can emeritus professor of history of the university of montreal professor up can i, i want to ask you one more question about this. as this done shall thread, as a sort of structural factor in creating and mobilizing ethnic identity or national identity identity, because i think it's being use not only in the ukraine or israel, but also in the united states. if we look at the american history, there's been hardly a decade over the past century when the americans didn't have a major enemy either in the soviet union or in communism or entire is more most recently in a still retiring ism. and i wonder what structural purpose do you think this as essential or outside threats serves in the american contacts? because unlike ukraine or israel, the united states is a large country and sending the invincible in security to terms wider thing. the americans need this to have an enemy. well, president eisenhower, it's in decatur, the one reason why she was retiring from his position. she has mandated to us over its present to the states, and she defined it as

i'm now joined by iraq of radical emeritus professor of history at the university of montreal. professor duncan is great to talk to thank you very much for being available. my pleasure. now you've read the several books on the interplay of religious and political narrative and the history of more than israel. and one of the most interesting discoveries for me personally, was how crucial the jews from the russian empire and later on from the soviet union, were to the rise of the zionist ideology. especially because they weren't particularly religious. and here they happened to be one of the staunchest supporters of the idea of the holy or promised land. how do you explain this unusual synergy? well, you have to realize that no boost founders of the state of israel. and before that design, this project in palestine came from the se pail of settlement, and the russian empire, which is today, is your grand model of the bill of russia mandibles. a group of books, they came to the window post on because of violence in the russian and by a violent directed ad choose. the 1st wave. serious wave

of human rights watch. i'm visiting professor at princeton university, joins is from montreal of right. well, welcome to you. thanks for joining us. you started an article on october, the 16th the israel appears to be on the verge of ethnic cleansing. what's your view now? several weeks later, i well, i think that remains, that concern. i mean, at this point is really government sheets of urging palestinians in northern gouter to evacuate type of stuff i'm had referred. you know, there may be some modest efforts to clear the road to the south, but that's just one part of the problem. as we've heard is really bombardment continues in the south, so they may be marginally safe from the middle. but it's not safe. on top of that, the seeds continue the dribs and drabs, if she meant to train aid or being ready in nowhere, close to 10 percent of the number of trucks that before october, 7th, or coming in higher commercial, you offers management purposes. so, you know, this is not a place that can proceed. and then to come to your question, these really government is still not giving any kind o

of morality, the most talking palestine. i'm joined by my guest, matthew, and rent in montreal. he is a senior fellow at the american university in moscow and director of the rising tide. hide foundation of canada into that and we have a home in brandy. he is a professor at the university of trent. hi, tony in cross top roles and the fact that means you can jump any time you want. and i always appreciate how good it is. go to um, um, put in 1st mohammed, you know, it every once while you get these moments of clarity where things are very, very obvious. they see. and we, we have through the western world through this conflict in gaza in lock step with washington. um this, you know, if you go and look at public opinion, so opposed of the citizenry even in the united states, a majority including democrats, want to see a ceasefire with the lead. so in the west continue to just throw caution to the wind, throw any kind of sense of, of legitimacy be the entire artifice of international law in the international humanitarian law. over the last 70 years, 80 years is just been completely dashed and thrown into the garbage and the west w

of morality, the sucking palestine. i'm joined by my guest, matthew aaronton, montreal. he is a senior fellow at the american university in moscow and director of the rising tide.

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of morality, the us talking palestine. i'm joined by my guess, matthew aaronton, montreal. he is a senior fellow at the american university in moscow and director of the rising tide tide foundation of canada inside out. and we have mom and brandy. he is a professor at the university of trent. all right, so let me cross top roles and the fact that means you can jump anytime you want. and i always appreciate, i'll go to, let's go to. um, um, so that 1st mohammad, you know, it's every once while you get these moments of clarity where things are very, very obvious. they see. and we, we have through the western world through this conflict in gaza in lock step with washington on this. you know, if you go and look at public opinion, so opposed of the citizenry even in the united states, a majority including democrats, want to see a ceasefire. but the lead, so in the west continue to just throw caution to the wind, throw any kind of sense of, of legitimacy be the entire artifice of international law in the international humanitarian law. over the last 70 years, 80 years is just been completely dashed and thrown into the garbage a

ontario, of course, ottawa, also in montreal, quebec, all the capitals of all the canadian provinces, so and we're also seeing uh organization and actions taking place like i said on university campuses, so it's almost daily. uh there have things been things uh announced for the coming days, different actions and among them student walkouts, there will be high school students walking out of classes in the coming days and that's being organized on campuses across the country. all right, and the final question that i have is, you know, i have to ask this because we're seeing rise in this also, and that is the boycott campaign, we know mcdonald's has been a victim of that, i shouldn't say victim, but it's been targeted, and there's other chains also and other products, um, are we seeing uh anything along those? where you're at, repeat that last part again a boycott, boycot of goods uh made in israel one way or another that's related to israel, are we seeing that? seeing uh that happen in the states uh and also in places like indonesia for example, but i'm wondering if there is movement of that kind of any sort there in canada. so this is one of the things that has been which ca