"Ema, stop it with all your bullsh*t about innocent Gazans. They don't exist." A polite (I hope) but brutally honest discussion with J-Street's leaders.

Israel from the Inside with Daniel Gordis · Jan 28, 2026 · 4m

Jeremy Ben-Ami and I have been friendly for many years. We don’t agree about very much when it come to Israel’s foreign policy or its conduct of the conflict with the Palestinians, but we are both grateful that over the years we’ve been able to be direct and honest with each other, while maintaining a deeply respectful tone to our dialogue.

Jeremy recently reach out and asked me if I would be willing to be interviewed on his podcast, which he hosts on the J-Street Substack. I agreed, because despite our differences, I think it’s important we all hear points of view with which we don’t…