Watch Being Jewish on YouTube:www.youtube.com/@beingjewishpodcastSubscribe to the Being Jewish Newsletter:bit.ly/beingjewishnewsletterFor Sponsorships, please email:[email protected] contact us & all things BJJP:www.BeingJewishPodcast.comFollow Jonah on:Instagram - @JonahPlattX - @JonahPlattFollow Being Jewish on:Instagram - @BeingJewishPodcastTikTok - @BeingJewishIn the premiere of our new series 30 Minute Mensches, Jonah Platt sits down with Michal Cotler-Wunsh — former Knesset member and Israel’s Special Envoy for Combating Antisemitism — for a long-overdue conversation about the eighth front of war: the battle for public opinion. Jonah and Michal discuss how antisemitism has manifested itself today, particularly through using anti-Zionist rhetoric, and how Israelis may feel a disconnect from that. Michal gives her perspective on how institutions such as the UN, Amnesty International, and elite universities have not only tolerated but enabled and normalized antisemitic double standards under the guise of progressive activism. Jonah challenges Michal to help make sense of the widespread moral confusion and media failures that culminate to chants such as “Death to the IDF,” and asks how we can bridge the gap with well-meaning people who have been misled by catchy headlines and ill-informed outrage. This episode answers the question of why antisemitism is not just a Jewish problem, but a global one, and what we can do to fight it.This episode tackles:🧠 Why Michal’s role as Israel’s antisemitism envoy is so crucial today, especially in combating widespread misinformation and harmful rhetoric.🎓 How university presidents and U.S. officials have failed to take a stand in the face of rising Jew-hatred🕍 Why most Israelis don’t understand global antisemitism — and why they need to📖 The 3 R’s: Remember, Reclaim, Renew — a framework for Jewish pride👤How human rights advocacy has been hijacked and weaponized by anti-Zionists.—🎙️ 30 Minute Mensches is a new short-form edition of Being Jewish with Jonah Platt — spotlighting diverse voices doing meaningful work across Jewish and allied communities.MENTIONED IN EPISODEOfficial Biography of Michal Cotler-WunshThe Story of Queen EstherIHRA Definition of AntisemitismUN Speech: Michal Cotler-Wunsh Addresses Global AntisemitismRabbi Lord Jonathan SacksGlastonbury Festival Jewish concerns about MamdaniCalling Out Glastonbury Festival for Antisemitic MessagingThe 1948 War against Israel’s ExistenceUN 1975 Resolution Equating Zionism with RacismThe Story of Raphael LemkinDouble Standards & Natan Sharansky’s 3 D’s of AntisemitismIran’s Recent Strikes on IsraelAnti-Jew bias in Human Right WatchAl-Ahli HospitalHamas Terror TunnelsElite University Presidents Criticized for Antisemitism Hearing ResponsesHost & Production TeamHost: Jonah Platt; Produced by Rainbow Creative (Executive Producer: Matthew Jones; Story Producer: Sasha Nelson; Content Director: Alexandra Fugère; Associate Producer: Emma Webb, Nathan Wheatley, Valerie Patterson); Consulting Producer: Bethany Mandel; Executive Assistant: Josie Rothschild; Graphic Designer: Noah Bell

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