An Israeli and a Palestinian Choose to Talk

The Brian Lehrer Show | Oct 7

Jonathan Dekel-Chen, visiting professor at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs and Jaser AbuMousa, senior fellow at the Middle East Institute and senior policy advisor at the International Peace Institute, both suffered major traumas on October 7th, 2023 and its aftermath. They discuss their personal devastation, as well as why they are engaging in dialogue and what they hope for in Palestinian and Israeli politics.

Photo: An Israeli flag flies at a rally organized by the German-Israeli Society Bremen/Lower Weser to mark the Independence Day of the State of Israel on the market square in Bremen, while counter-demonstrators hold a Palestinian flag in the background. (Photo by Focke Strangmann/picture alliance via Getty Images)

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