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What will it take to confront antisemitism at America’s elite universities?

Dan is joined by Congresswoman Elise Stefanik, whose 2023 questioning of three Ivy League university presidents became a defining moment in the debate over antisemitism on college campuses. Drawing from her new book, Poisoned Ivies, Stefanik argues that the crisis reflects decades of systemic ideological bias, failed leadership and money from Arab countries buying academic influence. They discuss what it will take to confront antisemitism at America’s elite universities, and whether government intervention risks creating new problems of its own.

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In this episode: 

- The congressional hearing that changed everything

- Why did it take October 7 for Washington to act?

- Her proof that Students for Justice in Palestine organization is  tied to Hamas

- Could government intervention make universities worse?

- The universities that handled post October 7 protests right and how they did it

- Should Jewish students give up on attending Ivy League schools?

- Could federal funding cuts hurt American competitiveness?

- How can elite universities overcome campus antisemitism?

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This is a sneak peek from the members-only edition of Inside Call Me Back. Dan is joined by Ark Media contributor Nadav Eyal to answer listener questions about the growing number of highly educated Israelis leaving the country, why Nadav believes it's not just military conflicts driving them away, and the deeper issues facing Israeli society.

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- Would a new Israeli government actually be able to create significant systemic change?

- How the past 3 years have dramatically changed attitudes and capabilities of the IDF

- Can Israel’s moderate right reshape the election?

- What do each of Israel’s Arab parties stand for and which might succeed?

- Why a popular Jewish Knesset member is joining an Arab party and why that’s significant

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Why has antisemitism endured and how can Jews effectively combat it?

Dan is joined by author Dara Horn to discuss her new book, The Final Solution to the Jewish Question: A Love Story for the Living. Five years after her book People Love Dead Jews diagnosed how society relates to Jewish suffering, Horn now addresses what can be done about it. She explains how AI is systematically targeting Jews, why traditional efforts to fight antisemitism are failing and outlines an approach to find a solution that could finally change everything. 

Explore Dara Horn’s new Tell Institute to combat antisemitism.

Pre-order your copy of Dara’s book, The Final Solution to the Jewish Question: A Love Story for the Living.

Get your tickets to a live taping of Call me Back at the Streicker Center on October 22.

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In this episode: 

- Why Horn chose the provocative title “The Final Solution to the Jewish Question?”

- Re-casting antisemitism not as bigotry but as “the big lie”

- What Holocaust education gets wrong

- How Nazism and Soviet anti-Zionism lives on

- How is anti-Jewish propaganda poisoning AI?

- The dangerous bargain behind America’s Jewish “Golden Age”

- What young disaffected Jews are missing and how that can change

- What is her solution to antisemitism?

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Did disagreements between Mossad and the IDF help lead to systematic failure to deploy Kurdish fighters and to topple the regime in Iran?

Dan is joined by Nadav Eyal who provides an in-depth analysis of Israel's covert plans to destabilize Iran, the role of Kurdish forces, and the internal decision-making failures that may have impacted the outcome of the war and regional security. This episode unpacks the complexities behind secret operations, disagreements between Mossad and the IDF, and the geopolitical implications for Israel and Iran. 

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This episode is sponsored by The Shalom Hartman Institute. Register for The Road to the Israeli Elections webinar with the Shalom Hartman Institute's Tani Frank and Masua Sagiv. 

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This is a sneak peek from the members-only edition of Inside Call Me Back. Dan and Tal Becker answer listener questions about why having an Arab party in Israel’s governing coalition is less acceptable now more than ever and what happened the last time it was tried. They also discuss how Israeli law addresses the separation of church and state and problems that creates..

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What does the El-Sayed primary victory in Michigan mean for Democrats

Jewish identity and the deep connection between Jews and Israel

Barriers to including Arab parties in Israel’s governing coalition

Issues created by the lack of an Israeli constitution 

The surprisingly strong alliance between Israel and the UAE

What is the status of International Court of Justice and ICC charges against Israeli leaders?

Is there hope for progress to stabilize Israeli-Palestinian tension and violence?

Why Israel’s  center left policies and party are losing supporters 

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