Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Matt and David talk about a classic essay on Israel by historian Tony Judt and the controversy surrounding the zionist attempt to rewrite the essay's meaning after Judt's passing.

Read about the controversy here: thenation.com/article/archive/the-nyrb-is-rewriting-tony-judts-stance-on-israel

Read the essay here or in Judt's collection "When the Facts Change." nybooks.com/articles/2003/10/23/israel-the-alternative