I was honored to speak with the Hungarian-Canadian physician Gabor Maté. We’ve never talked before, but I’ve long been struck by the psychological insight he brings to discussions of Israel-Palestine and the Jewish experience.
We discussed…
Our privilege, compared to Palestinians, to be heard.
The psychological underpinnings of those who continue to unconditionally defend Israel
Responding to the amoral “it’s us or them” argument
Gabor’s own journey out of Zionism
Responding to hatred
How and when non-Palestinians can criticize Palestinian rhetoric and behavior
Jewish feelings of superiority and inferiority
Parallels between ideology and addiction
