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Simcha Rothman: 'Let Palestinians choose to join the Zionist project'
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My guest today is Simcha Rothman. Recently named by the Israeli financial daily "The Marker" as one of the 100 most influential people in Israel. I know Simcha from my TV days hosting the Spin Room, a debate show, and Simcha, being the attorney that he is, was a fierce and formidable rival for the folks I put up against him.
He is the co-founder and legal counsellor of an NGO called Meshilut, the Movement for Governability and Democracy and he recently wrote a book called “The ruling party of Bagatz – How Israel became a legalocracy”, which is basically a tearing down of what he believes is the Israeli Supreme Court’s over-interventionism.
Now, I know I set out at the beginning of this podcast journey to listen to everyone and anyone between the River and the Sea, but I have to admit, this one was a challenge. Simcha is a settler, he doesn’t even live in a settlement, he lives in an outpost! He’s hardcore, Jewish right wing. Otherwise Occupied is not supposed to be a debate podcast, but I think at times this episode came close to that...
I’ll let you be the judge. Tell me what you think.
Here’s me and Simcha.
Chapters
1. Simcha Rothman: 'Let Palestinians choose to join the Zionist project' (00:00:00)
2. "Enjoying" the pandemic (00:04:00)
3. Growing up in the ultra orthodox city of Bnei Brak (00:13:00)
4. Why he started Meshilut (00:22:00)
5. Simcha's anger over the disengagement from Gaza fuels his position on the courts (00:35:00)
6. The major problem of the Israeli legal system (00:41:00)
7. PM Netanyahu doesn't need to step down because of corruption cases (00:46:00)
8. Simcha's One State Solution (00:56:00)
9. Everything is open to Palestinians who accept the Zionist project (01:00:00)
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