76: Ethan Nadelmann on the state of the Middle East

Unfortunately, in this week’s episode, we really couldn’t avoid the negative while Jeff speaks with Ethan Nadelmann, founder of Drug Policy Alliance. Initially, this episode was scheduled to dig into drug policy. However, given recent events in the Middle East, Jeff and Ethan’s Jewish heritage, and Ethan’s background in politics, they just didn’t feel right discussing anything else. Join us for an impassioned and informative conversation…

Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/AliPtZ8NnM4

Learn more:

Host: Jeffrey M. Zucker

Producer: Kait Grey

Editor: Nick Case

Recording date: 10/11/23

Ethan:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ethannadelmann/

https://www.instagram.com/enadelmann/

https://www.ted.com/talks/ethan_nadelmann_why_we_need_to_end_the_war_on_drugs

DPA:

https://www.linkedin.com/company/drug-policy-alliance/

https://drugpolicy.org/

https://www.instagram.com/drugpolicyalliance

https://www.tiktok.com/@drugpolicyalliance

https://twitter.com/DrugPolicyOrg

https://www.facebook.com/drugpolicy

https://www.youtube.com/@DrugPolicyAlliance

Resources for Israel: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1RbzoBNQojr7j5cEP0x5yNqppF9CiVXXgDtkuLdvnryc/edit?usp=sharing

Bio:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethan_Nadelmann

0:00 - Intro
5:21 - Education
10:46 - Jeff's Background
13:05 - Persecution and Drug Policy
15:45 - Hamas
19:50 - People and Politics
27:11 - Missed Opportunity
31:14 - What's Happening on the Left
34:44 - Hamas vs Jihad
39:20 - How Did Israeli Government Drop the Ball?
41:57 - Vengeance
50:43 - Jews in the Arab World
53:16 - Re-shuffling of World Power
1:00:45 - United States
1:07:41 - How Do We Make the Center Loud?
1:15:15 - Future of the Middle East