In this interview with Stavit Sinai, we explore her journey from growing up in a Zionist environment to avoiding conscription in the IDF, and the challenges she faced, including accusations of antisemitism for her activism. I also provide an in-depth breakdown of the psychological phenomenon of cognitive dissonance and its relevance to these complex issues.

00:00 Introduction

04:19 Born to Holocaust Survivors into an Apartheid

8:48 Two Shades of the Same Ideology

12:02 Contact with Palestinians

13:45 High School and the Path to the IDF

16:05 Coexistence, Reform Religion, and Zionism

17:52 Pre Military Camp, Dirty Tents, and avoiding the IDF

23:43 The Role of the Moral Reasons

27:29 Cracks in The Zionist Ideology

29:16 A Dive into Cognitive Dissonance

48:53 The Friends Who Didn't Get Away

52:10 Unlearning Zionism and Execution After Death

55:11 Standing up to Zionism and Shlomo Sand

58:07 The Intifada and A Bus Bombing

1:01:30 Power Relations, Historical Context, and The Big Bad ‘T’ Word

1:06:56 An Abolitionist Paper Covers Nat Turner Revolt

1:11:45 An Emotional Issue and Family Strains

1:17:00 Does Changing Opinions Matter?

1:20:04 First Arrest

1:25:16 Liberal Zionism Legitimizes the Project

1:30:41 The Humboldt University Speaker and Yair Lapid

1:34:03 A Gas Chamber Dark Prophecy

1:36:40 The Humboldt Protest

1:40:35 The White Rose Underground

1:46:45 The Antisemitism Smear and Plato’s Crito

1:51:22 From BDS to Palestine Action and Elbit Systems

2:02:59 Arrest and Jail Time

2:05:50 Direct Action Success

2:08:25 What About October 7th and After

2:15:55 A Silver Lining to the Honest Far Right

2:23:17 Our Capacity to Liberate Ourselves