August 14, 2025

Gaza, Genocide & Esther | The Joy Reid Show LIVE! Aug 13, 2025 Episode

1 hour 2 minutes

In this episode, we talk Texas gerrymandering, the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza, and the implications of the October 7 attack. Joy talks with legendary journalist Chris Hedges, whose new book, A Genocide Foretold, details the moral catastrophe in Gaza. Then we spoke with Beth Miller, Political Director of Jewish Voice for Peace and Jewish Peace Action, Barry C. Trachtenbert, the Michael R. and Deborah K. Rubin Presidential Chair of Jewish History - Wake Forest University and Dove Kent, U.S. Senior Director, Diaspora Alliance, about The Esther Project -- the insidious new plan from the people who brought you Project 2025. Finally, we spoke with Amazon labor activist Chris Smalls, the lone Black male activist detained by Israeli forces aboard the Handala last month, who says he was beaten and threatened by Israeli troops for his activism trying to feed the people of Gaza.Get Hedges book here:https://bookshop.org/p/books/requiem-for-gaza-chris-hedges/21791000?ean=9781644214855&next=t&next=t&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=coop_prh&utm_content=prh_dsa&utm_source=google&utm_medium=paid_search&utm_campaign=bookshop_dsa_prh&utm_term=&utm_content=177949575354&utm_page={lpurlpath}&gclid=EAIaIQobChMItMug_4mJjwMVA2BHAR2VVCLtEAAYASAAEgKCnfD_BwE&gad_source=5&gad_campaignid=22224636854Read the New York Times report on the Esther Project here:https://contendingmodernities.nd.edu/global-currents/jvp-rejecting-project-esther/

Read the Esther Project for yourself here:https://www.heritage.org/progressivism/report/project-esther-national-strategy-combat-antisemitism

Chapters

00:00 Introduction and Overview of Texas Gerrymandering

06:28 Discussion on Gaza and Media Coverage

20:03 Context of the October 7 Attack

26:39 Future of the Palestinian Situation

31:41 Unpacking Project Esther's Agenda

37:05 Tactics of Dismantling Civil Society

41:10 The Threat of Diverse Student Movements

47:08 Chris Smalls' Experience on the Freedom Flotilla

54:10 Connecting Labor Rights and Palestinian Solidarity

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