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A Palestinian man holds a flag in front of Israeli soldiers during a protest against the construction of the controversial Israeli barrier in the West Bank town of Beit Jala, near Bethlehem.--Ammar Awad/Reuters

Voicemail: 678-368-4935. Today I recorded a talk by Dr. Mark Braverman, a clinical and organizational psychologist and author of Fatal Embrace: Christians, Jews, and the Search for Peace in the Holy Land, which you can purchase at his website or on Amazon.  He presented “an analysis of the current political situation, including the impact of Israel’s settlement policy, the role of U.S. policy, and the need for a grassroots constituency for change.”

Mark Braverman’s roots are in Israel/Palestine.  His grandfather, a fifth generation Palestinian Jew, was born in Jerusalem, emigrating to the U.S. as a young man. Growing up in the United States, Braverman was reared in the Jewish tradition, studying Bible, Hebrew literature, and Jewish history.

As a young man, Braverman lived for a short period in Israel.  Returning there in 2006, he was transformed by witnessing the occupation of Palestine and by encounters with peace activists and civil society leaders from the Muslim, Christian and Jewish communities. Since then, Braverman has devoted himself full-time to the Israel/Palestine conflict. He has spoken about Israel/Palestine before diverse groups, focusing on his journey as a Jewish American committed to peace and dignity for all peoples of the land, and the impact of the conflict on both Israelis and Palestinians.

Braverman is a cofounder of Friends of Tent of Nations North America, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting Palestinian land rights and peaceful coexistence in historic Palestine. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions-USA, the advisory committee of Friends of Sabeel North America, and the advisory council of the Washington Interfaith Alliance for Middle East Peace.

Mentioned in the lecture is the BDS Movement and Jimmy Carter’s White House Diary.

This talk was recorded from the audience at Atlanta Freethought Society, so the sound may be a bit wonky.

I play my friend Graham Holland‘s amazing song “Never Trust A Panda” from his album It’s a Frog’s Life. Graham has a Very Important music podcast also called It’s A Frog’s . . . → Read More: Fly120308 – Runoffs drive me nuts (678) 368-4935]]> I rant about runoffs and politicians because Saxby Chambliss beat Jim Martin in the runoffs for the U.S. Senate for Georgia. Politicians are schmucks.

I play my friend Graham Holland‘s amazing song “Never Trust A Panda” from his album It’s a Frog’s Life. Graham has a Very Important music podcast also called It’s A Frog’s Life in which he plays acoustic music from Liverpool and the rest of the UK–I strongly order you to check it out. Graham has been pressuring me all along to re-start podcasting after my long hiatus and really, he is one of the main reasons I started up again.

I also found a band on Podsafe Music Network that I kind of liked. They are called Brendon Boogie Band and the song is “Monica Monica” from their album Disposable Pop. I believe they are on iTunes and they also have a podcast called Boogiecast.