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190 - Richard Wolff: A Marxist’s Case For Palestine

190 - Richard Wolff: A Marxist’s Case For Palestine

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Richard Wolff is Professor Emeritus of Economics at the
University of Massachusetts Amherst and a visiting professor at
The New School, where he works on economics in the Marxist
tradition. This is Richard’s third appearance on Robinson’s
Podcast. In episode #127, he and Robinson discussed some of the
most profound criticisms of capitalism, and in #154 installment,
they focused on the myths surrounding Marxism and Marx himself.
In this episode, Richard and Robinson talk about the current—and
enduring—Israel-Palestine conflict, with particular emphasis on
how, with his Marxist training and background, Richard
understands it from that perspective. Some particular questions
discussed are how class figures into the conflict, whether
ideology plays any pernicious roles, whether Israel should be
considered a refugee state, why pro-Palestinian views are
suppressed in the United States, and how Marx might have
attempted to adjudicate the conflict.

Richard’s Website: https://www.rdwolff.com

Economic Update: https://www.democracyatwork.info/economicupdate

OUTLINE

00:00 In This Episode…

00:37 Introduction

04:19 Israel-Palestine and the Marxist Perspective

11:33 Is Israel a Colonial State or a Refugee State?

16:45 Some Important Marxist Distinctions in Israel and
Palestine

25:09 Israel as a Project of Colonialist Capitalism

41:50 Ideology and the Perpetuation of the Israel-Palestine
Disaster

01:01:03 Warfare and the Horrors of Israel-Palestine

01:07:43 The Suppression of Opposition to Israel in the United
States

01:19:15 The Marxist Solution to the Israel-Palestine Conflict?

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