{"podcast":{"title":"Unpacking Zionism","slug":"unpacking-zionism-6870666","podcast_index_feed_id":6870666,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/unpacking-zionism/feed.xml","website_url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/unpacking-zionism","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/unpacking-zionism/20240601_050659_152e61b19b2bc7129dcf033875b76a03.png","author":"Institute for the Critical Study of Zionism","episode_count":63,"summary":"Produced by the Institute for the Critical Study of Zionism, this podcast features conversations with scholars, activists, and artists about their insights into Zionism. Unpacking Zionism is a process and a long-term commitment that we at the Institute are making to the Palestinian liberation struggle and the struggles of all people affected by Zionism. To resist the current moment of Israel’s ongoing genocide of Palestinians in Gaza, we must understand Zionism. So join us on this journey as we are Unpacking Zionism one episode at a time. Please subscribe to Unpacking Zionism so you never miss new episodes. To learn more about the Institute and to access episode notes and transcripts, visit our website https://criticalzionismstudies.org","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unpacking-zionism-6870666"},"episode":{"title":"The Anti-Defamation League’s Attacks on Professional Associations: What to Know and How to Respond","slug":"the-anti-defamation-league-s-attacks-on-professional-associations-what-to-know-and-how-to-respond","published_at":"2026-02-16T21:11:33+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unpacking-zionism-6870666/the-anti-defamation-league-s-attacks-on-professional-associations-what-to-know-and-how-to-respond","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unpacking-zionism-6870666","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/unpacking-zionism/2553763","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/264888/2553763/unpacking-zionism/2026_02_16_21_10_17_c4136ef3-951a-46ec-8336-701dc4408d11.mp3","summary":"This episode is a recording of a webinar titled \"The Anti-Defamation League’s Attacks on Professional Associations: What to Know and How to Respond,\" hosted by Scholars for Justice and Human Rights in Professional Associations on February 9, 2026. The focus of the session was the Anti-Defamation League's November 2025 report falsely alleging that over a dozen professional academic associations were riddled with antisemitism, based on interviews with a small number of pro-Israel voices inside these associations. Panelists discussed how we should understand the ADL today — an organization that once claimed to serve civil rights but is now partnering directly with the white nationalist right — and how we can configure resistance. The panelists included Emmaia Gelman, Amira Jarmakani, Isaac Kamola, and Lara Deeb, with commentary from Amy Hagopian and Roy Eidelson of SJHRPA. Emmaia Gelman is director of the Institute for the Critical Study of Zionism, co-chair of the American Studies Association Academic and Community Activism Caucus, and author of The Anti-Defamation League and the Racial State (forthcoming from the University of California Press). Amira Jarmakani is a professor of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and affiliated faculty with the Center for Islamic and Arabic Studies and LGBTQ+ studies at San Diego State University. She is a core member of the Institute for the Critical Study of Zionism and a Member of the Palestinian Feminist Collective. Isaac Kamola is a professor of Political Science at Trinity College. He currently directs the American Association of University Professors’(AAUP) Center for the Defense of Academic Freedom, which is committed to the pursuit of knowledge free from intimidation and retaliation. Lara Deeb is a professor of Anthropology…","meta_description":"This episode is a recording of a webinar titled \"The Anti-Defamation League’s Attacks on Professional Associations: What to Know and How to Respond,\" host…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4829,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/unpacking-zionism-6870666/episodes/the-anti-defamation-league-s-attacks-on-professional-associations-what-to-know-and-how-to-respond/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unpacking-zionism-6870666/the-anti-defamation-league-s-attacks-on-professional-associations-what-to-know-and-how-to-respond.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}