From Israeli Soldier to Anti-Zionist Jew: Meet Antony Lerman

Antony Lerman went from living on a kibbutz in Israel and serving with the IDF to becoming a formidable critic of the Zionist movement. He has unique insight into anti-Zionism, which he believes is often falsely conflated with anti-Semitism --- a move that allows Israel to suppress Palestinians and critics of Netanyahu’s assault on Gaza. Read Antony’s latest article on our website: You can buy his books from Pluto Press: 00:00 Introduction 01:08 Zionist youth camps 02:30 Socialist Zionism 03:30 Erasure of Palestinians 04:55 From Nakba to Kibbutz 06:50 Joining the IDF 09:05 Rise of Netanyahu 12:17 Is anti-Zionism anti-Semitic? 15:09 IHRA debate