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The host cited the book to illustrate that self‑determination concerns the individual rather than a group's right to control others, emphasizing that collective rights cannot override individual rights. He used the author’s argument as a framework for discussing divisions among American Jews, treating the title as a useful reference for his point.
Episode: Why American Jews No Longer Understand One Another
The host referenced Beinart's book to illustrate his point about selfdetermination, noting that it argues collective rights cannot override individual rights.
In his book, Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza, Peter Beinart writes, Self-determination means determination of the self, not others. Just as one person cannot invoke their individual right to self-determination to control another person, one group of people cannot invoke their collective right to control another group.
