Unfortunately, in this week’s episode, we really couldn’t avoid the negative while Jeff speaks with Ethan Nadelmann, founder of Drug Policy Alliance. Initially, this episode was scheduled to dig into drug policy. However, given recent events in the Middle East, Jeff and Ethan’s Jewish heritage, and Ethan’s background in politics, they just didn’t feel right discussing anything else. Join us for an impassioned and informative conversation… Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/AliPtZ8NnM4 Learn more: Host: Jeffrey M. Zucker Producer: Kait Grey Editor: Nick Case Recording date: 10/11/23 Ethan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ethannadelmann/ https://www.instagram.com/enadelmann/ https://www.ted.com/talks/ethan_nadelmann_why_we_need_to_end_the_war_on_drugs DPA: https://www.linkedin.com/company/drug-policy-alliance/ https://drugpolicy.org/ https://www.instagram.com/drugpolicyalliance https://www.tiktok.com/@drugpolicyalliance https://twitter.com/DrugPolicyOrg https://www.facebook.com/drugpolicy https://www.youtube.com/@DrugPolicyAlliance Resources for Israel: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1RbzoBNQojr7j5cEP0x5yNqppF9CiVXXgDtkuLdvnryc/edit?usp=sharing Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethan_Nadelmann 0:00 - Intro 5:21 - Education 10:46 - Jeff's Background 13:05 - Persecution and Drug Policy 15:45 - Hamas 19:50 - People and Politics 27:11 - Missed Opportunity 31:14 - What's Happening on the Left 34:44 - Hamas vs Jihad 39:20 - How Did Israeli Government Drop the Ball? 41:57 - Vengeance 50:43 - Jews in the Arab World 53:16 - Re-shuffling of World Power 1:00:45 - United States 1:07:41 - How Do We Make the Center Loud? 1:15:15 - Future of the Middle East