Adam Louis Klein is a PhD student in anthropology at McGill who became one of the leading voices against antizionism after October 7. He was in the Amazon jungle doing fieldwork when the attacks happened. When he returned and refused to stay silent, he was immediately labeled a Zionist and told he had no future in his field. Instead of backing down, he built a movement.
In this episode, Adam explains why antizionism is its own category of bigotry, distinct from antisemitism but equally harmful, and why naming it matters more than debunking individual claims. He lays out a practical framework for how to respond when you're hit with terms like "colonial," "apartheid," or "genocide," and why the key is boundary-setting rather than fact-checking.
We cover:
Real-time role play: what to say when someone claims Israel is colonial, genocidal, or apartheid
Why calling something antisemitism often backfires and what to say instead
How antizonism functions as a moral identity, not just a political position
What Jewish antizionism actually is and where it comes from
The role of legacy institutions, philanthropy, and academia in changing the narrative
Adam's movement, MAAZ Action (mazaction.org), offers free trainings — 1 to 2 hours — that communities, synagogues, and corporations can access right now.
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