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	Podcast:		On the Media
	Episode:		What Comparisons to 9/11 Tell Us about the Israel-Hamas Conflict
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:15:41
	Publish Date:		2023-10-18 07:22:57
	Description:		This week, amid the deluge of coverage of the Israel-Hamas conflict following Hamas’ surprise attack on October 7th, a certain historical analogy kept coming up: "this is Israel's 9/11." The analogy has been widely repeated, by officials abroad and stateside.For some invoking 9/11 explains Israel's retaliation. For others, the analogy is a warning, a reminder of the still unfolding violence and death that the American response wrought around the globe. This week, Brooke sits down with David Klion, contributing editor at Jewish Currents, who wrote about the analogy for n+1 magazine, to discuss why we should see it the invocation of 9/11 as a lesson and a warning.
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