Festival of Dangerous Ideas 2026
Drive with John Perlman · 17 July 2026 · 10m
Speaker 1: Ten minutes to fall. This weekend, Saturday and Sunday, we'll see the hosting of something Speaker 1: called the Jewish Festival of Dangerous Ideas. It is the project of an organization called Speaker 1: the Jewish Democratic Initiative, which describes itself as a group of South African Jews who Speaker 1: believe in social justice, pluralism, and a fairly negotiated resolution to the Israeli Palestinian conflict Speaker 1: involving all parties and inspired by South Africa's own negotiated settlement. There's a number of Speaker 1: speakers, international and South African contributors to the conversation, and the underlying theme is described Speaker 1: as how do Jews and Palestinians break free of the spiral of violence and find Speaker 1: peace. The opening speaker on Saturday is my guest, Abraham Burg is a former speaker Speaker 1: of the Israeli Parliament, the Kanesset, and we welcome him to seven h two Drive. Speaker 1: But Soter Burg, welcome and thanks very much for your time. If I look at Speaker 1: the many things you've done over your life and career, I mentioned the fact that Speaker 1: you were speaking the Israeli Parliament is in the early two thousands. You have been Speaker 1: the chair of the Jewish Agency of the World Zionist organization. And yet now and Speaker 1: probably for a good many years now, you find yourself and your ideas very fundamentally Speaker 1: at odds with those in power in your country. What are the key areas of Speaker 1: disagreements that put you in that position? Speaker 2: Good afternoon, right after an peace of you. I mean, the key area of disagreement Speaker 2: is very simple. I believe in peace, and most of the Israelis do not believe Speaker 2:…
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