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Debra Shushan @drshushan.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Will the next Democratic admin bring back the Biden Bros implicated in his disastrous Gaza policy? Or is there hope for change and accountability? Former Bernie Sanders advisor @mattduss.bsky.social and I discussed this, Trump's Iran quagmire and Abraham Accords delusion, and more on The Debrief.

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Debra Shushan @drshushan.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

I asked @crisisgroup.org's @bcfinucane.bsky.social, former State Department lawyer across Repub & Dem admins, how the threat of Iran acquiring nuclear weapons impacts the the legality of war. Catch our Debrief podcast on the triple illegality of the US-Israeli war against Iran. Link in comments.

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Debra Shushan @drshushan.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Tomorrow at 11am Eastern: @bcfinucane.bsky.social and I will discuss the triple illegality of Trump's Iran war, the Republican-controlled Congress's refusal to rein it in, potential reforms to the War Powers Resolution, and what concerned Americans can do. Join us on The Debrief!

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Debra Shushan @drshushan.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

TOMORROW at 2pm ET: Join Dr. Omer Bartov and me tomorrow on The Debrief for a thoughtful discussion of his new book book, "Israel: What Went Wrong?" It's a must-read. I'm thrilled to welcome the eminent Israeli American professor of Holocaust and genocide studies back to the podcast! Join us.

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Joe Cirincione @joecirin.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

I had a wonderful conversation with @drshushan.bsky.social on Tuesday. Her opening plea for Virginian to vote was thankfully answered on Tuesday. By three minutes in, we start talking about Iran, nukes, regime change and war. substack.com/@drshushan/n...

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Trump, Iran, & Nuclear Weapons: How Can We Keep the World Safe?

Nuclear weapons expert Joe Cirincione joins Debra Shushan on The Debrief for a sobering conversation

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Debra Shushan @drshushan.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

@michaelsfard.bsky.social: “My colleagues and I have been arguing for two decades now that Israel is unwilling — today I would say even unable — to investigate and prosecute [alleged war crimes] in a way that corresponds to international standards.” My podcast w/ Israel's top human rights lawyer:

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Debra Shushan @drshushan.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

My appearance on TRT World Now last night shortly after the announcement of the US-Iranian ceasefire. A key aspect of the discussion was the significant disagreement over whether the ceasefire will extend to Lebanon and Israel’s potential role as spoiler. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WL1...

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Iran media report 10-point proposal submitted to US via Pakistan

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Debra Shushan @drshushan.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

US, Israel, & Iran are setting the agenda for the entire globe. Aaron David Miller, top expert on US Middle East policy at @carnegieendowment.org, spoke with me about the unprecedented situation, the urgent need to end the war, Trump's leverage over Netanyahu, & more. Link to podcast in comments.

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Debra Shushan @drshushan.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Tomorrow (Wed) at 10 am ET: @bradlander.bsky.social returns to The Debrief! We’ll discuss why he’s running for Congress; what his campaign’s ‘Fight, Don’t Fold’ motto means; Mayor Mamdani; and his stances on key issues, including workers’ rights, ICE, Israel-Palestine, and AIPAC. Join us!

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Debra Shushan @drshushan.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

How does Donald Trump's lust for oil drive his foreign policy (in Venezuela and beyond)? @bcfinucane.bsky.social breaks it down, sharing his experience serving as a State Department legal advisor during Trump's first term.

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Debra Shushan @drshushan.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

I asked @bcfinucane.bsky.social, former State Department legal adviser under three administrations, if we're watching the death of the post-WW2 international legal order at Donald Trump's hands. Listen to what he had to say.

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Debra Shushan @drshushan.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

Such a privilege to get to share @bcfinucane.bsky.social's insights with my audience on The Debrief. I'll share a few clips in subsequent posts. I hope folks will watch/download the full podcast and share.

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Debra Shushan @drshushan.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

It's hard to overstate the significance of this moment and what comes next so I've asked @bcfinucane.bsky.social of @crisisgroup.org to join me in conversation. Brian served as a State Department legal adviser (2011-21), focusing on law of armed conflict and counterterrorism. More info in comments.

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Debra Shushan @drshushan.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

Can't wait! Join @rabbisandra.bsky.social and me in a couple of hours.

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Debra Shushan @drshushan.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Israeli-American activist @beccastrober.bsky.social details the murder of her friend, Palestinian activist Awdah Hathaleen, a consultant on the Oscar-winning film No Other Land. He recorded his own murder by Yinon Levi, settler who had been under US sanctions until Trump lifted them.

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Debra Shushan @drshushan.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

MAYOR-ELECT MAMDANI! I'm excited & honored to host Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum, the highest profile rabbi in NYC to endorse & campaign for Mamdani, for this important conversation. Today at 12pm Eastern. See link on graphic. Join us!

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Debra Shushan @drshushan.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

My latest, on @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social. Featuring some of my favorite Jewish folks including: @bradlander.bsky.social & @giligetz.bsky.social. Link in comments.

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Debra Shushan @drshushan.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

I asked NYC Comptroller @bradlander.bsky.social to share his message to fellow New Yorkers Senator Chuck Schumer and Congressman Hakeem Jeffries, who have failed to endorse Democratic primary winner @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social for mayor. They should hear what he has to say:

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Debra Shushan @drshushan.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social has reached out broadly to NYC's Jewish community, says @bradlander.bsky.social, NYC's Comptroller & highest-ranking Jewish official. However, Cuomo & Sliwa are not called to account for ignoring NYC's 1-million strong Muslim population. Link to full convo in comments.

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Debra Shushan @drshushan.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Tomorrow at 10:30am ET: On the second anniversary of October 7, join May Pundak and Rula Hardal of A Land for All and me to talk about a vision “grounded in dignity, equality, and belonging for both peoples" that provides more hope for Israel-Palestine than the Trump plan. Link in comments.

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Debra Shushan @drshushan.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

“America showed undue deference to Israel, excessive bias vs Palestinians, a constant desire to exert regional supremacy… How much more and how much better Americans could have done w/ much less” I'll ask Rob Malley about his and Hussein Agha's indictment of US Middle East policy and more. Tune in!

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Debra Shushan @drshushan.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

I asked Rula Daood, Co-Director of @standing-together.bsky.social (a grassroots Jewish-Arab political movement fighting for peace, equality, and social justice in Israel-Palestine), how she responds when other Palestinians criticize her for working closely with Jewish Israelis. Her reply:

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Debra Shushan @drshushan.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

Prefacing his candor about convos with senior Biden Administration officials - including Jake Sullivan and VP Kamala Harris - on Gaza, @jjz1600.bsky.social said, said, "I'm going to be 80... and therefore don't give a s---." Watch our full discussion, or listen to the podcast. Link in comments.

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Debra Shushan @drshushan.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Looking forward to hosting Jim Zogby @jjz1600.bsky.social of @aaiusa.bsky.social to discuss: "Where Is the Democratic Party Going on Israel-Palestine?" We'll also talk about public opinion & political mobilization in the Arab American community. Join us tomorrow at 1pm ET & subscribe to The Debrief

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Debra Shushan @drshushan.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

I'm grateful to @saribashi.bsky.social for a rich, thoughtful conversation yesterday. Here, Sari talks about how her world became smaller after October 7 -- when she discovered how “selective” the values of some people she cared about actually were.

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Debra Shushan @drshushan.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

TODAY @ 1pm ET: The brilliant and accomplished Israeli-American human rights lawyer @saribashi.bsky.social, who lives in the West Bank with her Palestinian husband (from Gaza) and their 2 kids, joins The Debrief to share her perspective and her Israeli-Palestinian family's experience. Come & learn!

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Debra Shushan @drshushan.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

Mariam Dagga, an AP freelancer and mother, was among the journalists killed in Israel's "double-tap" strikes on the Nasser Medical Complex in southern Gaza. In a "double-tap" strike, Israel bombs a facility once and then strikes again... after rescuers and journalists have raced in.

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Debra Shushan @drshushan.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

Fmr Knesset Speaker Avrum Burg on the All Its Citizens Party, which he co-chairs. “Is it hopeful? Yes. Is it optimism? Yeah. Is it naive? Yes. But since we tested all the cynical, practical... experiences of people who know it all, who brought us to this fu**ed up reality, give me a bit of naivete.”

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Debra Shushan @drshushan.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

I'll be speaking with singular Israeli political figure Avrum Burg tomorrow (yes, Sunday) at Noon Eastern / 7pm Jerusalem. More info + link in comments

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Debra Shushan @drshushan.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

TODAY at 3pm Eastern on The Debrief: Join me and @elgindy.bsky.social to discuss "The Blindness of US policy toward Palestine & Israel" --> open.substack.com/pub/drshusha...

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Debra Shushan @drshushan.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

In our conversation today on The Debrief, @taniahary.bsky.social of Israeli human rights organization Gisha describes poignantly how the Netanyahu government’s strategy of making Palestinians desperate to leave Gaza is working. Link to video in comments

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Debra Shushan @drshushan.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

TODAY at 1pm Eastern - As the Israeli govt is moving toward "full occupation of the Gaza Strip," don't miss this urgent briefing with @taniahary.bsky.social of Gisha. Link in comments.

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Debra Shushan @drshushan.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

@rabbijilljacobs.bsky.social: "The question is whether [Mamdani] is open to conversations w/ people w/ whom he might disagree. My experience is that he is… Ultimately the question should be not do we agree or not agree abt Israeli govt policy but how can we put in policies that will keep NYers safe"

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[VIDEO] Rabbi Jill Jacobs of T'ruah live on The Debrief

Watch our conversation on Jews, Mamdani, and the NYC Mayoral Race; moral Jewish leadership on Israel-Palestine; and confronting authoritarianism at home

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Debra Shushan @drshushan.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

Today at 1pm EDT w/ @rabbijilljacobs.bsky.social We'll cover Jews, Mamdani & the NYC mayoral race; the US Jewish community's response to starvation in Gaza; & Trump Admin's attacks on democracy & academic freedom in the name of fighting antisemitism. Subscribe and tune in: drshushan.substack.com/

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The Debrief with Debra Shushan | Substack

Where Israel-Palestine and Middle East politics meet US foreign policy and democracy — with clarity and conscience, from a Jewish perspective. Click to read The Debrief with Debra Shushan, a Substack ...

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Debra Shushan @drshushan.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

Looking fwd to my conversation with @rabbijilljacobs.bsky.social on Monday! We'll discuss the NYC mayoral race & the Jewish community's response to starvation in Gaza. Rabbi Jacobs was arrested this week, protesting at the Israeli consulate. Subscribe & watch on The Debrief: drshushan.substack.com

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Ron Skolnik @ronskolnik.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

"Genocide is not the Holocaust [but] the Holocaust was a genocide ... The Holocaust had its own unique aspect ... but in order to identify a genocide, you don't have to say 'this looks like the Holocaust'." Omer Bartov speaks with @drshushan.bsky.social on Substack. substack.com/inbox/post/1...

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VIDEO RECORDING: Omer Bartov live with Debra Shushan on The Debrief

Watch my interview with the pre-eminent Holocaust scholar on Israel, Gaza, genocide, and where we go from here

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Debra Shushan @drshushan.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

For The Debrief's first live webinar, I spoke with pre-eminent Israeli-American Holocaust scholar Omer Bartov. He explains his conclusion that Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians, why the "genocide" label is important, how Israel has changed since 10/7, and his hopes for the future.

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VIDEO RECORDING: Omer Bartov live with Debra Shushan on The Debrief

Watch my interview with the pre-eminent Holocaust scholar on Israel, Gaza, genocide, and where we go from here

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Debra Shushan @drshushan.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

'I'm a Genocide Scholar: I Know It When I See It': A Conversation on Israel and Gaza with Professor Omer Bartov Live on Monday, July 21 at 1pm Eastern Don't miss Omer Bartov and me on The Debrief with Debra Shushan! Click for details.

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Is Israel Committing Genocide in Gaza? A Live Conversation with Israeli-American Holocaust Scholar Omer Bartov

Tune in on Monday, July 21 at 1pm Eastern for my first video conversation on The Debrief with Debra Shushan

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Debra Shushan @drshushan.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

💯. What chutzpah! Jews have no problem speaking for ourselves and - surprise! - we don't agree among ourselves on just about anything, much less Mamdani & the NYC mayoral race.

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Debra Shushan @drshushan.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

"This Arab Lawmaker Can’t Save the Remnants of Israel’s Democracy Alone": My new Substack piece on AyOdeh's near expulsion from the Knesset, what it means for Israel’s deteriorating democracy, and the desperate need for Jewish-Palestinian solidarity

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This Arab Lawmaker Can’t Save the Remnants of Israel’s Democracy Alone

On the attempt to expel MK Ayman Odeh from the Knesset

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Debra Shushan @drshushan.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

Sanctioning a UN human rights official for working with the ICC is abhorrent, period. Yep, this is still true if you disapprove of her calling for the ICC to investigate corporate actors for allegedly profiteering from facilitating Israeli atrocities in Gaza.

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Debra Shushan @drshushan.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

"My Hope for Zohran Mamdani and Jewish New Yorkers": the first post on my new Substack, The Debrief with Debra Shushan open.substack.com/pub/drshusha... Please subscribe, comment, share!

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Debra Shushan @drshushan.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

So sad that @connolly.house.gov has passed. Gerry was an incredible MOC for his Fairfax County constituents. A brilliant statesman w/ an unwavering moral compass. Above all, he was a fighter. We must fight on in his memory. Gerry would expect no less. May his memory be a blessing & an inspiration.

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Debra Shushan @drshushan.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

ISRAELIS OVERWHELMINGLY WANT A DEAL TO RETURN THE HOSTAGES & END THE GAZA WAR: 71% ✅, 15% ❌, 14% ❓. Among voters for Bibi's govt: 56% ✅, 24% ❌, 20%❓ Who wants to continue war & sacrifice hostages? Extremists (to build settlements in Gaza) + Bibi (to keep power, avoid jail).

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Debra Shushan @drshushan.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

She is a beautiful human being, driven by her commitment to public service. That should be all that matters.

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Debra Shushan @drshushan.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

If you're like me, you've been waiting for analysis from Michael Sfard, Israel's foremost international human rights lawyer, on the ICC warrants for Netanyahu & Gallant. As ever, Michael doesn't disappoint. The following is from Michael's Facebook page, translated (by FB) from the original Hebrew:

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Debra Shushan @drshushan.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Former Knesset Member & Meretz Party Chair @zehavagalon on ICC warrants: "What did you think would happen? Where did you think we'd end up? Gaza is devastated and starving. The media may refuse to show us the pictures of the babies but they are there & they are heartbreaking...

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Debra Shushan @drshushan.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

55+ Jewish orgs oppose H.R. 9495, which would give the Treasury Secretary unfettered power to revoke non-profit orgs' tax-exempt status. It's a bad bill in any circumstance and an extremely dangerous one in the hands of a President with dictatorial aspirations. rac.org/press-room/r...

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The Religious Action Center for Reform Judaism Rallies More Than 55 Jewish Organizations in Opposition to H.R. 9495

The Religious Action Center, the Union for Reform Judaism and dozens of prominent Jewish organizations speak out against H.R. 9495.

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Debra Shushan @drshushan.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

BIG NEWS: Biden Admin announces sanctions against AMANA, the development arm of the settlement movement. Amana which has been involved in establishing the majority of West Bank settlements, while providing loans and building infrastructure for new illegal outposts. home.treasury.gov/news/press-r...

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

"6 Things About Trump’s Hawkish New Defense Secretary That Should Scare the Hell Out of You" Meet Pete Hegseth: Fox host, Iran hawk, Christian Zionist, and more. My video explainer:

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6 Things About Trump’s Hawkish New Defense Secretary That Should Scare the Hell Out of You

Meet Pete Hegseth: Fox host, Iran hawk, Christian Zionist, and more.

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