About this episode
We welcome Adela Cojab, a law student, Israel advocate, and the first ever female to step into the Buckle Up studio! She makes us look like hobos who need serious help. Adela made headlines in 2018 for influencing President Trump to sign an executive order against anti-semitism . You can find Adela on Instagram and listen to her podcast wherever you listen to podcasts. Skip ahead: 00:00 Who's Adela Cojab? | 8:00 Syrian Jews are.... different | 20:45 Education Inflation | 26:44 How does someone become an "activist?" | 32:44 The NYU lawsuit SAGA (a.k.a. Adela sues her college) | 48:48 Donald Trump gets involved | 57:14 Reflections on the settlement and Title VI | 01:04:55 Can Adela defend Zionism from a human rights perspective? | 01:09:00 The pro-Israel narrative is losing | 01:15:00 A forever-war in Israel? | 01:23:00 The Palestinian perspective | 01:28:30 The SECRET of how Israel debates REALLY work | 01:35:35 Who's the next SUPERSTAR Israel advocate? Links Mike's Newsletter: https://contextiseverywhere.beehiiv.com/ Ami's TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@aj_comedy?lang=en Blake Flayton on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/blakeflayton/?hl=en Jewish on Campus: https://www.instagram.com/jewishoncampus/?hl=en Adela on stage with Trump: https://www.timesofisrael.com/anti-semitism-on-us-campuses-may-force-schools-to-choose-free-speech-or-bigotry/ Tim Dillon + Bari Weiss: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtmAjsIyFLc Tim Dillon + Abby Martin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoFlbf4uRPI As always, find us on... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6geoUKSTVsEL2sMQ63pkSN Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/buckle-up/id1589871008 Instagram (@buckleuppodcast): https://www.instagram.com/buckleuppodcast TikTok (@thebuckleuppodcast): https://www.tiktok.com/@thebuckleuppodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoIZgc8_0dTwuwnQzqnyHlg