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Show for Nov. 28, 2010: Todd Gitlin—Israel, America and the Idea of Chosenness
Historian and cultural critic Todd Gitlin examines the special relationship between the U.S. and Israel and concludes that it goes deeper than geopolitics. He says the two countries have been shaped by a shared sense of heavenly purpose, a messianic belief that God is on their side. We discuss his new book The Chosen Peoples: America, Israel and the Ordeals of Divine Election, co-written by Liel Leibovitz.
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