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Hey folks,
I sat down with Jeremy Ben-Ami, founder of J Street, and we got into it—really into it. The nuance, the tension, the stuff most people avoid. We talked about Israel, Iran, AIPAC, and the space in between where a lot of us actually live but rarely hear represented.
Here’s what we got into:
[00:01:07] We kick things off with the media landscape, algorithm-driven narratives, and why cutting through the noise is harder than ever.
[00:02:06] I lay out the trap a lot of us feel—caught between bad-faith actors and people we respect who see things completely differently.
[00:03:24] Jeremy breaks down J Street’s mission: carving out a pro-Israel, pro-peace middle ground that rejects extremes on both sides.
[00:10:08] We get into AIPAC vs. J Street—money, influence, Democratic primaries, and what’s really happening behind the scenes.
[00:22:15] A sobering look at Netanyahu’s coalition, religious extremism, and how internal Israeli politics are shaping global consequences.
This conversation is about more than one news cycle. It’s about how information gets filtered, framed, and sometimes distorted depending on where you’re looking.
That’s a big part of why I use Ground News.
It pulls together 50,000+ sources from around the world so you can compare how the same story is being covered across the political spectrum. You can see bias, ownership, and reliability all in one place—which makes it a lot easier to spot what’s missing.
They also have a “Blindspot” feature that shows stories underreported by either side, so you’re not stuck in your own media bubble.
