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S18E1: Is Israel the Chosen Nation? with Michael Oren

S18E1: Is Israel the Chosen Nation? with Michael Oren

Update: 2025-09-22
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“For many of its secular pioneers,” writes former Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren in his most recent SAPIR essay, “Zionism was a revolt against chosenness. It was an attempt to become a nation like every other.” Today, especially after October 7, many Israelis are reevaluating this very notion and wondering: is the Jewish state chosen, and if so, for what purpose?

Ambassador Oren joined SAPIR Editor-in-Chief Bret Stephens for a searching discussion on Israel’s identity and destiny in a post-October 7 world. This SAPIR Conversation was recorded live on Monday, September 8th. 

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S18E1: Is Israel the Chosen Nation? with Michael Oren

S18E1: Is Israel the Chosen Nation? with Michael Oren

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