Ta-Nehisi Coates: Gaza genocide, witnessing Israel’s apartheid & the US elections | Real Talk

“I can’t watch a guy plugged up to an IV burned alive.”

Ta-Nehisi Coates is one of America’s most celebrated writers. His latest book, The Message, took him to Senegal, South Carolina and Israel-Palestine.

The book has been both praised and slammed for calling out Israeli apartheid. Coates joined us to reflect on the backlash, but also takes his time to offer a deeper perspective on the Gaza genocide, the US elections, and his journey as a writer.

This follows the extensive media coverage the book received following a CBS interview where Coates was accused by programme host Tony Dokoupil of "extremist" views in his writing about Palestinians.

Real Talk is a Middle East Eye interview programme hosted by Mohamed Hashem.

Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
01:13 Ta-Nehisi's book tour
05:40 'I f**ked up': Criticism of The Case for Reparations
11:43 Perspective on Gaza
18:10 Media backlash? 'I don't give a f**k'
22:53 Delving into The Message
33:40 No justification to apartheid
36:05 Being carried out in your name
37:32 Victims becoming oppressors
39:23 Kamala Harris 2024
45:16 Anger towards Democrats
52:07 Land grab in the West Bank
54:40 Why don't we hear this narrative?
57:44 The Message: How should we look back?

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