When confronting the war in Gaza has consequences.

Members of the US Jewish community protest against the Israeli military operation in Gaza inside the Cannon building in the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on October 18, 2023 [Roberto Schimidt / AFP]

A new investigation finds that employees at some Jewish institutions in the United States have lost jobs over their support for Palestine in the year since October 7, 2023. Many say their support for an end to Israel’s war on Gaza is grounded in their Jewish values. How has their dissent changed their communities – and what might it mean for the future?

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Episode credits:

This episode was produced by Amy Walters, Sonia Bhagat, and Sarí El-Khalili with Phillip Lanos, Duha Mosaad, Hagir Saleh, Cole van Miltenburg, and our host, Malika Bilal. 

Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our video editor is Hisham Abu Salah. Our lead of audience development and engagement is Aya Elmileik. Munera Al Dosari and Adam Abou-Gad are our engagement producers.

Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio. 

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