“He’s been called ‘one of the most self-hating Jews on earth,’ faced death threats from fellow Jews, and in November 2023, Senator Chris Coons had him removed from an Amtrak train by police after he confronted him about opposing a Gaza ceasefire...”
In Episode 53 of The Enlightenment Podcast, Shamim and Hanan are joined by Aaron Maté, the award-winning Jewish-Canadian journalist who has become one of the most fearless voices exposing Israeli genocide and apartheid. Together, we discuss Aaron’s journey into journalism, his relentless work debunking Israeli propaganda, and the moral imperative of standing for Palestinian liberation.
Aaron is a journalist at The Grayzone, host of Pushback, and co-host of Useful Idiots. The son of Holocaust survivor Dr. Gabor Maté, Aaron has risked both his career and his safety to speak out on Palestine. He has called Israel’s onslaught in Gaza—where one out of every 50 people has been killed—“one of the worst crimes in human history.”
This episode is not just about journalism—it is about truth-telling in the face of empire, the personal costs of resistance, and why silence in the face of genocide is never an option.
Aaron Maté’s Work:
📰 The Grayzone → https://www.youtube.com/@thegrayzone7996
🎙️ Pushback Podcast → https://open.spotify.com/show/5H4mm4a8gXLVbBGDoiYcsN?si=b67e1e32e16041d9
🎙️ Useful Idiots → https://www.youtube.com/@usefulidiots
Their Blood, Our Bullets: The Hidden Story of US-Russia War for Ukraine Useful Idiots → https://www.amazon.co.uk/Their-Blood-Our-Bullets-US-Russia/dp/1682193659
Social Media
Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/aaronjmate/?hl=en
X (Twitter) → https://x.com/aaronjmate/
Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/aaronjmate/
Enlightenment Podcast Social Media:
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