YU Abuse Lawsuit; Pop Stars & BDS; ‘World War Z’
Heeding the Call? Alicia Keys is just the latest of many pop stars who have had to decide whether to observe a boycott of Israel. Image by wikimedia
In this week’s Reporters Roundtable podcast, host Josh Nathan-Kazis is joined by Forward staff writer Paul Berger to discuss a lawsuit filed this week by former students of Yeshiva University who allege a long history of sex abuse. Then, Anne Cohen drops by to discuss how different pop stars are dealing with calls to boycott Israel. Finally Doni Bloomfield gives his take on the new zombie movie ‘World War Z’ and its depiction of Israel.
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