The Jimmy Dore Show – Episode Summary

Episode: "Never Again" Only Means Jews! – Zionist Fmr Obama Staffer Sarah Hurwitz
Date: November 24, 2025
Guest Hosts: Keaton Weiss and Russell Dobular (Due Dissidence) filling in for Jimmy Dore

Main Theme / Episode Purpose

This fiery and unfiltered episode focuses primarily on two major subjects:

1. The Reaction of American Jewish Leaders and Zionist Figures to the Gaza Crisis, with a special focus on former Obama speechwriter Sarah Hurwitz’s recent comments defending Israel and the response of American Jews—especially the generational divide Israel’s actions have created.
2. Congressional Corruption Related to Jeffrey Epstein and the Plaskett Scandal, diving into the bipartisan coverups and broader implications for American democracy, accountability, and public trust.

The tone remains the show's classic: unapologetically progressive, deeply critical of US foreign and domestic policy, and willing to directly address taboo or controversial issues—especially around Israel-Palestine.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Hebrew Translation Ban on X (Twitter) and Zionist Rhetoric

• Hosts discuss how X has disabled translations from Hebrew due to frequent violations involving genocidal hate speech.
  • [02:02] "That's a very APAC-friendly way of saying these genocidal psycho Israelis keep threatening to commit genocide against Palestinians. So we had to disable Hebrew so the people couldn't find out what these psychos are actually saying on the platform." (C)
• Criticism of X’s approach: Leaving original hate speech online, but preventing the wider internet from reading it.
• Brianna Joy Gray’s commentary is cited: new media tech undermines efforts to conceal or spin Israeli state violence ("they’re gonna have to pull all video off this app to keep Zionists from incriminating themselves").

2. Sarah Hurwitz’s “Lesson of the Holocaust” Controversy

• Former Obama staffer Sarah Hurwitz complains at a Jewish Federation event that young people, especially through social media, are seeing unfiltered images from Gaza, undermining pro-Israel narratives.
• Hurwitz claims Holocaust education has backfired, with younger generations now seeing it as “a story about fighting strong oppressors,” not a Jewish-specific narrative—diluting its use as an anti-antisemitism tool in support of Israel.
  • Quote [09:13] (Sarah Hurwitz): “So when on TikTok all day long they see powerful Israelis hurting weak, skinny Palestinians, it's not surprising…they think the lesson of the Holocaust is you fight Israel, you fight the big powerful people hurting the weak people.”
• Hosts are stunned at her candor, pointing out:
  • She admits people are actually seeing carnage in Gaza (“she’s not even pulling the Pallywood bullshit” [07:02] (C)).
  • The “lesson” passed down is Jews can never be criticized; the genocide framework should be exclusive.
  • Zionist logic and Holocaust education are used to justify any Israeli action, shifting the Holocaust from an anti-genocide story to an Israeli impunity narrative.
  • [11:26] (A): "Right, never again for us, not for you."
  • The hosts, particularly those who identify as Jewish, lament the “arrogance and entitlement” fostered in communal and American-Jewish contexts.

3. Media Narratives and Moral Evasion about Gaza

• The show responds to coverage from The Free Press' Olivia Reingold, who argued that many of the Gaza famine/starvation images are of children with pre-existing conditions, trying to discredit visual evidence of Israeli war crimes.
  • Host pushback: It’s not a mitigating point—children dying of starvation due to a blockade is still a war crime, regardless of underlying health.
    • [15:31] (A): "People with pre existing conditions are always the first to...die in a public health crisis. How is that even a fucking point?"
  • Cites Mehdi Hasan (“One of them had part of their head blown off by an Israeli shell. She omits to mention that…” [16:36]) and Peter Daou’s condemnation.
• Criticism of American Jewish communal complicity: 80% of American Jews reportedly support Israel’s actions; the hosts reflect on intra-community pressure and discomfort.

4. The Generational Divide & Jewish American Identity

• The show explores tensions between older and younger American Jews, particularly as younger Jews increasingly question or reject automatic support for Israel.
• Personal anecdotes (A) about affirming solidarity with a Palestinian pediatrician, expressing discomfort with the cultural expectations placed on Jews vis-à-vis Israel.

5. Broader Critique of Institutional Corruption

The Epstein Files Transparency Act and DOJ Obfuscation

• The hosts lampoon Attorney General Pam Bondi’s evasive answers regarding Epstein-related evidence release.
  • String of excuses and legalistic language is dissected, showing bipartisan reluctance to reveal full information under pretexts of protecting “active investigations.”
• Outrage at the “temporary withholding” loopholes, suggesting the government will indefinitely delay or redact under the guise of national security.
• Pointed criticism of the Trump administration’s “collection of freaks, weirdos, and crackpots,” painting Bondi and Cash Patel as unqualified and dangerous.
  • [35:00] (C): "You wind up with people with nothing to lose…Her job there is to give North Korea levels of submission to Donald Trump…and a lot of these people are going to end up in prison."

The Plaskett–Epstein Congressional Scandal

• Stacy Plaskett (Democrat, Virgin Islands) caught taking real-time direction via text from Jeffrey Epstein during a 2019 House hearing with Michael Cohen.
  • House Democrats, including progressives, unite to block her removal from powerful committees.
  • Jamie Raskin and Jasmine Crockett defend Plaskett, using “guilt by association” arguments and “if we expose ours, we’ll expose yours” threats.
  • [46:45] (A): “She doesn't even vote...She does you no good whatsoever. None.”
• Host analysis: Congressional “gentlemen’s agreements” protect all sides from scrutiny, ensuring mutual survival amidst shared corruption.
  • [60:24] (A): “Occam's razor…all of these people are corrupt…if the gentleman’s agreement is broken, eventually their number will be up.”

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• [07:26] (A): "What those videos are, are called in journalism. Those are called sources. Primary sources. And what she's complaining about is that we don't get to gaslight people about what they're actually seeing."
• [11:07] (A): "The underlying theme: Jews are special and chosen and can do no wrong. That is the lesson she drew from the Holocaust."
• [16:20] (C): "This is basically like saying, yeah, when they cut the power to the town, the people at the nursing home died of heat prostration first. Because they were old already."
• [35:00] (C): "You wind up with people with nothing to lose… collection of freaks, weirdos, and crackpots."
• [49:48] (C): "You could not find a more disgusting example of exactly the kind of Democrat that makes people run in the other direction…"
• [55:21] (B): "I was wondering if the speaker of the House…can explain why leadership on both sides…are cutting back end deals to cover up public corruption…"
• [60:24] (A): "The Occam's razor perspective at this point is that all of these people are corrupt…"

Timestamps for Important Segments

• [02:02] — Discussion of X disabling Hebrew translation and why
• [04:30] — Impact of Zionist rhetoric and the nature of social media exposure
• [05:38] — Sarah Hurwitz’s Federation remarks and generational shift in Jewish attitudes
• [07:26] — The power of videos as "primary sources" vs. elite narrative control
• [09:13] — Hurwitz articulates “Holocaust lesson” as supporting Israel’s power
• [11:07] — Hosts’ analysis of Jewish entitlement and Zionist exceptionalism
• [13:55] — Olivia Reingold’s famine apologia and the hosts’ rebuttal
• [20:46] — Jewish-American communal complicity in Israeli state violence
• [24:49] — Epstein Files Transparency Act segment: DOJ’s delay tactics and pretexts
• [33:06]–[38:26] — DOJ contradictions and stonewalling over Epstein records
• [39:44] — Reflections on the collapse of traditional independence in law and journalism
• [41:53] — 51:00] — Stacy Plaskett texting Epstein during a hearing, defense by House Democrats, and political hypocrisy
• [55:21] — Anna Paulina Luna’s inquiry about bipartisan corruption deals
• [60:24] — The Occam’s razor for Congressional corruption

Episode Structure

• Opens with discourse on censorship and translation bans
• Deep dive into media manipulation, Holocaust narrative weaponization, and the generational shift among Jews
• Rebuttal of establishment apologia for Israeli war crimes with a focus on media, images, and evidentiary truth
• Transition into US political corruption: Epstein files, DOJ stonewalling, and Congressional mutual protection pacts
• Reflection on the broader consequences for trust, accountability, and the future of American and Jewish political life

Closing Tone

Throughout, the episode maintains a passionate, at times caustically humorous approach—the hosts intertwine personal experience and satirical digs ("collection of freaks, weirdos, and crackpots") with trenchant political critique. There is a heavy emphasis on primary sources and disbelief at the mainstream’s attempts to obfuscate or rationalize atrocity and corruption.

For New Listeners

This episode is a dense, provocative critique of both the US-Israeli relationship in the age of social media and the bipartisan rot of US political institutions, with a special spotlight on Jewish-American complicity and the Democratic Party’s hypocrisy. The co-hosts’ candor and willingness to air intra-community dirty laundry is matched by their commitment to exposing establishment mendacity—leaving no stone unturned in their search for uncomfortable truths.