Gad Sa'ad: Why Parasitic Minds Love to Hate Israel

Author of The Parasitic Mind speaks about antisemitism, Trump, Trudeau and more

I am thrilled to announce the launch of the State of Tel Aviv YouTube channel!!!

Please watch our debut show with Professor Gad Sa’ad, an iconic intellectual figure who helps to make sense of this seemingly mad moment in history. (We will send out a separate email with the podcast link later today.)

Prof. Sa’ad likens the thought and mind controls pervading western societies to bacteria—or pathogens—that cause disease. It’s the focus of his international best-seller—The Parasitic Mind. We get into antisemitism, why Israel is somewhat inoculated against woke-ness, the moral corruption of western societies, and his week at Mar-a-Lago in the red velvet jacket….a State of Tel Aviv scoop. We get into it all the heavy stuff—and even have a few laughs.

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Episode Notes

A beaming Gad Sa’ad sporting the red velvet jacket at Mar-a-Lago. December, 2024.

A still beaming Gad Sa’ad sporting the red velvet jacket at Mar-a-Lago. December, 2024.

Painting of Gad Sa'ad's beloved Belgian Shepherds... immortalized in the lining of the red velvet jacket.

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Professor Gad Sa’ad is on leave from Concordia University this year and is Visiting Professor and Global Ambassador for the 2024-25 academic year at Northwood University in Michigan. Born in Beirut, he has lived most of his life since fleeing Lebanon in 1975 in Montreal, Canada. A link to Professor Sa’ad’s longer bio is available here.