On Sept. 30, 2024, prominent progressive thinker and author Ta-Nehisi Coates appeared on “CBS Mornings” to promote his new book focusing on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, “The Message.” Coates’ argument echoed many standard left-wing tropes about the intractable conflict, framing it as an intersectional battle between an illegitimate oppressor group and a helpless oppressed group. Tony Dokoupil, whose children live in Israel with their mother, pushed back in the interview. He stated that “The Message” “would not be out of place in the backpack of an extremist,” and he further argued that…
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