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Days of Revolt - ISIS, the New Israel

In this episode of Days of Revolt, host Chris Hedges sits down with professor of Middle East studies Sabah Alnasseri to discuss how US foreign policy and class struggle created the conditions for the rise of ISIS. Hedges and his guest also draw comparisons between ISIS's colonialist strategies and those of the Israeli independence movement in Palestine.

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