American writer and activist Ta-Nehisi Coates has been praised for defending his pro-Palestine position in the latest round of interviews with prominent US media.
Coates faced what many said was an “aggressive” and “hostile” interview with US journalist Tony Dokoupil, who had accused the renowned American author of using his latest book, The Message’, to call for the dismantling of Israel.
Coates and Dokoupil spent almost seven minutes debating the book during his interview on the American morning show ‘CBS Mornings’ on Monday.
Coates was praised for asserting his concerns over the Israeli occupation and the discrimination of the Palestinian people while also noting the lack of Palestinian voices in American media.
“Israel does exist, it’s a fact, the question of its right is not a question that I would be faced with any other country,” Coates said…..more
