Sowmiya Ashok in conversation with Stanly Johnny on his recent book, ‘Original Sin: Israel, Palestine and the Revenge of Old West Asia’, March 14, 2025

Journalist Stanly Johny, in an engaging discussion with ACJ faculty member Sowmiya Ashok, talked about his recently released book ‘Original Sin,’ which examines Israel, Palestine, and the Revenge of Old West Asia. He spoke about the questions that led him to re-examine the Israel-Palestine conflict through the historical lens, and his observations of travelling in the region. Johny spoke of the restrictions under which people lived in the Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories, and how he made sense of a region that has seen prolonged conflict.