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May 2021
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The United States, Israel, and the histo...

The New Arab
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In our second episode of Season 2, we will be covering the latest news coming out of Palestine. Then, stay tuned to hear an in-depth report on the historical relationship between the US and Israel, and how this has been pivotal to the Israeli colonisation of Palestine. In our final segment, we sit down with two veteran activists who tell us about their work, and the difficulties surrounding campaigning for Palestine today.

(Produced by Gaia Caramazza and Hugo Goodridge. Music by Omar al-Fil, @elepheel. To get in touch with the producers, follow then tweet us at @TheNewArabVoice or email Gaia.Caramazza@alaraby.co.uk)

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