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Jul 2021
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Palestinian Securitization vs Liberation...

Al-shabaka: The Palestinian Policy Network
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Alaa Tartir joins host Yara Hawari to discuss the internationally-funded Palestinian security forces. Together, they assess the forces' authoritarian role in sustaining Israel's settler-colonial project and criminalizing Palestinian resistance, shedding light on the recent killing of critic and activist Nizar Banat. Support the show [https://al-shabaka.org/ ... Show More
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