This is Part 2 of our Palestinian political prisoners episodes. We speak with Dr. Malaka Shwaikh, lecturer at University of St. Andrews in Scotland. Dr. Malaka has done extensive research with Palestinian political prisoners.
It should be noted that Israel routinely uses mass incarceration as a form of political oppression. To put this in perspective, at l ... Show More
Jul 2
Israel v. A Pediatrician - The Case of Dr. Husam Abu Safiya
When footage of renowned Palestinian pediatrician Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya appeared before Israel’s Supreme Court, many were shocked by how much he had changed. Shackled, visibly frail, and having lost nearly 40 kilograms in prison, he had already spent more than 18 months in Israel ... Show More
33m 28s
Jun 18
“I Can See My Land, But in the Eyes of the Israelis, I Do Not Exist”
Since 1967, Israel has built and expanded settlements across occupied Palestine, fragmenting Palestinian communities and reshaping the landscape. In this episode of This Is Palestine, Dr. Jad Ishaq, Director General of the Applied Research Institute - Jerusalem (ARIJ) traces how ... Show More
57m 9s
Feb 2024
"Every single Palestinian is traumatized" w/ Dr. Hanan Ashrawi
<p>The brothers welcome the Palestinian educator, political intellectual, and activist Dr. Hanan Ashrawi <a href= "https://twitter.com/DrHananAshrawi">(@DrHananAshrawi)</a> to discuss the political horizons after the trauma of Gaza, as well as the pitfalls of the so-called peace ... Show More
1h 49m
Jun 2024
E87: Class struggle in Palestine, part 2
Part 2 of our double-episode podcast about workers' struggles in Palestine during the British Mandate (1920-48). In this episode, we cover the Palestinian labour movement during World War II, new Palestinian workers’ organisations, the split (along national lines) in the Palestin ... Show More
48m 14s