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Jun 2023
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Liberal Zionism: A Veneer for Settler Co...

Al-shabaka: The Palestinian Policy Network
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M. Muhannad Ayyash joins host Yara Hawari to discuss liberal Zionism and the dominant role it plays in Zionist ideology. He exposes its essential function of providing the settler colonial project with the veneer of enlightened, Western civilization and democratic politics.







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