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Nov 2023

22m 57s

Israel Imprisoned and Tortured Thousands...

The Institute for Middle East Understanding

About this episode

Note the conversation of this podcast was recorded before the developments of November 3rd.

The term '48' refers to the Palestinian territories before the creation of Israel, specifically the areas that became part of Israel following the Nakba in 1948.

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