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Jul 2024
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The UK Elections and Palestine with Sara...

Al-shabaka: The Palestinian Policy Network
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Sara Husseini joins host Yara Hawari to discuss the recent British elections, the role Palestine and the Israeli genocide in Gaza played in the election results, and the challenges facing pro-Palestine activism under the new Labour government.

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