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Oct 2024
1h 12m

Apartheid in the West Bank: Israeli Fasc...

REVOLUTIONARY LEFT RADIO
About this episode

Jenna Martin, an independent journalist from Montana, joins Breht to discuss her recent visit to the West Bank. Together, they discuss her trip, how she got into the occupied territories amidst war, her first-hand account of the brutality and violence of the Israeli apartheid regime in the West Bank, settler violence against the indigenous Palestinians, how Palestinian's rely on creativity and community to fight back, the arbitrary nature of fascist violence employed by the IDF, the day-to-day indignities faced by Palestinians, Palestinians families in need that you can directly help in the links below, and much more. 

Outro Song: "Wake Up" by Llunar

Below are a list of verified donation links for families in Gaza in desperate need of help. If you have the ability, please consider helping. Put your love into action:

Help Malak provide for her three small children in Gaza: https://chuffed.org/project/malak   Help Eman provide for her three small children in Gaza: https://chuffed.org/project/eman   Help Hamouda and her three small children in Gaza:  https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-hamoudas-family-in-gaza-crisis?lang=en_US&utm_campaign=fp_sharesheet&utm_medium=customer&utm_source=copy_link

Help Samaher and her three children pay rent in Egypt and get their dad out of Gaza: https://www.gofundme.com/f/mwb37-help-me-and-my-kids?utm_campaign=p_cp+fundraiser-sidebar&utm_content=icons_only_var_c1&utm_medium=copy_link_all&utm_source=customer

Help Marwan and Ahmed pay for school and  help their family still trapped in Gaza: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-baby-judy-and-her-family-survive-in-gaza?lang=en_US&utm_campaign=fp_sharesheet&utm_medium=customer&utm_source=copy_link    
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