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Jul 2024
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The Palestinian Prisoners' Movement

Rhiannon, Mohammed, and Yara
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PRISONERS ARE THE COMPASS OF OUR STRUGGLE. In the third episode of Popular Cradle, Yara, Rhiannon, and Mohammed delve into the history of the Palestinian prisoners' movement, and how Palestinian prisoners made the occupation prison a site of revolutionary struggle. From the tactics used by prisoners to resist the repression and cruelty imposed on them, to the prisoner exchanges negotiated outside prison walls, to the leadership of Palestinian prisoners in Palestinian politics broadly, our prisoners are invaluable, unbreakable contributors to--and models of--the struggle for national liberation.

Popular Cradle is made in partnership with the Palestinian Youth Movement. Thank you to the many people who contributed to the making of this episode. Our editor is Soraya Shockley. Our artwork is by shenby G and Vivek Venkatraman. Our theme music is composed by Salma Taleb, and performed by Clarissa Bitar and Hesham Jarmakani. Follow, like, and subscribe to us on YouTube, Twitter, and IG - @popularcradle.

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