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Dec 2024

1h 25m

Gaza, Before and After

THE LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS

About this episode

Ghassan Abu-Sittah and Muhammad Shehada join Adam Shatz to describe what life was like in Gaza in the months and years leading up to the Hamas attack on Israel last October, and to discuss the experiences of Gazans during Israel’s subsequent – and ongoing – devastation of the territory.

More in the LRB:

Adam Shatz: Israel's Descent

https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v46/n12/adam-shatz/israel-s-descent

Pankaj Mishra: The Shoah after Gaza

https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v46/n06/pankaj-mishra/the-shoah-after-gaza

Also available to watch: https://youtu.be/_w3Pe00I_Ro

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