Becca Strober is a political strategist and educator. They are a co-founder of ‘Freedom School’, a former Senior Director at Breaking the Silence, and current chairperson of the board of the Jewish-Palestinian educational organization, Sedaka-Reut. They run the Instagram page and podcast Becca.explains.the.occupation, which aims to deepen the understanding of the actions and policies in the Palestinian Occupied Territories and Israel, in both Hebrew and English. They believe that in a time of widespread disinformation, focusing on changing the system rather than on buzzwords is necessary so that we can push for equality and a just future for Palestinians and Israelis.
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Check out my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Yehavit
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A few important disclaimers:
This podcast was created and funded privately by me. I don’t belong to any organization, nor does it represent anyone other than myself.
Secondly, I don’t intend this content to provide a justification or excuse for the actions people interviewed did in their past, but rather to learn from their personal experiences and gain insight as to what the process of transformation looks like. Certain parts of the episode could be triggering for you, and I advise taking into consideration that some of the events discussed are morally and ethically challenging (to say the least).
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And lastly:
I acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which I work as the indigenous people of this country, and pay my respects to their elders, past and emerging.
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Thank you Roy Geva for the soundtrack
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You can contact me at @yehavit on Instagram (or write to yehavit@gmail if you’re not on Instagram)
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Stuff we mentioned:
Instagram: @Becca.Explains.the.occupation:https://www.instagram.com/becca.explains.the.occupation/?hl=en
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Becca Strober's Newsletter Uneven Ground on Substack:https://beccastrober.substack.com/
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Breaking the Silence:https://www.breakingthesilence.org.il/
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Sadaka Reut:https://www.allmep.org/allmep_member/sadaka-reut/
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The Bereaved Families forum:https://www.theparentscircle.org/en/homepage-en/
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The Etzel (Irgun):https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zionist_political_violence#:~:text=In%20the%20pre%2Dstate%20period,to%20advance%20their%20political%20goals.
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Ze'ev Jabotinsky:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ze%27ev_Jabotinsky
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Sorority rush:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sorority_recruitment
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Gisha:https://gisha.org/en/
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The Land Beyond the Mountains Seminars for Educators:https://www.facebook.com/cforpeace/posts/pfbid02PPgy1AqqMUfbUAjE6WSjDLGyQBGp7KHeP53AnbQVXFLfR2uSunF3AQRq5H7qfSZAl
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The Freedom School:https://www.midreshet-dror.com/