In today's episode Cecilia Rikap - an expert in the political economy of science and technology - speaks with Paris Marx (host of the excellent Tech Won't Save Us podcast). Cecilia and Paris discussed the subservient approach that Keir Starmer's Labour government has taken to tech policy and how willing Starmer has been to give tech companies whatever they w ... Show More
Aug 20
Resisting Erasure w/ Adam Hanieh, Rafeef Ziadah and Robert Knox
Adam Hanieh, Rafeef Ziadah, and Robert Knox on their new co-authored book, 'Resisting Erasure: Capital, Imperialism and Race in Palestine'. We spoke about the inadequacy of framing the question of Palestine and the Gaza genocide solely as a humanitarian issue and how the Israeli ... Show More
1h 18m
Jul 18
Crisis and control in Gaza and the West Bank
This week, Mark Leonard is joined by Hugh Lovatt, ECFR policy fellow, and Tahani Mustafa, visiting fellow in ECFR’s Middle East and North Africa programme, to discuss Israel’s military action in Gaza and the West Bank, the ensuing humanitarian crisis, and the political dynamics o ... Show More
28m 53s
Apr 2022
Vampires and Blood Libel with Michael Malarkey
This week Lara and Michael sit down with actor, musician, and strong Palestinian ally Michael Malarkey. We talk about how Michael Malarkey came to his understanding of the situation in Palestine, what motivated him to speak out in support of Palestinians, and we do a deep dive in ... Show More
48m 15s
Jun 2024
"Partition was about creating a settler colonial state" w/ Abdel Razzaq Takriti (pt.1)
The brothers welcome historian Abdel Razzaq Takriti (@abedtakriti), the author of Monsoon Revolution: Republicans, Sultans, and Empires in Oman 1965-1976 (2016) and “Before BDS: Lineages of Boycott in Palestine.” They take a deep dive into the history of Palestinian resistance in ... Show More
1h 12m
Jan 2024
Israel’s war on Gaza: What constitutes genocide?
With the International Court of Justice deliberating over South Africa’s genocide case against Israel, we look at how the proceedings could affect reporting on the war.
Contributors:
Qaanitah Hunter - Journalist, News24
Nimer Sultany - Editor-in-Chief, The Palestine Yearbook of I ... Show More
24m 51s
May 2
After Nonviolence and What Comes Next in Palestine: A conversation with Ben Ehrenreich
In this episode of Occupied Thoughts, FMEP Fellow Ahmed Moor and author Ben Ehrenreich cover a range topics reflecting Ben's reporting and analysis on Israel/Palestine and U.S. policy, including West Bank Palestinians' relationships to affecting change through nonviolent action, ... Show More
57m 30s