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Jun 20
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Makdisi Street Reviews w/ Eyal Weizman

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About this episode

In anticipation of the publication of Eyal Weizman's new book, Ungrounding: The Architecture of Genocide, which will be released in the US next month, the brothers hosted a livestream with Eyal to which our Patreon supporters had access, including the opportunity to ask questions of Eyal either via the livestream chat (which we will moderate) or in advance via email.

Watch the livestream edition
https://youtu.be/EInAD1Utpgw

Date of recording: June 16, 2026

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