Zena Agha and host Yara Hawari discuss how decades of colonial mappings, first by British imperialism and then by the Israeli colonial project, have undermined Palestinian self-determination and explore how Palestinians are fighting back.
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Feb 25
The Ceasefire Scam in Gaza — with Jacobin Long Reads
Last October, the Trump administration announced a ceasefire deal in Gaza after two years of relentless carnage. Since the deal was announced, Israel has continued to occupy much of Gaza, and its forces have killed hundreds of Palestinian civilians.Meanwhile, Donald Trump has lau ... Show More
41m 2s
Apr 2023
Decolonizing Palestine | Somdeep Sen
How can we imagine liberation under colonial rule? In this episode, we speak with Dr. Somdeep Sen, a post-colonial studies professor at Roskilde University. His book, "Decolonizing Palestine," draws on his ethnographic research in the region to study how Israeli occupation shapes ... Show More
1 h
Nov 2023
#7 - The Early Colonization of Palestine ft. Dr Ilan Pappé
Building on our last episode, here we aim to delve deeper into the early contemporary history of Palestine between the late 19th century up until the Nakba in 1948. With Dr Pappé, a veteran Israeli scholar, we discuss life under colonialism, how lobbying shaped Western support of ... Show More
52m 17s
Nov 2023
Palestine Pt. 2: Justice for Some with Noura Erakat
<p class="MsoNormal">For those of us living in the United States, today — what we call Thanksgiving — is a very significant holiday because, for some of us at least, it's a day to recognize and remember the violent, genocidal, settler-colonial history of the land we live on. Our ... Show More
55m 14s
Dec 2023
Palestine Pt. 4: False Solutions and Paths of Resistance with Sumaya Awad
<p class="MsoNormal">Before the Zionist project and the state of Israel placed their boots on the neck of Palestine, this region was a multicultural, multi-religious land, where Christians, Jews, and Muslims lived side-by-side in relative peace and harmony. </p> <p class="MsoNorm ... Show More
1h 4m
Dec 2023
"This Won't End Well For Israel": Palestinian Ex-Negotiator Diana Buttu's Masterclass
<p>Diana Buttu is a Palestinian-Canadian lawyer, former spokesperson for the Palestine Liberation Organization, who served as a Palestinian peace negotiator. Here we discuss Israel's undisguised ethnic cleansing, why this is an Israeli-American assault on Gaza, the forgotten horr ... Show More
34m 26s
<p>In this episode we interview Rawan and Fathi, co-founders of <a href= "http://decolonizepalestine.com/">decolonizepalestine.com</a>.</p> <p>Rawan is the co-founder of <a href= "http://decolonizepalestine.com/">decolonizepalestine.com</a>. While studying political science, Midd ... Show More
