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Palestine @ the intersection of regional, global, & historical struggles w/ Iyad El-Baghdadi
In this episode of Occupied Thoughts, Lara Friedman talks to Arab Spring veteran activist Iyad El-Baghdadi about the way forward for Palestinians -- …
4 years, 10 months ago
Make ‘Em Laugh: Comedy and the Fight for Palestinian Rights
From the Daily Show and Saturday Night Live, to Egypt’s Bassem Youssef, to Israel’s Eretz Nehederet, comedy has long played a powerful role in shapin…
4 years, 10 months ago
Grassroots Protests & Violent Repression by the Palestinian Authority
Aseel AlBajeh (Al Haq), Dr. Yara Hawari (Al Shabaka), and Mona Shtaya (7amleh)join FMEP's Sarah Anne Minkin to discuss grassroots protests in the wak…
4 years, 10 months ago
Why Palestinians are Rising Up Against the Palestinian Authority
Last week, a Palestinian political activist, Nizar Banat, was arrested by the Palestinian Authority and died soon after in their custody. His family …
4 years, 11 months ago
Challenging Israel's Policy of Legalized Vengeance
In this episode of FMEP's Occupied Thoughts podcast, Jessica Montell, Executive Director of the Israeli human rights organization HaMoked, joins FMEP…
4 years, 11 months ago
Palestinians, Israelis, 1948, & Now: Researching, Teaching, and Asserting the Reality of the Nakba
featuring Leena Dallasheh (Humboldt State University), Shay Hazkani (University of Maryland), Sherene Seikaly (University of California, Santa Barbar…
4 years, 11 months ago
Winds of Change in the Grassroots & Congress on Palestine
FMEP’s Lara Friedman speaks to political, policy, and advocacy strategist Rania Batrice about the changing political landscape in the grassroots and …
4 years, 11 months ago
The Alienation of Palestinian Americans in U.S. Politics & Media
In this episode of Occupied Thoughts, Lara Friedman asks Omar Baddar what it is like to be Palestinian American in U.S. politics, government, and med…
4 years, 11 months ago
The Extremist Through-Line in Israel's Domestic & Regional Policies
In this episode of “Occupied Thoughts,” Lara Friedman speaks with Elizabeth Tsurkov about extremist trends in Israel and how they are manifest in the…
4 years, 11 months ago
US discourse on Israel/Palestine & Black-Palestinian solidarity
In this episode of "Occupied Thoughts," Lara Friedman speaks with Dr. Maha Nassar about changes in the U.S. discourse on Palestine and Israel, shifts…
4 years, 11 months ago