Rethinking Palestine - Al-Shabaka: The Palestinian Policy Network

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Environmental Normalization in Palestine with Inès Abdel Razek Jul 28, 2022

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Inès Abdel Razek joins host Yara Hawari to discuss how the Israeli regime uses eco-normalization projects and greenwashing tactics to cover up its theft of Palestinian natural resources and lands as part of its settler-colonial project across Palestine.

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Resisting Palestinian Erasure in Jerusalem with Jalal Abukhater Jun 27, 2022

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Jalal Abukhater joins host Yara Hawari to discuss how Palestinians in occupied Jerusalem are pushing back against Israel's de-Palestinization of the city.

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Three Threads of the Movement for Palestinian Liberation May 30, 2022

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Critical connections and interdependence are key for any liberation movement. Aline Batarseh of Visualizing Palestine and Tamara Ben-Halim of Makan join host Yara Hawari to explore how the work of their organizations intersects with that of Al-Shabaka, and how we can collectively build stronger communities in the struggle for justice, freedom, and equality.

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Reflections on Palestinian Local Elections with Fadi Quran Apr 25, 2022

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Fadi Quran joins host Yara Hawari to discuss the main outcomes of the recent Palestinian local elections and the historical role of municipalities in Palestine. They also discuss the value of elections under military occupation and settler colonialism.

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Reimagining Palestinian Health and Education with Yara Asi Mar 28, 2022

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Yara Asi joins host Yara Hawari to discuss the Palestinian health and education sectors within the context of the Palestinian struggle for liberation.

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Amnesty Report on Israeli Apartheid with Saleh Hijazi Feb 24, 2022

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Saleh Hijazi, Al-Shabaka analyst and Deputy Regional Director - MENA at Amnesty International, joins host Yara Hawari to discuss the organization's new report on Israeli apartheid, the settler-colonialism framework, and the Palestinian right to self-determination.

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Ongoing Resistance in the Naqab with Riya Al-Sanah Jan 27, 2022

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Riya Al-Sanah joins host Yara Hawari to discuss the latest escalation by the Israeli regime against Palestinian Bedouin communities in the Naqab, and to situate it within the context of ongoing settler-colonial ethnic cleansing across colonized Palestine.

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Palestine in 2021: Victories and Challenges Dec 20, 2021

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In this episode of Rethinking Palestine, host Yara Hawari highlights the best bits of all our episodes in 2021 to give you a round-up of how Palestinian analysts and experts reflected on the most important events in Palestine this year.

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Palestine Under Surveillance with Mona Shtaya Nov 25, 2021

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Mona Shtaya joins host Yara Hawari to discuss the highly invasive mass surveillance of Palestinians by the Israeli regime in light of recent hacking and spying reports. They explore the impact of such tactics on the work of activists and human rights defenders as well as the consequences on Palestinians' daily lives.

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Tourism in Service of Israeli Settler Colonialism with Halah Ahmad Oct 28, 2021

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Halah Ahmad joins Yara Hawari to discuss how tourism, specifically religious tourism, has been a key pillar of the Israeli settler-colonial project, legitimizing and expanding the theft of Palestinian land, since the first Zionists settled in Palestine.

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