In episode 85 of the Podcast for Social Research, recorded live on Facebook, BISR faculty Ajay Singh Chaudhary, Barnaby Raine, Abdaljawad Omar, and K. Soraya Batmanghelichi place the Gaza War ceasefire in the context of the conflict’s broader development. Ajay kicks off the discussion with a recap of the events leading up to the ceasefire, after which each of the panelists brings their expertise to bear—Abdaljawad analyzing the dialectic of futility and resistance in Palestine, Soraya grappling with Iran’s evolving geopolitical intentions, and Barnaby addressing the antisemitism panic in the Global North. The four then discuss: political developments within Israel and Palestine since October 7th, wider geopolitical reverberations, and Israel as a model for Trumpism and the global far right. An audience member’s question brings the conversation to an urgent point of reflection: how can we, in the Global North, sustain attention towards Palestinian resistance in the era of social media and truncated news cycles?

0:26 - Ajay Singh Chaudhary introduction and context  

11:35 - Abdaljawad Omar on futility and resistance in Palestine 

33:05 - K. Soraya Batmanghelichi on the geopolitical consequences for Iran 

46:23 - Barnaby Raine on the weaponization of antisemitism 

1:05:12 - Trump and the protection of Western Civilization 

1:11:20 - Developments within Israeli and Palestinian societies since October 7th 

1:42:12 - Global paradigm shifts and geopolitical maneuvering 

2:06:53 - Zionism, Trumpism, and the global far right 

2:29:34 - Audience question and concluding remarks - how to sustain attention towards Palestine

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