Current Affairs “Powerlessness Is an Illusion”: Gaza, Resistance, and the Sumud Flotilla (w/ Kieran Andrieu)
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Sep 25, 2025 Kieran Andrieu, a British-Palestinian journalist and activist, shares his personal journey of resistance and the motivations behind joining the Global Sumud Flotilla. He discusses the risks of confronting Israel’s blockade and why he believes that powerlessness is merely an illusion. Andrieu highlights the flotilla's mission to deliver aid while challenging the narrative of helplessness regarding Palestinian suffering. He also explores shifts in global public opinion towards Palestine and the importance of grassroots activism.
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Family History Shaped By 1948 Violence
- Kieran traces his family's trauma to 1948 and recounts a grandfather shot and a disappeared uncle.
- He explains his brother's repeated imprisonments from age 12 and resulting lifelong illness as part of that legacy.
Raised In Britain With A Diaspora Story
- Kieran describes his mixed British-French-Palestinian upbringing and being raised by his mother in England.
- He notes his dad later had six more children, giving him a diasporic family story.
1948 Still Defines Palestinian Life
- Kieran emphasizes how central 1948 remains to Palestinians' lives and identity across generations.
- He highlights the hypocrisy of asking Palestinians to 'get over' displacement when Zionists themselves held onto historic claims for millennia.
