Rethinking Palestine
Rethinking Palestine is a podcast from Al-Shabaka: The Palestinian Policy Network, a transnational think tank that brings together Palestinians from across the globe to produce critical policy analysis and craft visions for a liberated, self-determined future. Host Yara Hawari engages with a range of Palestinian analysts to discuss recent developments and long-standing questions facing Palestinians worldwide.
Latest episodes
Aug 28, 2024 • 29min
A Region on the Cusp of War with Abdullah Al-Arian
Abdullah Al-Arian joins host Yara Hawari to discuss the heightened tensions in the region as the Israeli regime expands its aggression on multiple fronts.Support the show
Jul 31, 2024 • 23min
The UK Elections and Palestine with Sara Husseini
Sara Husseini joins host Yara Hawari to discuss the recent British elections, the role Palestine and the Israeli genocide in Gaza played in the election results, and the challenges facing pro-Palestine activism under the new Labour government.Support the show
Jun 30, 2024 • 23min
Palestinian Genocide Survivors in Egypt
Ali, a humanitarian worker from Gaza now in Egypt, joins host Yara Hawari. He speaks on the experience of Palestinians from Gaza in Egypt as they maneuver the different legal, financial, and social hardships of their forced displacement.Support the show
May 27, 2024 • 34min
The Student Intifada on US Campuses with Samer Alatout
Samer Alatout, Al-Shabaka policy analyst and professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, joins host Yara Hawari to speak about his experience at a student encampment, where he was assaulted and detained by police. Alatout also touches on the overall significance of the student uprising in the US against the genocide in Gaza.Support the show
Apr 29, 2024 • 31min
Ireland's Solidarity with Palestine, with Brendan Browne
Brendan Browne joins host Yara Hawari to explore the historical solidarity between the Irish and Palestinian peoples, and discuss how the Irish government's policy towards Palestine fails to reflect grassroots demands against the Israeli genocide in Gaza.Support the show
Mar 26, 2024 • 29min
Israel's Disinformation Apparatus with Tariq Kenny-Shawa
Tariq Kenney-Shawa, Al-Shabaka’s US policy fellow, discusses Israel's disinformation tactics in the ongoing genocide, including dehumanizing narratives and targeting healthcare facilities. The podcast explores the adaptability of Zionist discourse, the role of social media in shaping narratives, and the need for media literacy to counter state-sponsored disinformation in Gaza.
Feb 27, 2024 • 23min
Settler Colonial Spillover in the West Bank with Fathi Nimer
Fathi Nimer, Al-Shabaka Palestine policy fellow, joins host Yara Hawari to discuss the acceleration of Israeli settler colonialism in the West Bank amidst the ongoing genocide in Gaza. Support the show
Jan 29, 2024 • 23min
The Arab World and Gaza Genocide with Elham Fakhro
Elham Fakhro joins host Yara Hawari to discuss the reactions of Arab peoples and their governments to the ongoing genocide in Gaza, placing them within the historical and contemporary context of Arab normalization with the Israeli regime.Support the show
Dec 26, 2023 • 30min
Palestine in 2023: Unfolding Nakba and Genocide
In this episode of Rethinking Palestine, host Yara Hawari highlights a selection of key excerpts from our discussions with previous guests throughout 2023. Together, they shed light on the Palestinian experience under settler colonialism as well as pushback and resistance by Palestinians and their allies.Support the show
Nov 30, 2023 • 24min
"From the River to the Sea, Palestine Will Be Free," with Maha Nassar
Maha Nassar joins host Yara Hawari to discuss the historical significance of this popular slogan, used by Palestinians and their allies as they protest the assault on Gaza and ongoing genocide against the Palestinian people.Support the show
