Rethinking Palestine
Al-Shabaka: The Palestinian Policy Network
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.
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Jun 27, 2023 • 33min
Liberal Zionism: A Veneer for Settler Colonialism with M. Muhannad Ayyash
Guest M. Muhannad Ayyash discusses liberal Zionism as a veneer for settler colonialism, exploring its historical roots, role in Israeli politics, and the divide between left-wing secular Zionists and settlers. He critiques the Israeli state's colonial and racist nature, advocating for desionization for true anti-racism and unity.
May 29, 2023 • 19min
Prison Hunger Strikes in Palestine with Basil Farraj
In light of the death of political prisoner Khader Adnan, Al-Shabaka analyst Basil Farraj joins host Yara Hawari to discuss Palestinian prisoners’ hunger strikes. Farraj explains how hunger strikes function as a resistance tactic, allowing prisoners to reclaim their power over life and death from the Israeli incarceration regime.Support the show
Apr 27, 2023 • 33min
The "Pro-Democracy" Israeli Protests with Ameer Makhoul
Ameer Makhoul joins host Yara Hawari to discuss the ongoing Israeli protests against Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition government. Makhoul provides a sobering analysis of the so-called pro-democracy protests in the context of the Israeli regime’s settler-colonial and apartheid rule over millions of Palestinians.Support the show
Mar 27, 2023 • 24min
Confronting Energy Poverty in Gaza with Asmaa Abu Mezied
Asmaa Abu Mezied joins host Yara Hawari to discuss the energy crisis in Gaza, situating it within the context of the Israeli regime’s unrelenting blockade and repeated attacks on the besieged enclave. Abu Mezied also explains how the international community is complicit in maintaining this unlivable status quo.Support the show
Feb 27, 2023 • 21min
US Embassy Plans on Stolen Palestinian Lands with Rashid Khalidi
Rashid Khalidi joins host Yara Hawari to discuss the US plan to build a new embassy on a plot of land in Jerusalem owned by multiple Palestinian families, including Khalidi’s. They also discuss the systemic Israeli theft of Palestinian lands beyond those privately owned and registered with title deeds.Support the show
Jan 30, 2023 • 19min
Challenging Anti-Boycott Laws in the US with Tariq Kenney-Shawa
Tariq Kenney-Shawa, Al-Shabaka's US policy fellow, joins host Yara Hawari to discuss the escalating legal attacks on the right to boycott in the US led by the Israeli regime's defenders. He highlights the multifaceted nature of this assault on social and political expression in the country.Support the show
Dec 23, 2022 • 37min
Palestine in 2022: A Year of Resistance
In this episode of Rethinking Palestine, host Yara Hawari highlights the best bits of all our episodes in 2022 to give you a round-up of how Palestinian analysts and experts reflected on the most important events in Palestine this year.Support the show
Nov 28, 2022 • 29min
Football in the Middle East with Abdullah Al-Arian
Abdullah Al-Arian joins host Yara Hawari for a timely discussion about football in Palestine and the wider Arab region, exploring the sport's historical and current roles in anti-colonial movements and grassroots organizing.Support the show
Oct 30, 2022 • 32min
Latin America and Palestine with Hussein Sameh
Hussein Sameh joins host Yara Hawari to discuss the historical and contemporary relationships between Palestine and Latin America. They also touch on the latest wave of left-wing leadership in the region and its implications for the Palestinian liberation struggle.Support the show
Sep 27, 2022 • 36min
The Challenges of Fighting for Palestinian Prisoners' Freedom
Milena, the international advocacy coordinator for Addameer, joins host Yara Hawari to discuss the ways in which Palestinian prisoners and administrative detainees are fighting for their freedom. She also explores the challenges facing her organization's work in light of the escalating Israeli criminalization of Palestinian civil society.Support the show
