Occupied Thoughts

In this fourth webinar episode in FMEP and Al Shabaka’s four-part series, Learning and Unlearning Palestine, Saleh Hijazi (BDS Movement), Nadya Tannous (Palestinian Youth Movement) and Tariq Kenney-Shawa (Al Shabaka) explore what allyship and solidarity with the Palestinian liberation struggle has looked like, and what it can and should look like moving forward.  Original music by Jalal Yaquoub.

FMEP non-resident fellow Maha Nassar speaks with Berkeley Law Students for Justice in Palestine members Malak Afaneh and Risa Nagel about the pro-BDS bylaw that nine Berkeley Law student clubs passed last fall, the national uproar that followed, and where things stand now. For more, see: https://fmep.org/resource/backlash-and-perseverance-the-uc-berkeley-lsjp-bylaw-and-its-aftermath/ Original music by Jalal Yaquoub.

In this episode of "Occupied Thoughts," FMEP's Sarah Anne Minkin talks to Yara Asi, who is one of two 2023-2024 Non-Resident Fellows joining FMEP. Dr. Asi discusses her background, explains why and how the public health lens is so uniquely important to understanding Palestinians’ lives and experiences of oppression, and analyzes this moment in time and history for Palestinians. For more information on Yara, and resources mentioned in this podcast, please visit: www.fmep.org/resource/introducing-yara-asi-2023-fmep-non-resident-fellow

In this episode of "Occupied Thoughts," FMEP's Sarah Anne Minkin talks to Rabea Eghbariah, human rights attorney, doctoral student at Harvard Law School, and one of FMEP's 2023-2024 Palestinian Non-Resident Fellows. Listen to Mr. Eghbaria discuss his background, his work as a human rights attorney and a scholar, and his analysis of this moment in time and history for Palestinians. For more information on Rabea, and resources mentioned in this podcast, please visit: www.fmep.org/resource/introducing-rabea-eghbariah-a-2023-fmep-fellow Original music by Jalal Yaquoub.

In the third episode in FMEP and Al Shabaka’s four-part series, Learning and Unlearning Palestine, this webinar - featuring Dr. Maha Nassar, Dr. Yara Hawari, and Inès Abdul Razek - explored how the “dialogue discourse” has been used to undermine the Palestinian liberation movement, including through the insistence to engage in “peace” projects. For more information on the speakers and resources mentioned in this podcast, please visit: https://fmep.org/event/learning-unlearning-palestine-pt-3-normalizing-and-peacemaking-as-discourses-of-violence/

In this episode of Occupied Thoughts, FMEP Nonresident fellow Peter Beinart is joined by Nathaniel Berman (Brown University) and Sawsan Zaher (human rights attorney) to discuss the notion that the Israeli Supreme Court - even before the proposed judicial reforms - is a protector of human rights and democratic principles in Israel. This conversation addresses the current protests against Netanyahu's overhaul, and the historic role the Israeli Supreme Court has played in systematically oppression (or allowing the oppression of) Palestinians. For more information and resources for this podcast, please visit: https://fmep.org/resource/the-delusion-of-israels-supreme-court-as-pillar-of-democracy/

In this episode of FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts podcast, FMEP President Lara Friedman speaks with Ahmed Abuznaid (US Campaign for Palestinian Rights - USCPR) and Diala Shamas (Center for Constitutional Rights) about the lawsuit filed by the Jewish National Fund against USCPR -- which was dismissed by a U.S. federal judge in March 2021 and is now being appealed -- as well as about what can be learned from this case about efforts by pro-Israel actors to instrumentalize and weaponize U.S. laws to target and suppress Palestinian activism and solidarity. For resources related to this podcast see: https://fmep.org/resource/lawfare-in-action-attack-on-us-campaign-for-palestinian-rights-as-a-case-study

In this episode of Occupied Thoughts, Jehad Abusalim (FMEP 2022 Palestinian Non-Resident Fellow) speaks with Sarah Anne Minkin (FMEP Director of Programs and Partnerships) about the political and historical context of current escalations and his expectations for what the coming weeks and months will bring. The conversation draws from Jehad's recent article, "The West Bank is on the Brink of Collapse" and his Twitter thread on "the gravity of the current situation between the river and the sea." Original music by Jalal Yaquoub.

In this second episode in FMEP and Al Shabaka's four-part series, Learning and Unlearning Palestine, this panelists Dr. Muhannad Ayyash, Dr. Lana Tatour, and Dr. Yara Hawari examine various limiting paradigms that, in spite of their liberal facade, have sought to contain the Palestinian experience and limit critique on the Israeli settler colonial project. This will include a critique of the international law and apartheid frameworks. For more resources on this webinar and to learn about past and future webinars in this series, please visit:https://fmep.org/resource/learning-unlearning-palestine-a-webinar-series/

In this episode of FMEP's Occupied Thoughts podcast, Kristin McCarthy (FMEP's Director of Grants & Operations) speaks with Ziv Stahl (Executive Director of Yesh Din) about the phenomenon of settler violence, including it's goals and utility, the totality of its affect on Palestinians, how it is used as a means for land takeover, and the complete lack of accountability or protection provided by the Israeli police and army. For resources mentioned in this podcast, please visit: https://fmep.org/resource/settler-violence-more-than-criminal/