Rethinking Palestine
Kanaal Besonderhede
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 o...
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62 episodes
Spain and the Gaza Genocide with Alys Estape
Alys Samson Estape, spokesperson for the Solidarity Network Against the Occupation of Palestine in Spain (RESCOP), unpacks the Spanish government’s rh...
Europe's Proscription of Palestine Solidarity with Amira Hala
Amira Hala joins us to discuss the European Legal Support Center's latest report, which exposes and contextualizes the systematic repression tactic of...
Palestine State Recognition: Europe's Response to Genocide
In this episode, Al-Shabaka policy analysts Diana Buttu, Inès Abdel Razek, and Al-Shabaka’s Co-Director Yara Hawari, are interviewed by Al-Shabaka's c...
Global March to Gaza: Lessons from Egypt with Engy Sarhan
Egyptian researcher and activist Engy Sarhan joins this month’s podcast to unpack the recent Global March to Gaza—offering critiques and urgent lesson...
US Private Contractors in Gaza with Safa Joudeh
Al-Shabaka policy analyst Safa Joudeh joins co-director Yara Hawari to discuss the privatization of aid and security, and how the Israeli regime and t...
Is the Tide Changing on the Genocide in Gaza? With Tariq Kenney-Shawa
Al-Shabaka's US policy fellow, Tariq Kenney-Shawa, joins Co-Director Yara Hawari to examine whether mainstream media and political discourses are shif...
Countering Attacks on the Palestine Movement in Europe with Agnese Valenti
Agnese Valenti of the European Legal Support Center joins Yara Hawari to examine how Israeli regime-backed NGOs are driving coordinated attacks on Pal...
Gaza Reconstruction Reality Check with Abed Kittana
Palestinian architect and researcher Abdalrahman Kittana, who has been actively engaged in discussions and initiatives on Gaza’s reconstruction, joins...
Gaza Ceasefire Challenges & Future Scenarios in Palestine
In this episode, Yumna Patel, Yara Hawari, and Abdaljawad Omar discuss the precarious ceasefire and different future scenarios in Gaza and wider Pales...
Trump and Israel's Plans for Gaza with Diana Buttu
Diana Buttu and Mondoweiss’s Yumna Patel discuss the challenges facing the ceasefire in Gaza in the context of the Trump administration and its suppor...
Palestinian Authority's Jenin Invasion Amid Gaza Ceasefire
Yara Hawari and Mondoweiss’s Yumna Patel break down the latest developments in Jenin and across the West Bank within the context of the Israeli genoci...
Palestine in 2024: A Year of Israeli Impunity & Genocide
In this episode of Rethinking Palestine, Yara Hawari highlights the key discussion points with our guests in 2024 as the Israeli regime's settler colo...
What Trump's Comeback Means for Palestine with Tariq Kenney-Shawa
Al-Shabaka US Policy Fellow Tariq Kenney-Shawa joins the podcast to reflect on the 2024 US presidential election results in the context of ongoing gen...
A Year of Ongoing Genocide in Gaza with Tareq Baconi
Al-Shabaka Board President Tareq Baconi and Co-Director Yara Hawari reflect on one year since the start of Israel's genocide in Gaza. Together, they d...
Reflections on the Current Moment in Palestine with Makdisi Street
In this episode, our host Yara Hawari joins hosts of the Makdisi Street podcast Saree, Ussama and Karim Makdisi to discuss the ongoing genocide in Gaz...
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 fro...
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 electi...
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 mane...
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...
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 govern...
Israel's Disinformation Apparatus with Tariq Kenny-Shawa
Tariq Kenney-Shawa, Al-Shabaka’s US policy fellow, joins host Yara Hawari to discuss Israel’s information warfare tactics, used to influence public p...
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 am...
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 withi...
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...
"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 protes...
Countering Repression of Palestine Solidarity in the US & Europe
Layla Kattermann (European Legal Support Center) and Diala Shamas (Center for Constitutional Rights) join host Yara Hawari to discuss the crackdown on...
The Palestinian Authority's Revolving Door with Alaa Tartir
Alaa Tartir joins host Yara Hawari to discuss the revolving door/al-bab al-dawaar, a critical component of PA-Israeli security coordination. They situ...
Countless Palestinian Futures with Danah Abdulla & Sarona Abuaker
Danah Abdulla and Sarona Abuaker join host Yara Hawari to talk about their discussion-based game, “Countless Palestinian Futures.” They explain how th...
Challenging the British Anti-Boycott Bill with Ben Jamal
Ben Jamal, director of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, joins host Yara Hawari to discuss the UK’s anti-BDS bill targetting pro-Palestine activism....
Liberal Zionism: A Veneer for Settler Colonialism with M. Muhannad Ayyash
M. Muhannad Ayyash joins host Yara Hawari to discuss liberal Zionism and the dominant role it plays in Zionist ideology. He exposes its essential func...
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’ hun...
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 sob...
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 bloc...
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 famil...
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 le...
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 Palestini...
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 historic...
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 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 administrat...
From Jenin to Gaza to Nablus: Palestinian Resistance Under Attack
Mariam Barghouti and Ibrahim Fraihat join host Yara Hawari to discuss how the latest Israeli attacks and assassinations in Jenin, Gaza and Nablus are...