Episode 043 - Amnesty International “antisemitic terrorists”

This week Lara and Michael hash out the good and the bad from Amnesty International’s recent report documenting Israel’s Apartheid against Palestinians and dissect the Zionist response (i.e loose cannon false accusations of antisemitism and/or terrorism). Lara queries how many more reports we need before we will believe Palestinians and demand an end to the Apartheid regime? The Palestine Pod somewhat rejoices following news of Meta’s (formerly Facebook) recent removal or various Israeli cyberstalking accounts because as Michael reminds us: only Facebook gets to spy on our data! Lara relishes in the fact that FOX News inadvertently promoted the arguments against zionism and settler-colonialism in one of its articles by heavily quoting a recent University of Chicago SJP Instagram post and failing to present any convincing rebuttals. Lara and Michael conclude this week’s episode by chatting about Yair Lapid's response to the ADL letter on settler terror, calling it a “stain" on Israeli society that he will totally look into and not ignore.

To consult the sources used in the preparation of this episode, please see:

Books and Videos

• Ten Myths about Israel, by Ilan Pappé

Articles

• Israel’s apartheid against Palestinians: a cruel system of domination and a crime against humanity (Amnesty International)

• Amnesty International's position on occupation (Twitter)

• The Right of Return of the Palestinian People (United Nations)

• Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA)

• Revealed: Israel’s big-money smear campaign to demonise Muslims (TRT World)

• Private Mossad for Hire (New Yorker) 

• How a Private Israeli Intelligence Firm Spied on Pro-Palestinian Activists in the U.S. (New Yorker) 

• Meta Bans Israeli “Cyber Mercenaries” that Targeted Journalists, Palestinians, and Activists (Paradox Politics)

• Pro-Israel group urges University of Chicago to condemn group calling for boycott of “sh--ty Zionist classes” (Fox News)

• SJP UChicago Calls for Boycott of Zionist Classes Offered at the University in Winter 2022 (SJP Media Collective)

• Pinkwashing (Decolonize Palestine)

• Yair Lapid: Extremist Violence Is a “Stain on Israel” (The Atlantic)

• ADL, other Jewish groups denounce ‘ongoing terrorism’ by settler extremists (Times of Israel)