Episode 054 - Declare a Firing Zone, Expect Fire

This week Lara and Michael discuss the forcible transfer of residents of Masafer Yatta. We’re also talking about the settlers who stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque plus ongoing settlement plans from the occupation. The ongoing violence towards Palestinians continues as does the lack of accountability for Mussa Hassouna’s death and several others targeted by the occupation.

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

Articles

• Israeli court paves way for eviction of 1,000 Palestinians from West Bank area (The Guardian)

• In Support of Boycott, Divest, Sanctions and a Free Palestine (The Harvard Crimson)

• Fact sheet: Masafer Yatta communities at risk of forcible transfer | June 2022 (OCHA)

• EXPULSION BY OTHER MEANS: ISRAEL’S CAMPAIGN AGAINST PALESTINIANS IN MASAFER YATTA (Dr. Debra Shushan, J Street Director of Policy)

• Basilaladraa (Basel Adra, Instagram)

• Written statement* submitted by Al-Haq, Law in the Service of Man, a non-governmental organization in special consultative status (United Nations General Assembly)

• Mohammedelkurd (Mohammed El-Kurd, Instagram)

• UN experts alarmed by Israel High Court ruling on Masafer Yatta and risk of imminent forcible transfer of Palestinians (United Nations)

• Israeli forces storm Al-Aqsa as hundreds of settlers gather (AL JAZEERA)

• Hundreds of settlers storm al-Aqsa Mosque and raise Israeli flag (Middle East Eye)

• Israeli forces deliver two demolition notices in East Jerusalem area (WAFA)

• Photos of Khalid Zaytoon (X)

• Jerusalem: Israel forces Palestinians to self-demolish own homes (AL JAZEERA)

• The Present (Farah Nabulsi, IMDB)

• Jewish Voice for Peace (Photo of apartheid wall, Instagram)

• How Old was the Youngest Child you Arrested? (Eye on Palestine)

• Leaked Footage shows Israeli politicians pressured police to close case of Hassouna killing (Middle East Eye)

• Adalah appeals prosecutor’s decision to close the investigation against all Jewish Israeli suspects in the killing of Mussa Hassouna in Lod during the May 2021 violent events (Adalah)

• Palestinians in Lod warn acquittal of Israelis in killing paves way for 'fascism' (Middle East Eye)

• First publication: Case closed against Jews suspected of killing Arab rioter in Lod (Israel National News)

• First Elad victim drove terrorists to city, officials say, as pair eludes manhunt (The Times of Israel)

• Israel said to threaten Hamas chief Sinwar as calls for his head grow louder (The Times of Israel) 

• Israeli minister touts plans to approve 4,000 settler homes (Los Angeles Times)

• Israel set to advance 4,000 settlement homes, testing US opposition (The Times of Israel)

• US slams slated settlement approvals: ‘Deeply damages prospect for 2 state solution’ (The Times of Israel)

• Can you imagine a world without Israel? (JNS)

• The time has come to exact a price from Hamas (Israel Hayom)

• Why Russia has once again turned on the Jews (JNS)

• Putin sorry for Lavrov's claim Hitler was part Jewish - Israel PM (BBC)

• Godwin’s Law (Wikipedia) 

• The ADL Doubles Down on Opposing the Anti-Zionist Left (JewishCurrents)

• Activists say leaked memo shows its time to ‘Drop the ADL’ (Mondoweiss)

• The ADL is not an ally. (DroptheADL)

• The Anti-Defamation League Is Not What It Seems (Boston Review)

• Druze leader: We give everything for Israel and get nothing (The Jerusalem Post)

• Farming Injustice (BDS)

• Mobile Verification Toolkit