Episode 050 - Resistance for me, not thee
This week Lara and Michael celebrate the 50th episode of The Palestine Pod. We do a quick recap of guests and share our appreciation for everyone who has enjoyed the project so far. We cover the various shootings that occurred over the past few weeks. Some at the hands of the occupation, and some at the hands of Palestinians resisting. We discuss the difference in reaction when Ukrainians resist using violence vs. when Palestinians resist using violence. We dissect how the Israeli media is trying to justify the occupation of Palestine while supporting the right to self-defense from the occupation in Ukraine. We discuss the real origins of terrorism and the gravity of the violence that Palestinians face every single day. A former Israeli general promises Palestinians another Nakba. The so-called “safest place for Jews” needs to recommit itself to security apparently, by beefing up its police budget. We cover the occupation's reaction to Palestinian resistance which includes a stupidly named “Operation Break the Wave” and how that includes tear gassing hospitals. US Senators obstruct justice in the name of “fighting antisemitism” and we also cover Land Day and the various protests around the world commemorating the Palestinians who lost their lives protecting their land. We talk about how the Israeli lobby is gunning for Lowkey, and the New York Times finally mentions the Amnesty International Apartheid Israel report, some 52 days late, and only as a footnote.
To consult the sources used in the preparation of this episode, please see:
Books/Videos
Ep. 18 - Is Racism in Vogue? with Qaher Harhash (Palestine Pod)
The Lobby Part 1: Young Friends of Israel (Al Jazeera documentary)
Spotify: Do not buckle to pressure from the Israel lobby to deplatform Lowkey (Change.org)
Articles
Israeli PM vows no limits after three killed by Palestinian attacker (BBC)
Five killed by Palestinian gunman in latest deadly attack in Israel (BBC)
Syrian rebel leader thanks PM for standing by wounded (Times of Israel photograph of Netanyahu)
Suspected Jewish extremists attack Palestinian goatherd, start fires (Times of Israel)
Opinion | Ukraine and Palestine: A False, Facile Analogy (Haaretz)
Ukraine is not Palestine, no matter what celebrities say - opinion (Jerusalem Post)
Sheikh Jarrah: Palestinian family faces forced displacement (Al Jazeera)
Israel settlement expansion “tramples” on human rights law, experts contend (United Nations)
Israeli military’s TikTok attempt to make propaganda cool (Al Jazeera)
How a Palestinian man with autism was killed by Israeli police (Al Jazeera)
16-year-old Shot, Killed by Israeli Army Near Jerusalem (Haaretz)
Israeli forces kill two Palestinians, 15 and 19 years old, in Jerusalem (Mondoweiss)
Updated: Israeli Soldiers Kill A Palestinian In Jerusalem (International Middle East Media Center)
Several Palestinians including teen killed by Israeli forces (Al Jazeera)
Israel-Palestine: Itamar Ben-Gvir tours al-Aqsa Mosque under police protection (Middle East Eye)
Palestinian Intifada: How Israel orchestrated a bloody takeover (Al Jazeera)
During Ramadan, Israel Seems to Relish Attacking Palestinians (Jacobin Mag)
More than 205 Palestinians wounded in Jerusalem al-Aqsa clashes (The Guardian)
Operation “Break the Wave:” Security forces brace for rising terrorism tide (Jerusalem Post)
Israel: Retired general warns Palestinians of another Nakba (Middle East Eye)
The Fake News in 1990 That Propelled the US into the First Gulf War (Citizen Truth)
Israeli forces kill three Palestinians in separate incidents across West Bank (Middle East Eye)
Israel’s Bennett urges citizens to carry guns, says “this is the time” (Middle East Eye)
Palestinian Nonviolent Resistance to Occupation Since 1967 (American Friends Service Committee)
Israel’s Collective Punishment of Palestinians Illegal and an Affront to Justice (United Nations)
Senators urge US to halt UN probe into alleged war crimes during Gaza bombing (Middle East Eye)
Calling Israeli attacks on Palestinians “settler violence” is antisemitic - opinion (Jerusalem Post)
New York City marches for Palestine on Land Day, calls to #DefundRacism (Samidoun)
Land Day 2017: Israel’s relentless land grab continues (Al Jazeera)
Israel arrests candidates ahead of Palestinian municipal elections (Middle East Eye)
Israeli soldiers not allowed off shift until 50 Palestinians are added to database (Middle East Eye)
Lowkey smeared by pro-Israel group in elite UK college (Electronic Intifada)
U.N. Investigator Accuses Israel of Apartheid, Citing Permanence of Occupation (New York Times)