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Rethinking Palestine is a podcast from Al-Shabaka: The Palestinian Policy Network, a transnational think tank that aims to foster public debate on Palestinian human rights and self-determination. We draw upon the vast knowledge and experience of the Palestinian people, whether in Palestine or in exile, to put forward strong and diverse Palestinian policy voices. In this podcast, we will be bringing these voices to you so that you can listen to Palestinians sharing their analysis wherever you are in the world.

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    Is the Tide Changing on the Genocide in Gaza? With Tariq Kenney-Shawa

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2025 39:01


    Al-Shabaka's US policy fellow, Tariq Kenney-Shawa, joins Co-Director Yara Hawari to examine whether mainstream media and political discourses are shifting their stances on the ongoing genocide in Gaza, and what those changes could mean for potential accountability.

    Countering Attacks on the Pro-Palestine Movement in Europe with Agnese Valenti

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2025 39:43


    Agnese Valenti of the European Center for Legal Support joins Yara Hawari to examine how Israeli regime-backed NGOs are driving coordinated attacks on Palestinian civil society and pro-Palestine solidarity movements across Europe.

    Gaza Reconstruction Reality Check with Abed Kittana

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2025 35:40


    Palestinian architect and researcher Abdalrahman Kittana, who has been actively engaged in discussions and initiatives on Gaza's reconstruction, joins Yara Hawari to examine the various reconstruction plans and their feasibility amid Israel's ongoing genocide.

    Gaza Ceasefire Challenges & Future Scenarios in Palestine

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2025 44:25


    In this episode, Yumna Patel, Yara Hawari, and Abdaljawad Omar discuss the precarious ceasefire and different future scenarios in Gaza and wider Palestine. This is the third and final episode in a collaboration series between Al-Shabaka and Mondoweiss.

    Trump and Israel's Plans for Gaza with Diana Buttu

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2025 38:00


    Diana Buttu and Mondoweiss's Yumna Patel discuss the challenges facing the ceasefire in Gaza in the context of the Trump administration and its support for Israeli genocide and ethnic cleansing in Gaza and Palestine. This is the second episode of a three-part collaboration series between Al-Shabaka and Mondoweiss.

    Palestinian Authority's Jenin Invasion Amid Gaza Ceasefire

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2025 34:52


    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 genocide in Gaza and recent ceasefire. This is the first episode of a three-part collaboration series between Al-Shabaka and Mondoweiss.

    Palestine in 2024: A Year of Israeli Impunity & Genocide

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2024 27:43


    In this episode of Rethinking Palestine, Yara Hawari highlights the key discussion points with our guests in 2024 as the Israeli regime's settler colonial genocide has continued unabated across Palestine.

    What Trump's Comeback Means for Palestine with Tariq Kenney-Shawa

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2024 32:58


    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 genocide in Gaza and the future of the movement for Palestinian liberation.

    A Year of Ongoing Genocide in Gaza with Tareq Baconi

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2024 38:40


    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 discuss its ramifications on the Palestinian liberation movement, the region, and beyond.Support the show

    Reflections on the Current Moment in Palestine with Makdisi Street

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2024 64:00


    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 Gaza, intra Palestinian-Israeli politics and more.Support the show

    A Region on the Cusp of War with Abdullah Al-Arian

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2024 29:28


    Abdullah Al-Arian joins host Yara Hawari to discuss the heightened tensions in the region as the Israeli regime expands its aggression on multiple fronts.Support the Show.

    The UK Elections and Palestine with Sara Husseini

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2024 22:48


    Sara Husseini joins host Yara Hawari to discuss the recent British elections, the role Palestine and the Israeli genocide in Gaza played in the election results, and the challenges facing pro-Palestine activism under the new Labour government.Support the Show.

    Palestinian Genocide Survivors in Egypt

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2024 22:34


    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 maneuver the different legal, financial, and social hardships of their forced displacement.Support the Show.

    The Student Intifada on US Campuses with Samer Alatout

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2024 33:41


    Samer Alatout, Al-Shabaka policy analyst and professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, joins host Yara Hawari to speak about his experience at a student encampment, where he was assaulted and detained by police. Alatout also touches on the overall significance of the student uprising in the US against the genocide in Gaza.Support the Show.

    Ireland's Solidarity with Palestine, with Brendan Browne

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2024 30:45


    Brendan Browne joins host Yara Hawari to explore the historical solidarity between the Irish and Palestinian peoples, and discuss how the Irish government's policy towards Palestine fails to reflect grassroots demands against the Israeli genocide in Gaza.Support the Show.

    Israel's Disinformation Apparatus with Tariq Kenny-Shawa

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2024 28:40


     Tariq Kenney-Shawa, Al-Shabaka's US policy fellow, joins host Yara Hawari to discuss Israel's information warfare tactics, used to influence public perception of its ongoing genocide in Gaza.Support the show

    Settler Colonial Spillover in the West Bank with Fathi Nimer

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2024 23:11


    Fathi Nimer, Al-Shabaka Palestine policy fellow, joins host Yara Hawari to discuss the acceleration of Israeli settler colonialism in the West Bank amidst the ongoing genocide in Gaza. Support the show

    The Arab World and Gaza Genocide with Elham Fakhro

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2024 23:19


    Elham Fakhro joins host Yara Hawari to discuss the reactions of Arab peoples and their governments to the ongoing genocide in Gaza, placing them within the historical and contemporary context of Arab normalization with the Israeli regime.Support the show

    Palestine in 2023: Unfolding Nakba and Genocide

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2023 30:22


    In this episode of Rethinking Palestine, host Yara Hawari highlights a selection of key excerpts from our discussions with previous guests throughout 2023. Together, they shed light on the Palestinian experience under settler colonialism as well as pushback and resistance by Palestinians and their allies.Support the show

    "From the River to the Sea, Palestine Will Be Free," with Maha Nassar

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2023 23:46


    Maha Nassar joins host Yara Hawari to discuss the historical significance of this popular slogan, used by Palestinians and their allies as they protest the assault on Gaza and ongoing genocide against the Palestinian people.Support the show

    Countering Repression of Palestine Solidarity in the US & Europe

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2023 31:12


    Layla Kattermann (European Legal Support Center) and Diala Shammas (Center for Constitutional Rights) join host Yara Hawari to discuss the crackdown on pro-Palestine solidarity across the US and Europe and ways their organizations are working to resist state repression against activists.Support the show

    The Palestinian Authority's Revolving Door with Alaa Tartir

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2023 21:18


    Alaa Tartir joins host Yara Hawari to discuss the revolving door/al-bab al-dawaar, a critical component of PA-Israeli security coordination. They situate the policy within the wider “collaboration paradigm" and examine its disruptive impact on Palestinian resistance and the liberation movement.Support the show

    Countless Palestinian Futures with Danah Abdulla & Sarona Abuaker

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2023 33:16


    Danah Abdulla and Sarona Abuaker join host Yara Hawari to talk about their discussion-based game, “Countless Palestinian Futures.” They explain how the project seeks to challenge colonial temporal domination and stimulate imagination around Palestinian futures.Support the show

    Challenging the British Anti-Boycott Bill with Ben Jamal

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2023 28:56


    Ben Jamal, director of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, joins host Yara Hawari to discuss the UK's anti-BDS bill targetting pro-Palestine activism. They discuss the broader repercussions of the proposed policy and ways in which the PSC and other rights groups are campaigning against the legislation.Support the show

    Liberal Zionism: A Veneer for Settler Colonialism with M. Muhannad Ayyash

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2023 33:06


    M. Muhannad Ayyash joins host Yara Hawari to discuss liberal Zionism and the dominant role it plays in Zionist ideology. He exposes its essential function of providing the settler colonial project with the veneer of enlightened, Western civilization and democratic politics.Support the show

    Prison Hunger Strikes in Palestine with Basil Farraj

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2023 19:27


    In light of the death of political prisoner Khader Adnan, Al-Shabaka analyst Basil Farraj joins host Yara Hawari to discuss Palestinian prisoners' hunger strikes. Farraj explains how hunger strikes function as a resistance tactic, allowing prisoners to reclaim their power over life and death from the Israeli incarceration regime.Support the show

    The So-Called Pro-Democracy Israeli Protests with Ameer Makhoul

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2023 32:59


    Ameer Makhoul joins host Yara Hawari to discuss the ongoing Israeli protests against Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition government. Makhoul provides a sobering analysis of the so-called pro-democracy protests in the context of the Israeli regime's settler-colonial and apartheid rule over millions of Palestinians.Support the show

    Confronting Energy Poverty in Gaza with Asmaa Abu Mezied

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2023 24:14


    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 blockade and repeated attacks on the besieged enclave. Abu Mezied also explains how the international community is complicit in maintaining this unlivable status quo.Support the show

    US Embassy Plans on Stolen Palestinian Lands with Rashid Khalidi

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2023 21:25


    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 families, including Khalidi's. They also discuss the systemic Israeli theft of Palestinian lands beyond those privately owned and registered with title deeds.Support the show

    Challenging Anti-Boycott Laws in the US with Tariq Kenney-Shawa

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2023 19:17


    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 led by the Israeli regime's defenders. He highlights the multifaceted nature of this assault on social and political expression in the country.Support the show

    Palestine in 2022: A Year of Resistance

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2022 36:40


    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 Palestinian analysts and experts reflected on the most important events in Palestine this year.Support the show

    Football in the Middle East with Abdullah Al-Arian

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2022 28:37


    Abdullah Al-Arian joins host Yara Hawari for a timely discussion about football in Palestine and the wider Arab region, exploring the sport's historical and current roles in anti-colonial movements and grassroots organizing.Support the show

    Latin America and Palestine with Hussein Sameh

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2022 32:28


    Hussein Sameh joins host Yara Hawari to discuss the historical and contemporary relationships between Palestine and Latin America. They also touch on the latest wave of left-wing leadership in the region and its implications for the Palestinian liberation struggle.Support the show

    The Challenges of Fighting for Palestinian Prisoners' Freedom

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2022 36:23


    Milena, the international advocacy coordinator for Addameer, joins host Yara Hawari to discuss the ways in which Palestinian prisoners and administrative detainees are fighting for their freedom. She also explores the challenges facing her organization's work in light of the escalating Israeli criminalization of Palestinian civil society.Support the show

    From Jenin to Gaza to Nablus: Palestinian Resistance Under Attack

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2022 34:03


    Mariam Barghouti and Ibrahim Fraihat join host Yara Hawari to discuss how the latest Israeli attacks and assassinations in Jenin, Gaza and Nablus are part of a wider Israeli strategy to crush Palestinian armed resistance. Support the show

    Environmental Normalization in Palestine with Inès Abdel Razek

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2022 24:40


    Inès Abdel Razek joins host Yara Hawari to discuss how the Israeli regime uses eco-normalization projects and greenwashing tactics to cover up its theft of Palestinian natural resources and lands as part of its settler-colonial project across Palestine.Support the show

    Resisting Palestinian Erasure in Jerusalem with Jalal Abukhater

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2022 33:55


    Jalal Abukhater joins host Yara Hawari to discuss how Palestinians in occupied Jerusalem are pushing back against Israel's de-Palestinization of the city.Support the show

    Three Threads of the Movement for Palestinian Liberation

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2022 36:28


    Critical connections and interdependence are key for any liberation movement. Aline Batarseh of Visualizing Palestine and Tamara Ben-Halim of Makan join host Yara Hawari to explore how the work of their organizations intersects with that of Al-Shabaka, and how we can collectively build stronger communities in the struggle for justice, freedom, and equality.Support the show

    Reflections on the Palestinian Local Elections with Fadi Quran

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2022 29:59


    Fadi Quran joins host Yara Hawari to discuss the main outcomes of the recent Palestinian local elections and the historical role of municipalities in Palestine. They also discuss the value of elections under military occupation and settler colonialism.Support the show (https://al-shabaka.org/donate)

    Reimagining Palestinian Health and Education with Yara Asi

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2022 23:53


    Yara Asi joins host Yara Hawari to discuss the Palestinian health and education sectors within the context of the Palestinian struggle for liberation. Support the show (https://al-shabaka.org/donate)

    Amnesty Report on Israeli Apartheid with Saleh Hijazi

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2022 18:51


    Saleh Hijazi, Al-Shabaka analyst and Deputy Regional Director - MENA at Amnesty International, joins host Yara Hawari to discuss the organization's new report on Israeli apartheid, the settler-colonialism framework, and the Palestinian right to self-determination.Support the show (https://al-shabaka.org/donate)

    Ongoing Resistance in the Naqab with Riya Al-Sanah

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2022 34:42


    Riya Al-Sanah joins host Yara Hawari to discuss the latest escalation by the Israeli regime against Palestinian Bedouin communities in the Naqab, and to situate it within the context of ongoing settler-colonial ethnic cleansing across colonized Palestine.Support the show (https://al-shabaka.org/donate)

    Palestine in 2021: Victories and Challenges

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2021 40:24


    In this episode of Rethinking Palestine, host Yara Hawari highlights the best bits of all our episodes in 2021 to give you a round-up of how Palestinian analysts and experts reflected on the most important events in Palestine this year. Support the show (https://al-shabaka.org/donate)

    Palestine Under Surveillance with Mona Shtaya

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2021 23:01 Transcription Available


    Mona Shtaya joins host Yara Hawari to discuss the highly invasive mass surveillance of Palestinians by the Israeli regime in light of recent hacking and spying reports. They explore the impact of such tactics on the work of activists and human rights defenders as well as the consequences on Palestinians' daily lives.Support the show (https://al-shabaka.org/donate)

    Tourism in Service of Israeli Settler Colonialism with Halah Ahmad

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2021 28:40


    Halah Ahmad joins Yara Hawari to discuss how tourism, specifically religious tourism, has been a key pillar of the Israeli settler-colonial project, legitimizing and expanding the theft of Palestinian land, since the first Zionists settled in Palestine.Support the show (https://al-shabaka.org/donate)

    Incarcerating Palestine in Life and Death with Randa Wahbe

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2021 32:11


    Randa Wahbe joins host Yara Hawari to discuss Palestinian political prisoners in the wake of the Gilboa prison break, and explain how Israel's military prison system serves as a key pillar of the regime's settler-colonial project.Support the show (https://al-shabaka.org/donate)

    US Military Aid to Israel with Nadya Tannous

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2021 33:37 Transcription Available


    Nadya Tannous joins host Yara Hawari to discuss US military aid to Israel and its vital role in sustaining the colonial project in Palestine as well as in shaping US's imperial and capitalist interests in the Middle East.Support the show (https://al-shabaka.org/donate)

    Palestinian Securitization vs Liberation with Alaa Tartir

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2021 27:24


    Alaa Tartir joins host Yara Hawari to discuss the internationally-funded Palestinian security forces. Together, they assess the forces' authoritarian role in sustaining Israel's settler-colonial project and criminalizing Palestinian resistance, shedding light on the recent killing of critic and activist Nizar Banat.Support the show (https://al-shabaka.org/donate)

    Sheikh Jarrah and Beyond with Muna Dajani

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2021 28:10 Transcription Available


    Muna Dajani joins host Yara Hawari to discuss how the #SaveSheikhJarrah campaign in support of her family and others in the Jerusalem neighborhood has acted as a catalyst for the ongoing uprising across historic Palestine against decades of Israeli settler-colonialism.Support the show (https://al-shabaka.org/donate)

    Palestinian Resistance and Shifting the Media Narrative with Marwa Fatafta

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2021 27:11


    Marwa Fatafta joins host Yara Hawari to discuss the shifting international media coverage of the recent events that unfolded in Jerusalem, Gaza, and across all of colonized Palestine as the Israeli regime continues to advance its plans to ethnically cleanse Sheikh Jarrah and Silwan. Support the show (https://al-shabaka.org/donate)

    Israeli Elections and Palestinian Citizens with Amjad Iraqi

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2021 38:24 Transcription Available


    Amjad Iraqi joins host Yara Hawari to discuss the Israeli elections, focusing in particular on the Palestinian citizens of Israel. Iraqi explains the current political deadlock, the history of Palestinian participation in the Knesset, the rise and demise of the Joint List and the curious case of an Islamist party embracing Netanyahu.Support the show (https://al-shabaka.org/donate)

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