Podcast appearances and mentions of nora barrows friedman

As Israel has continued its attacks on starving Palestinians who are seeking aid in Gaza, the humanitarian aid flotilla that had been set to arrive from its journey across the Mediterranean sea bringing a small amount of basic support was captured early this morning by Israeli state piracy forces. The 12 humanitarian activists aboard that vessel from all around the world were kidnapped and brought as hostages to the Israeli port of Ashdod. Well over 600 days, now, of the zionist war of ethnic cleansing in Gaza, today, we return to our recurring segment, the Palestine Post. We're joined by Nora Barrows-Friedman, editor of the Electronic Intifada and former KPFA host and producer. Check out the Electronic Intifada here: https://electronicintifada.net/ — Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://twitter.com/LawAndDis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/ The post Palestine Post: Gaza Flotilla Captured by Israeli Piracy Forces w/ Nora Barrows-Friedman appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the Show: We'll feature this weeks expanded frontline headlines from Occupied Palestine with Nora Barrows Friedman and the team at the electronic Intifada: Also a 70 year old member of the International Solidarity Movement arrested in the occupied West Bank for documenting up-close Israel's expanding program of ethnic cleansing. The post The Latest Headlines From The Electronic Intifada with Nora Barrows Friedman appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the show: US intelligence on the ground in Haiti. We ask Senior Producer Kevin Pina, what exactly are they up to? Also,  we'll feature, as we do every Thrusday, the independently produced weekly newscast from the electronic intifada, with Nora Barrows Friedman.  And we continue our series on genocide in poems by  Anita Barrows The post The Latest newscast From The Electronic Intifada appeared first on KPFA.

Today's episode of Project Censored is preempted by special programming for KPFA's 2025 Spring Fund Drive. Nora Barrows-Friedman speaks with renown historian and author Rashid Khalidi about his work documenting the history of Palestine and his recent book The Hundred Years' War on Palestine. Rashid Khalidi is the author of numerous books about the Middle East, among them the award-winning Palestinian Identity, Brokers of Deceit, and The Iron Cage. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, Boston Globe, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, and many other publications. He is the Edward Said Professor of Modern Arab Studies at Columbia University and coeditor of the Journal of Palestine Studies. Nora Barrows-Friedman is a longtime broadcaster and journalist who has focused on Palestine and Palestinian rights issues for nearly 20 years. She was the co-host and senior producer of Flashpoints on KPFA from 2003-2010, and has since been an associate editor and reporter for The Electronic Intifada. Nora is the author of In Our Power: U.S. Students Organize for Justice in Palestine. To support our mission and receive Rashid Khalidi's book The Hundred Years' War on Palestine as a thank-you gift, please donate here or call (800) 439-5732 (800-HEY-KPFA).     The post Special Spring Fund Drive Programming: Rashid Khalidi and The Hundred Years' War on Palestine appeared first on KPFA.

**Note: This extra-long conversation continued for another 25 mins, which has been posted for Patrons of the show.** A very special episode featuring comrades and former guests of the show: Nora Barrows-Friedman from El, writer Morgan Artyukhina, filmmaker Dror Dayan, and Adam Horowitz from Mondoweiss Watch the video edition on The East is a Podcast YouTube channel Consider supporting the show www.patreon.com/east_podcast

Today on the show: The genocidal slaughter in illegally occupied Palestine continues a pace. We'll feature an extended weekly news report from the Electronic Intifada with Nora Barrows Friedman. And we'll speak to Portuguese journalist and filmmaker Balolas Carvalho, currently in San Francisco for the 68th SFFILM Festival, where her short documentary Fragmented is screening as part of the Documentary Shorts Competition. The post Balolas Carvalho, Director of The Short Film Fragmented Joins Us appeared first on KPFA.

Matt and Daniel are joined by four-time guest, Associate Editor at The Electronic Intifada, Nora Barrows-Friedman to reflect on the passing of Pope Francis, to celebrate the wild Irishmen and senior citizen-adjacent punkers supporting Palestine at Coachella, and to find out if Canada prefers a stuffy technocrat or a smug golf dad as their leader.Please donate to Islamic Relief USA: https://irusa.org/See Matt and Francesca Fiorentini at Cobb's in San Francisco May 7: http://bit.ly/mattfrancobbsVisit Nora at https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/nora-barrows-friedmanSubscribe to the Patreon https://www.patreon.com/badhasbaraSubscribe/listen to Bad Hasbara wherever you get  your podcasts.Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/5RDvo87OzNLA78UH82MI55Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bad-hasbara-the-worlds-most-moral-podcast/id1721813926Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/bad-hasbara/donationsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Today on the show: Indigenous rights, climate justice & forests in Chile; A live report back featuring photos & videos from the Mapuche indigenous struggle in Chile. And our weekly newscast from Nora Barrows Friedman and the electronic intifada on the US funded, israeli killing fields of occupied Gaza The post The Electronic Intifada With The Latest Headlines From Gaza appeared first on KPFA.

Originally recorded during the 2/16/25 Episode of How Did We Miss That? #147, found here: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SC40yGtW0gsRumble: https://rumble.com/v6lag17-gaza-usaid-ned-princeton-students-trial-e-palestine-sues-usps-and-amazon-un.htmlOdysee: https://odysee.com/how-did-we-miss-that-ep-147:f7924d2c10d1bffab760654007a504916de0e010Bitchute: https://www.bitchute.com/video/iyS5IAhjwVXvAll episode links found at our newsletter: https://www.indiemediatoday.com/p/how-did-we-miss-that-ep-147⭐ USPS Letter Carriers Vote NO on Union Tentative AgreementViewpoint: After Resounding ‘No' Vote, Letter Carriers Should Go on Offense: Rob Darakjian, LaborNoteshttps://labornotes.org/blogs/2025/02/viewpoint-after-resounding-no-vote-letter-carriers-should-go-offense⭐ Raleigh Amazon Warehouse Union VoteAmazon Workers are Voting to Unionize North Carolina Warehouse: Paula Posen, Left Voicehttps://www.leftvoice.org/amazon-workers-are-voting-to-unionize-north-carolina-warehouse/⭐ Ivy League Protesting Students Still Fighting Princeton in CourtPrinceton Students Head to Trial Nearly a Year After Gaza Encampment: Sam Carliner, Mondoweisshttps://scheerpost.com/2025/02/13/princeton-students-head-to-trial-nearly-a-year-after-gaza-encampment/⭐ East Palestine OH Residents file 700+ LawsuitsOver 700 residents file additional suits over East Palestine, Ohio train derailment in 2023: Samuel Davidson, WSWShttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/02/15/east-f15.html?pk_campaign=wsws-newsletter&pk_kwd=wsws-daily-newsletter⭐ A Gazan's Perspective on the Ceasefire | USAID-NED | Stealing Gaza | Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya UpdateRubble. Sewage. Desperation for Clean Water. This Is Gaza After Ceasefire.: Shahad Ali , Truthouthttps://truthout.org/articles/rubble-sewage-desperation-for-clean-water-this-is-gaza-after-ceasefire/Israel tortures Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, extends arbitrary detention: Nora Barrows-Friedman, The Electronic Intifadahttps://electronicintifada.net/blogs/nora-barrows-friedman/israel-tortures-dr-hussam-abu-safiya-extends-arbitrary-detentionNGOs forcing Palestinians to sign paperwork at the exiting checkpoints saying they cannot return to Gaza?https://x.com/el_sabawi/status/1890793341790335099⭐ More to Read and Watch“We've Been Essentially Muzzled”: Department of Education Halts Thousands of Civil Rights Investigations Under Trump: by Jennifer Smith Richards and Jodi S. Cohen, ProPublicahttps://www.propublica.org/article/department-of-education-civil-rights-office-investigationsMcKinsey: Geopolitical partners trading more with one another, less with rivals: John Paul Hempstead, FreightWaveshttps://www.freightwaves.com/news/mckinsey-geopolitical-partners-trading-more-with-one-another-less-with-rivalsVarieties Of Worker Cooperatives In Tech: Stefan Ivanovski, Grassroots Economic Organizing via Popular Resistancehttps://popularresistance.org/varieties-of-worker-cooperatives-in-tech/Chanda beat the shit out of cancer - she needs our help to keep fightinghttps://www.gofundme.com/f/support-chanda-mastas-battle-against-lung-cancerTrump Repurposes USAID To Technocrats & Uses "Ceasefire" To Legalize Full Zionist-US Takeover of Palestine: Fiorella Isabelhttps://fiorellaisabel.substack.com/p/trump-repurposes-usaid-to-technocrats?r=539iu&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&triedRedirect=trueAmazing Polly is Blowing UP on Bitchute!https://x.com/FringeViews/status/1890447385043566715https://www.bitchute.com/channel/ZofFQQoDoqYTAM Wakeup & The Independent Review: Co-streaming weekday mornings to INN on X at 10am ETAll network activity daily & weekly at https://www.innnewsletter.comClips & more from just me at https://www.IndieMediaToday.comCredits:⭐ Co-Host, Producer, Stream & Podcast Engineer, Clip Editor: Indie⭐ Co-Host, Producer & Technical Director: Reef Breland⭐ Thumbnails & Outro: Indie & & Zago Brothers⭐ Intro: BigMadCrab & Jesse Jett⭐ Music: “Redpilled” by Jesse Jett & “Militia Intent” by Jesse Jett

Today on the Show: Hostage exchange back on track/looks like the Bibi blinked when Hamas called his bluff. Also we'll feature our weekly frontline news report from the Electronic Intifada with Nora Barrows Friedman.  And Food Not Bombs faces off with the powers that be in Santa Cruz, California, over claims of violent sweeps and unfair confiscations of people's property: We'll go live to a protest with Keith McHenry in Downtown Santa Cruz The post Food Not Bombs vs Santa Cruz & Their Confiscation of People's Property appeared first on KPFA.

*Friend of the show Nora Barrows-Friedman collected some of Refaat's audio archive.* In a special audio podcast episode dedicated to the voice and the words of Dr. Refaat Alareer, we weave together five separate interviews we conducted between 2014 and 2018. Alareer was a beloved professor, poet and mentor who helped sharpen countless young minds and who still inspires people all over the world. He was murdered by Israel on 6 December, 2023, along with six other members of his family in Gaza.  Read more:  https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/... 

On January 16th, we hosted an in-person panel in Berkeley, CA to discuss media in the age of Trump, war and resistance, why it matters and how to stand in solidarity with those on the frontlines. The panel featured Flashpoints host Dennis Bernstein, Nora Barrows-Friedman with Electronic Intifada and Green and Red Podcast co-host Prof. Robert Buzzanco. Here's the full audio of our panel. -------------------------------------------- * Bio// Nora Barrows-Friedman is an associate editor at The Electronic Intifada and the co-host of the weekly EI Livestream. She has been reporting on Palestine for more than 20 years, and worked with Dennis Bernstein at Flashpoints from 2003-2010. * Bio// Dennis Bernstein is a poet, human rights reporter, host of Flashpoints on KPFA 94.1 Pacifica Radio. He is the author of Notebook 19, Five Oceans in a Teaspoon, and Special Ed: Voices from a Hidden Classroom. * Bio//Robert Buzzanco is co-host of the Green and Red Podcast, a professor of history at the University of Houston, and author of Masters of War: Military Dissent and Politics in the Vietnam Era, Vietnam and the Transformation of American Life, and American Power, American People.

Today on the Show: Israel continues to use heavy US weaponry to murder Palestinians by the dozens, despite the widely reported cease fire agreement. We'll feature a special live report from our Flashpoints State Department Contributor, Sam Husseini, who was roughed today as he attempted to question Secretary of State, Antony Blinkin, on his history of support for the Israeli/Zionist cause. Also we feature our weekly frontline news report from the electronic intifada with Nora Barrows Friedman. Randy Credico, noted satIrist and radio host of Live On The Fly, talks about confronting the Israeli Genocide with giant mobile broadsides based on the killing fields of gaza, transported by platform  trucks and parked in key locations for maxim viewing during rush hours in NYC. And we'll tell you about a compelling panel on “Media in the age of war and resistance” happening tonight here in Berkeley, where were broadcast from: The panel will feature Nora Barrows-Friedman OF EI and myself, and hosted by the producers of the powerful and highly informative  Green and Red Podcast co-hosts Prof. Robert Buzzanco and Scott Parkin The post Flashpoints Contributor, Sam Husseini on Antony Blinkin's History of Support For The Israeli/Zionist Cause appeared first on KPFA.

Today on show: Electronic Intifada co-host Nora Barrows Friedman responds to the alleged ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinians, meanwhile Palestinians still being murdered daily, by the dozens. Also, the United Farm Workers on the alert for raids by the border patrol in Kern County and elsewhere, even as the So-Cal fires continue to burn out of control. And More violence in Haiti as a result of long time US destabilization policies in the region The post Responding To The Alleged Ceasefire Between Israel and Palestine appeared first on KPFA.

Join us on January 16th at 7pm for a panel on Media in the age of war and resistance. The panel will feature Flashpoints host Dennis Bernstein, Nora Barrows-Friedman with Electronic Intifada and Green and Red Podcast co-host Prof. Robert Buzzanco. We're living in challenging times with crises around war in the Middle East, renewed McCarthyist attacks on free speech, corporate domination of everyday life and escalating climate disasters. We're also living in a time where large numbers of people have taken to the streets to confront those responsible for these crises. For decades, independent media has told the stories that corporate media has kept hidden. It has shined a light on the elites and corporations making profit from destruction of people and the planet. As we enter another Trump administration, radical independent media will be more important than ever. WHERE: The Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists; 1924 Cedar St. , Berkeley CA WHEN: Jan. 16th. Doors open at 7pm. Event begins at 7:15pm Virtual viewing: We'll also be live streaming the event on our Facebook Page RSVP: https://bit.ly/Jan16PanelEvent Join us as we discuss media in the age of war and resistance, why it matters and how to stand in solidarity with those on the frontlines. Bio// Nora Barrows-Friedman is an associate editor at The Electronic Intifada and the co-host of the weekly EI Livestream. She has been reporting on Palestine for more than 20 years, and worked with Dennis Bernstein at Flashpoints from 2003-2010. Bio// Dennis Bernstein is a poet, human rights reporter, host of Flashpoints on KPFA 94.1 Pacifica Radio. He is the author of Notebook 19, Five Oceans in a Teaspoon, and Special Ed: Voices from a Hidden Classroom. Bio//Robert Buzzanco is co-host of the Green and Red Podcast, a professor of history at the University of Houston, and author of Masters of War: Military Dissent and Politics in the Vietnam Era, Vietnam and the Transformation of American Life, and American Power, American People. Event hosted by the Green and Red Podcast, Aid and Abet, Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists Social Justice Committee, Oil and Gas Action Network and Mt. Diablo Rising Tide

Today on our show we speak with the plaintiffs in a class action suit filed against two California Congressmen for voting to fund the ongoing genocide in Gaza. Then we feature the latest from the Electronic Intifada with Nora Barrows- Friedman. Last up we take a look at the possible banning or forced sale to a US corporation of TikTok and whether its role as a social media platform for Palestinians to inform the world with real time streaming of the devastation in Gaza has been a factor. The post A Class Action Lawsuit Against 2 California Congressman For Voting to Fund Ongoing Genocide in Gaza appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the Show: National Book Award Winning poet, Martin Espada, reads and speaks out on the Trump promise to deport a million brown and black people, forcibly if need be: also we'll look at Justice Robert Jackson's dissent in the Korematsu case regarding the brutal internment during World War Two of  thousands of Japanese Americans And  Israel's bloody genocide continues to target children and medical centers across gaza. Nora Barrows Friedman documents another week of the US armed violence and mass murder The post Award Winning Poet Martin Espada on Trump's Promise to Deport Millions appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the Show: Israel continues its US financed Genocide in Gaza, and breaks the cease fire in Lebanon well over a hundred times, but who's counting?: Nora Barrows Friedman is: She details some of this week's genocidal violence in Gaza : And we'll feature a special live report from the Occupied West Bank, with US artist, Alison Post, on the ground there to bear witness and to try and help restrain settler violence against Palestinians The post Flashpoints – December 4, 2024 appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the Show: Israel continues its Genocide in Gaza. Nora Barrows Friedman documents another week of violence and mass murder in Gaza. And we'll feature a special report from writer-activist, Kate Raphael, from the Occupied West Bank where violent settlers continue to collaborate with the IDF to beat and kill Palestinians and steal their land. And where harvesting olives has become a deadly affair. And poet Anita Barrows joins us  with a poem on day 411 of the Genocide The post Flashpoints – November 20, 2024 appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the show: We'll feature the weekly news update from the Electronic Intifada on Israel's US armed and assisted genocide in Gaza with Nora Barrows Friedman. Also Hamburgers and Genocide, a commenatry by Catalyn Johnstone on how an IDF soldier can't eat hamburgers any more after ramming a bulldozer into piles of Palestinian body parts. And we'll look at the IDF ‘Generals' Plan' to Permanently Expel all Palestinians from Northern Gaza The post Weekly Headlines From The Electronic Intifada appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the show: we'll feature the weekly news update on Israel's ongoing genocide from Electronic Intifafa with Nora Barrows Friedman. Also turning Northern Gaza into a military prison and security zone; also protesters say no support for Marcos in the Philippines. The post Israel Turning Northern Gaza Into A Military Prison? appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the Show: Israel continues to bomb the hell out of Lebanon, apparently with the full support and encouragement of the Biden, Harris Regime, and the entire US military establishment. We'll feature frontline headlines from Nora Barrows Friedman at the Electronic Intifada news desk. Nora will also join us today to talk about the boycott divestment movement, The post Nora Barrows-Friedman of The Electronic intifada On The Boycott Divestment Movement appeared first on KPFA.

Adam Horowitz (@mondowitz) is Executive Editor of Mondoweiss (@Mondoweiss)   Nora Barrows-Friedman (@norabf) is Associate Editor of The Electronic Intifada (@intifada), radio broadcaster, author, co-host of the EI Podcast and @thebriefpod   Watch the video edition on The East is a Podcast YouTube channel     Consider supporting the show www.patreon.com/east_podcast Check out the Anti-Imperialist Archive http://feeds.libsyn.com/437079/rss  

Guest: Helena Cobban is a writer and researcher on international affairs with a special interest in the Middle East. She is the author of several books including her latest “Understanding Hamas and Why That Matters” co-authored with Rami Khouri. Her writing can be found at Globalities.org. Book Events – Helena Cobban in the Bay Area:   October 8, 6:30 pm, Marin County, CA  “An Evening with Helena Cobban” The Palestinian-rights leader/activist Anna Rogers is hosting a house party in San Rafael, Marin County, Require an RSVP.  Fill the form here.   October 10, 7 pm, Oakland, CA “Palestinian Resistance from the PLO to today.” East Side Cultural Center, 2277 International Blvd Oakland, CA This event will be moderated by the Bay Area's own Nora Barrows Friedman! October 13, 2 pm, SF city center “Palestinian Resistance from the PLO to today” Eric Quezada Room, 518 Valencia St, San Francisco Find out more at Just World Educational.org The post Helena Cobban on the Escalation of the War: Israel, Lebanon, & Palestine appeared first on KPFA.

Matt and Daniel are joined by Nora Barrows-Friedman of the Electronic Intifada for a talk on the future viability of Israeli settlements, the zionist podcast-sphere, and whether yinz could get a good wooder ice in the Philadelphi Corridor.Please support the Palestine Children's Relief FundSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/bad-hasbara/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This week we offer a special episode featuring Project Censored's recent “Decoding Democracy” series, a collection of interviews showcasing media scholars, journalists, and activists discussing how an informed public and an independent press are vital aspects of any free and just society. These excerpts are part of the larger Project Censored aim to empower individuals to better navigate the media landscape and political climate, becoming more engaged citizens. The focus of the series is to promote critical media literacy education while harnessing the power of a free and independent press to spur more broadly and deeply informed civic engagement among the electorate. Among the many commentators featured in the Decoding Democracy video series, and included in this radio broadcast, are Mnar Adley, Nora Barrows-Friedman, Eugene Puryear, and Victor Pickard.   The post Decoding Democracy: Exploring Critical Media Literacy Education, Independent Journalism, and Civic Engagement appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the show: How would Project 2025 impact global health? We'll speak with long-time investigative reporter Anne-Christine D'Adesky, founder of Stop the Coup; Also our weekly frontline genocide report from the Electronic Intifada with Nora Barrows Friedman, and long time labor photographer and reporter, David Bacon trains his wizened lens on wealthy wineries that routinely endanger workers lives. The post How Project 2025 Could Impact Global Health appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the Show: We continue our drumbeat coverage from the streets and the suites of the chicago Democratic Convention: Arun Gupta reports: Also our weekly frontline Gaza headlines from the Electronic Intifada with Nora Barrows Friedman and code pink mock's arrests of war criminals in Downtown San Francisco The post Flashpoints Correspondent Arun Gupta on Day 3 at The DNC in Chicago appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the Show: Responding to the ongoing US/Israeli genocide with music and poetry with David Rovicks, and we'll feature frontline headlines from Nora Barrows Friedman at the Electronic Intifada, The post Musician David Rovics Joins Us Live appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the Show: Coleen Rowley, a former FBI special agent, protesting the Gaza genocide at the republican convention. Rowley is a strong supporter and advocate for Freedom Flotilla to break the Gaza siege. Code Pink planning a special welcome for the noted Genocidist, Bebe Netenyahu in Washington. And we'll feature frontline headlines from Nora Barrows Friedman at the electronic Intifada The post Former FBI Agent, Coleen Rowley Protesting Gaza Genocide at RNC appeared first on KPFA.

This week marks 9 full months of Israel's ongoing genocide in Gaza. As we've done just about every Monday since October, we'll turn back  today to our recurring segment – The Palestine Post, talking about the latest news from Israel's genocide in Gaza, and the efforts that people are taking from across the world to stop it.  We spend an extended hour (far too long to air on our slot on KPFA's radio airwaves) in conversation with Nora Barrows-Friedman, a staff writer and editor at The Electronic Intifada, and also a former KPFA host and producer. We'll discuss a new report by the Lancet on the projected direct and indirect death toll in Gaza to be in the area of 170,000. Then we'll talk about Haaretz' report that Israel used the ‘Hannibal Directive' on October 7th, which the Electronic Intifada previously reported just a few days after the Al Aqsa Flood and were lambasted for their coverage by mainstream media. We close with a discussion on the potential for ceasefire talks as representatives for Hamas and Israel meet in Cairo and Doha as well as a new commitment from the Presbyterian Church to divest from Israel bonds. To read the Lancet report: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(24)01169-3/fulltext —- Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://twitter.com/LawAndDis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/ The post Palestine Post: Updated Death Toll Estimate & ‘Hannibal Doctrine' Validation w/ Nora Barrows-Friedman appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the Show: More White Colonial mentality from the White House as Long time Native American political prisoner, Leornad Pelteir, is denied parole and a pardon by Genocide Joe. Peltier spiritual Adviser Lenny Foster will join us, along with Tony  Gonzalez from AIM West and our own Miguel Gavilan Molina:- And we'll feature this weeks frontline headlines from the Electronic Intifadi with Nora Barrows Friedman. The post Political Prisoner Leonard Peltier Denied Parole appeared first on KPFA.

Nora Barrows-Friedman delivers the latest news highlights (01:12); Al Jazeera's Fault Lines executive producer Laila Al-Arian talks about her documentary The Night Won't End (28:25); Jon Elmer delivers resistance report on the ongoing defense of Rafah (01:17:19); Group discussion on topics including Israel's irrational threats for an expanding war against south Lebanon, and the Israel lobby's influence on US politics (02:27:23).

Hope persists despite worsening days in Gaza, with Abubaker Abed (01:47); Nora Barrows-Friedman delivers the latest news highlights (30:20); The duty to document Israel's genocidal crimes, with Aseel Mousa (53:10); Jon Elmer reports on resistance in Rafah, ambush in Netzarim corridor and Hizballah's escalation on Lebanon front (01:21:44); Group discussion (02:22:19).

Nora Barrows-Friedman delivers the latest news highlights (01:09); Omar Karmi on the failure of what the US purports are its diplomatic efforts to achieve a ceasefire (24:45); Ali Abunimah on Israel's relentless efforts to push its discredited 7 October mass rapes narrative (01:04:07); Jon Elmer covers the resistance throughout the Gaza Strip, from Rafah to Beit Hanoun, including a look at some of the latest videos from the ground (01:43:31); Group discussion (02:33:09).

Today on the Show: The case for Palestine: why it matters and why you should care. Also, Israel illegally using humanitarian cover for military operations causing The World Food Program to halt its aid efforts in in Gaza.  And our weekly Gaza news headlines with Nora Barrows Friedman and the electronic Intifada The post The Case For Palestine and Why You Should Care appeared first on KPFA.

We are joined by Electronic Intifada's, Nora Barrows-Friedman, to discuss the history of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising through the lens of the events of the Al-Aqsa Flood. Please support the great work of the Electronic Intifada. The Electronic Intifada Works Cited Al-Jazeera October 7 Documentary https://youtu.be/_0atzea-mPY?si=4Aropjl1e9AtqBfw Chomsky, Noam Ilan Pappé and Frank Barat. 20112010. Gaza in Crisis : Reflections on Israel's War against the Palestinians. London: Penguin. Dalsheim, Joyce. 2011. Unsettling Gaza : Secular Liberalism Radical Religion and the Israeli Settlement Project. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Marek Edelman Interview https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVV0r6CmEsFy9YZLKSE0bbnuUJfcOBFxQ&si=Jc_0lH-Uo-u9g3j8 Edelman, Marek. The Ghetto Fights : Warsaw 1943-45. 2014. London: Bookmarks Publications. Finklestein, Norman. Gaza : An Inquest into Its Martyrdom. 2018. Oakland California: University of California Press. Pappé, Ilan. 2006. A History of Modern Palestine : One Land Two Peoples (version 2nd ed). 2nd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Roland, Charles G and Mazal Holocaust Collection. 1992. Courage Under Siege : Starvation Disease and Death in the Warsaw Ghetto. New York: Oxford University Press. Rotem, Śimḥah (Kazik) and Barbara Harshav. 20031994. Memoirs of a Warsaw Ghetto Fighter. New Haven: Yale University Press. Zuckerman Yitzhak and Barbara Harshav. 1993. A Surplus of Memory : Chronicle of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. Berkeley: University of California Press.

Today on the Show: Israel's genocide in Gaza meets substantial and growing resistance, but the mass murder of civilians continues unabated. Also Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein speaks out on Gaza: The green party presidential candidate was arrested at a recent protest at Washington University in St. Louis. And our weekly Gaza news headlines with Nora Barrows Friedman and the electronic Intifada The post Green Party Presidential Candidate Jill Stein on Gaza appeared first on KPFA.

Our regular therapy session debriefing the events of the week. Rob Rousseau (@robrousseau), Alex Avina (@Alexander_Avina), Joe Emersberger (@rosendo_joe), Nora Barrows Friedman (https://x.com/norabf) all join. Hosted by Justin Podur (@justinpodur) Watch the episode on The Anti-Empire Project YouTube channel   Consider supporting the show www.patreon.com/east_podcast

In this final iteration of our long-standing series "Dialectics Deep Dive", Matthew Furlong joins Breht to discuss Althusser's essay "Contradiction and Overdetermination" and in the process they discuss many aspects of dialectical materialism and Marxist philosophy.   Check out Part 1 of this episode here: https://revolutionaryleftradio.libsyn.com/dialectics-deep-dive-iix-contradiction-and-overdetermination-pt-1 Check out all our Dialectics Deep Dive episodes here: https://revolutionaryleftradio.libsyn.com/size/5/?search=dialectics+deep+dive Video at 21:47: "Alan Watts on Life and Death"   (Tricontinental Institute for Social Research - Hyperimperialism: A Dangerous, Decadent New Stage https://thetricontinental.org/studies-on-contemporary-dilemmas-4-hyper-imperialism Tricontinental Institute - The Churning of the Global Order (Condensed version of Hyperimperialism): https://thetricontinental.org/dossier-72-the-churning-of-the-global-order/ BreakThrough News - Hyperimperialism: US-NATO's Dangerous and Decadent New Stage (Rania Khalek w/ Vijay Prashad): https://youtu.be/CJDxxkVhlJM BreakThrough News - Israel's Descent Into Madness & The Holocaust Comparison (Rania Khalek w/ Tarik Cyril Amar): https://youtu.be/UbppCU7uiJw Electronic Intifada - How Zionism pushes liberalism into decay (Nora Barrows-Friedman w/Matteo Capasso): https://https://youtu.be/bK6-10H80Bs Zhun Xu - "Industrial Agriculture: Lessons from North Korea" https://monthlyreview.org/2024/03/01/industrial-agriculture-lessons-from-north-korea/ Red Clarion - "The Cult-building Tendency" https://clarion.unity-struggle-unity.org/2024-04-02-the-cult-building-tendency/ Red Clarion - "Undead Unionism" https://clarion.unity-struggle-unity.org/2023-08-13-undead-unionism/ The Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam - Curriculum of the Basic Principles of Marxism-Leninism Part 1: The Worldview and Philosophical Methodology of Marxism-Leninism (translated and annotated by Luna Nguyen) https://www.lunaoi.com/product/ebook-the-worldview-and-philosophical-methodology-of-marxism-leninism/

www.montecruzfoto.org Today on the show, Al Nakba day and the genocidal killing in Gaza continues: Ziad Abbas of MECA will join us. Also, South Africa granted an emergency hearing at the International Court of Justice  on charges that Israel is creating “Extermination Zones” in Rafah, based on Bebe's commitment to all out war. We'll speak to International Law expert Francis Boyle about the latest actions by the South Africans: and we'll Feature Genocide News headlines from Nora Barrows Friedman and the electronic Intifada The post Commemorating 75 Years of Al Nakba appeared first on KPFA.

News report with Nora Barrows-Friedman (01:44); Ali Abunimah debunks new “mass rapes” hoax (25:19); Journalist and teacher Donya Abu Sitta reports from Gaza (01:26:10); Jon Elmer analyzes latest resistance videos from Gaza, Lebanon and Yemen (01:40:46); Group discussion on Rafah and US campuses (02:24:18).

0:08 — Lex McMenamin is the news and politics editor at Teen Vogue covering politics, identity, activist movements and pop culture.  0:15 — Helga Tawil-Souri, is an Associate Professor of Media, Culture, and Communication and Middle East and Islamic studies at New York University. She is a member of NYU's Faculty for Justice in Palestine. 0:33 — Nora Barrows-Friedman is a staff writer and editor at The Electronic Intifada, and also a former KPFA producer. The post Student Protests in Solidarity with Palestine Face Violent Crackdown, What is Different This Time Around? appeared first on KPFA.

  Today on the Show: Will the Israeli genocidists invade Rafa in an act of desperation against Hamas's sustained and effective resistance? Also we'll feature a series of front line mini reports from Nora Barrows Friedman at the Electronic Intifada. Well also hear  Protesters from A Jewish Voices For Peace and other anti-genocide groups speaking out near Senator Chuck Schumer's house in Park Slope Brooklyn. And Randy Credico will join us for a live report from Columbia U at the edge of Harlem, where students continue to protest, despite many suspensions and arrests The post The Latest News and Updates From the Genocide in Gaza appeared first on KPFA.

Today on the show: Nora Barrows Friedman on the Destruction of Al Shifa Hospital and related Genocidal acts by the Israeli Military. Also, violent gangs still dominate the streets of Haiti We'll feature a frontline update with Pierre Labossier. And teachers, community groups, and farmworkers file a lawsuit challenging toxic pesticide approvals near public schools The post Flashpoints – April 4, 2024 appeared first on KPFA.

Walaa Sabah on her family in Gaza (13:12); Palestine Action's Huda Ammori on sustained interventions against UK complicity in Israel's genocide (33:30); Jon Elmer's latest analysis of Palestinian armed resistance (01:08:48); Group discussion on 7 October incidents of “friendly fire” and Gaza port (01:31:17); Nora Barrows-Friedman's news update (01:00).

Journalist Abubaker Abed live from the Gaza Strip (0:44); John Mearsheimer on US policy on Israel (21:26); Nora Barrows-Friedman with a news update (01:09:59); Ali Abunimah on recent developments in New York Times' “mass rapes” hoax (01:23:47); and military analysis by Jon Elmer (01:40:29).

Author Laila El-Haddad on the lawsuit against Biden administration in federal court (7:49); Ali Abunimah with updates on New York Times' fraudulent “mass rapes” article (41:46); former UNRWA spokesperson Chris Gunness (59:29); Jon Elmer with the latest on the resistance (1:24:16); and Gaza and West Bank news with Nora Barrows-Friedman (00:52).

Katie discusses the life, death and legacy of poet Refaat Alareer with his colleagues at Electronic Intifada, journalists Ali Abunimah and Nora Barrows-Friedman and his former student and current writer and translator Mahmoud Alyazji. But first Katie talks to law professor Sahar Aziz and writer and analyst Mitchell Plitnick about their new report “Presumptively Antisemitic: Islamophobic Tropes in the Palestine-Israel Discourse” which looks at how accusations of antisemitism stifle criticism of Israel and empower its systematic violations of Palestinians' human rights. We also talk about the witch hunts and censorship on college campuses which are distracting from Israel's crimes. Link to piece remembering Refaat Alareer: https://electronicintifada.net/conten... Ali Abunimah is Director of http://electronicintifada.net. Author of “One Country”and “The Battle for Justice in Palestine.” Nora Barrows-Friedman is a staff writer and associate editor at The Electronic Intifada, and is the author of "In Our Power: US Students Organize for Justice in Palestine" Mahmoud Alyazji is a translator, a writer and a video editor. Sahar Aziz is professor of law, Middle East Legal Studies Scholar, and Chancellor's Social justice Scholar at Rutgers University Law School. She is the author of "The Racial Muslim: When Racism Quashes Religious Freedom" Mitchell Plitnick is the president of ReThinking Foreign Policy and a frequent writer on the Middle East and U.S. foreign policy. He is the former vice president at the Foundation for Middle East Peace, director of the U.S. Office of B'Tselem, and co-director of Jewish Voice for Peace. He is the co-author of "Except for Palestine: The Limits of Progressive Politics," and former

In tribute to Palestinian poet, activist, academic, and co-founder of We Are Not Numbers, Refaat Alareer, Roqayah and Kumars are joined by his colleague at the Electronic Intifada, Nora Barrows-Friedman, to discuss Israel's deliberate assassination of Refaat, and his legacy.  Nora discusses the impact of Refaat's targeted execution by Israel, and the impressions he left upon thousands of students who he helped mentor during his life. The crew also weighs the significance of the written word, its role in resisting occupation in Palestine, and Israel's historic fear of the Palestinian pen. Follow Nora on Twitter @norabf and find all of her reporting at electronicintifada.net.  If you want to support the show and receive access to tons of bonus content, subscribe on our Patreon for as little as $5 a month. Also, don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review the show on Apple Podcasts. We can't do this show without your support!!!