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The Electronic Intifada
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Episodes
The Electronic IntifadaPodcast Ep 52: No more excuses for apartheid Israel boycotts with Olivia Katbi and Omar Zahzah
On episode 52, we discuss the overt hypocrisy of the current Western-led rush to implement boycotts and sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine…
The Electronic IntifadaPodcast Ep 51: Defeating censorship on a UK campus with Shahd Abusalama & Giovanni Fassina
On episode 51, Nora speaks with activist, scholar and contributor to The Electronic Intifada Shahd Abusalama and her lawyer, Giovanni Fassina of the European…
The Electronic IntifadaPodcast Ep 50: Israel's dirty arms trade secrets with Shir Hever
Economist Shir Hever on cyber mercenaries, weapons lobbyists and the collapse of Israel's infrastructure.
The Electronic IntifadaPodcast Ep 49: How UK activists closed an Israeli arms factory for good
On episode 49, Nora and Asa speak with Adie Mormech and Max Geller of Palestine Action, the group that has organized sustained direct actions at Israeli-owned…
The Electronic IntifadaPodcast Ep 48: Gaza, cyberwarfare and resistance
On episode 48 of The Electronic Intifada Podcast, Asa and Nora are joined by colleagues Maureen Clare Murphy and Tamara Nassar for a roundtable discussion on…
The Electronic IntifadaPodcast Ep 47: Why we have to talk about Zionism, with David Miller
On episode 47, Asa and Nora speak with David Miller, a sociology professor and leading critic of the Israel lobby who was fired by the University of Bristol on…
The Electronic IntifadaPodcast Ep 46: Israel declares war on Palestinian civil society
On episode 46, we speak to representatives of two of six major Palestinian rights groups Israel has recently designated as “terrorist” organizations. And a…
The Electronic IntifadaPodcast Ep 45: The history of the Palestinian Authority and other collaborators with Joseph Massad
On episode 45, leading Palestinian intellectual Joseph Massad joins Asa and Tamara for a wide-ranging discussion on the current and historical role of the…
The Electronic IntifadaPodcast Ep 44: Musicians make noise for Palestinian rights
On episode 44, Nora and Asa speak with the lead organizers of a new initiative calling on musicians to refuse to book shows in Israel and stand in solidarity…
The Electronic IntifadaPodcast Ep 43: How activists are shutting down Elbit factories
On episode 43, Nora and Asa speak with Huda Ammori and Richard Barnard, the founders of Palestine Action. Palestine Action was started in the UK last year to…
The Electronic IntifadaPodcast Ep 42: On the front lines of direct action for Palestine in conversation with activists
On episode 42, we speak with several human rights defenders who have been on the front lines of direct action to stop Israel’s crimes against Palestinians…
The Electronic IntifadaPodcast Ep 41: The story of the village of Lifta with Umar al-Ghubari and Yacoub Odeh
“This is my memory. This is my history. This is my life,” 81-year-old Yacoub Odeh tells us about his childhood and experience of expulsion from the Jerusalem…
The Electronic IntifadaPodcast Ep 40: The sabotage campaign against Palestine solidarity with Max Blumenthal
On episode 40, author and editor of The Grayzone Max Blumenthal returns for a wide-ranging discussion. We begin with his latest article, on the Israel lobby’s…
The Electronic IntifadaPodcast Ep 39: Fighting censorship of Palestine
On episode 39, Nora, Asa and Tamara discuss ongoing Silicon Valley tech censorship of Palestine-related speech. We are joined by Omar Zahzah, a member of the…
The Electronic IntifadaPodcast Ep 38: The coming COVID-19 explosion in Gaza
On episode 38, Nora speaks with Dr. Tarek Loubani about the immediate devastation to Gaza’s medical and public health infrastructure during and after the…
The Electronic IntifadaPodcast Ep 37: The myth of Israel's self-defense and media coverage of Palestine
On episode 37, we discuss media suppression and how the corporate press covered the recent attacks on Gaza. We are joined by Greg Shupak, a contributor to The…
The Electronic IntifadaPodcast Ep 36: How Palestinian resistance defeated Israel
On episode 36, Nora and Asa host a discussion on the advances of Palestinian resistance tactics and Israel's strategic mistakes during Israel's latest assault…
The Electronic IntifadaPodcast Ep 35: Israel's war on Gaza and Jerusalem w/ Lara Elborno, Michael Schirtzer & Joharah Baker
On episode 35 of The Electronic Intifada Podcast, Nora, Asa and our colleague Tamara Nassar join Lara Elborno and Michael Schirtzer of the Palestine Pod to…
The Electronic IntifadaPodcast Ep 34: How Syria divided Palestine solidarity with Rania Khalek
On episode 34 of The Electronic Intifada Podcast, Asa and Nora speak to journalist Rania Khalek. We discuss the way the Palestine solidarity movement has been…
The Electronic IntifadaPodcast Ep 32: Palestine, music and censorship with Lowkey
On episode 32 of The Electronic Intifada Podcast, rapper, activist and all-round renaissance man Lowkey joins Asa and Nora to talk about: - The purge of…
The Electronic IntifadaPodcast Ep 31: Israel's vaccine apartheid with Osama Tannous and Ghada Karmi
On episode 31 of The Electronic Intifada Podcast, Nora and Asa discuss Israel’s vaccine apartheid and are joined by physicians and writers Dr. Ghada Karmi and…
The Electronic IntifadaPodcast Ep 30: Israel's war on Labour and the Democrats with Ali Abunimah
For video version and more background, go to: https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/nora-barrows-friedman/podcast-ep-30-israels-war-labour-and-democrats In our…
The Electronic IntifadaPodcast Ep 28: Demanding justice for the Holy Land Five
On Episode 28 of The Electronic Intifada Podcast, we present excerpts of a recent discussion about the years-long struggle of five imprisoned Palestinian…
The Electronic IntifadaPodcast Ep 27: A vision of equality in Jerusalem
On episode 27 of The Electronic intifada Podcast, Asa and Nora are joined by Ben Jamal, director of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) in the UK. PSC…
The Electronic IntifadaPodcast Ep 26: Why Labour won't deliver socialism
On Episode 26 of The Electronic Intifada Podcast, we have an in-depth conversation with former UK Labour MP Chris Williamson. Williamson was the only Labour MP…
The Electronic IntifadaPodcast Ep 25: The Muslim Zionists
On Episode 25 of The Electronic Intifada Podcast, we speak with writer and author Steven Salaita and EI's Ali Abunimah about the phenomenon of what Salaita…
The Electronic IntifadaPodcast Ep 24: Stopping Israel's arms industry
On Episode 24 of The Electronic Intifada Podcast, we speak with boycott activists who are taking on major corporations complicit in Israeli settlements and…
The Electronic IntifadaPodcast Ep 23: Against the loveless world
On episode 23 of The Electronic Intifada Podcast, author and activist Susan Abulhawa discusses her new novel Against the Loveless World. Abulhawa’s Palestinian…
The Electronic IntifadaPodcast Ep 22: Why Israel isn't as powerful as it wants us to think
On episode 22 of The Electronic Intifada Podcast, we ask how powerful the Israeli army really is. Author Shir Hever has researched in depth the economic…
The Electronic IntifadaPodcast Ep 21: Palestinian civil society rejects conditional funding
On Episode 21, we are joined by Lubnah Shomali, advocacy manager with Badil Resource Center for Palestinian Residency and Refugee Rights to talk about the…
The Electronic IntifadaPodcast Ep 20: Joseph Massad on annexation
Professor Joseph Massad joins us to discuss Israel's theft of Palestinian land and the current Trump-Netanyahu annexation plan. Added to previous annexations…
The Electronic IntifadaPodcast Ep 19: Rising up against dehumanization, from US to Palestine
Ajamu Baraka of Black Alliance for Peace and Kristian Davis Bailey of Black for Palestine discuss the revolutionary moment in the US as people rise up against…
The Electronic IntifadaPodcast Ep 18: Israel evades accountability for Mavi Marmara massacre, 10 years on
Filmmaker and activist Iara Lee was a passenger on the Mavi Marmara, part of the Gaza Freedom Flotilla that was intercepted and raided by Israeli commandos on…
The Electronic IntifadaPodcast Ep 17: COVID-19 worsens Israel's racism
"The coronavirus has exacerbated, in fact highlighted, the racist system that exists in the country," says lawyer Diana Buttu. Israel initially only provided…
The Electronic IntifadaDr. Mona El-Farra, 26 March
Dr. Mona El-Farra is the Health Chair of the Palestinian Red Crescent Society of the Gaza Strip and a member of the Union of Health Work Committees. Dr. Mona…
The Electronic IntifadaPodcast Ep 16: Gaza physicians "brace for impact"
Dealing with a problem like the COVID-19 pandemic consists of three major pillars: diagnosis and identification of infected patients, protection of healthcare…
The Electronic IntifadaPodcast Ep 15: Resisting the censors
On episode 15 of The Electronic Intifada Podcast, filmmaker and journalist Abby Martin, joined by her lawyer, Gadeir Abbas, discusses her recent free speech…
The Electronic IntifadaPodcast Ep 14: Israel's role in Trump assassination of Qasem Soleimani
In Episode 14 of The Electronic Intifada Podcast, Nora and Asa welcome back As'ad AbuKhalil, a professor of political science at California State University…
The Electronic IntifadaPodcast Ep 13: Hold onto hope for 2020
On episode 13 of The Electronic Intifada Podcast, Nora and Asa are joined by Ali Abunimah to discuss the most significant stories of 2019. "We have no option…
The Electronic IntifadaPodcast Ep 12: Abby Martin on Gaza Fights for Freedom
Journalist and filmmaker Abby Martin joins Nora and Asa to talk about the production of her documentary film, Gaza Fights for Freedom. Filmed during the height…
The Electronic IntifadaPodcast Ep 11: Israel's attack on Palestinian human rights groups
Lana Ramadan, international advocacy director of the Palestinian prisoners' support organization Addameer, joins Nora and Asa to talk about a recent raid on…
The Electronic IntifadaPodcast Ep 10: Diana Buttu on how Israel's elections marginalize Palestinians
We speak with political analyst Diana Buttu, former negotiator for the Palestine Liberation Organization and a Policy Advisor to Al-Shabaka: The Palestinian…
The Electronic IntifadaPodcast Ep 9: As'ad AbuKhalil on Israel's sham elections
Professor and writer As'ad AbuKhalil joins us to talk about Israel's election and prospects for justice for Palestinians. We also discussed what's behind…
The Electronic IntifadaPodcast Ep 8: Fordham can’t ban Palestine advocacy, judge rules
On episode 8, we speak to attorney Radhika Sainath of Palestine Legal about a significant win in the fight for Palestine rights advocacy on US campuses. Later…
The Electronic IntifadaPodcast Ep 7: Behind Israel's troll army
On episode 7, Nora Barrows-Friedman and Asa Winstanley host a discussion about Act.IL, an online influence campaign funded by the Israeli government. They are…
The Electronic IntifadaPodcast Ep 6: Great March of Return is "last stage" of the Nakba
On episode 6 of The Electronic Intifada Podcast, co-hosts Nora Barrows-Friedman and Asa Winstanley are joined by EI contributor Hamza Abu Eltarabesh in Gaza…
The Electronic IntifadaPodcast Ep 5: How "gay rights" group uses right-wing funding to promote Israel
On episode 5 of The Electronic Intifada Podcast, co-hosts Nora Barrows-Friedman and Asa Winstanley are joined by researcher and activist Stephanie Skora…
The Electronic IntifadaPodcast Ep 4: How Israel spies on US campaigners
This week on The Electronic Intifada Podcast, co-hosts Nora Barrows-Friedman and Asa Winstanley are joined by Hatem Bazian, a lecturer at the University of…
The Electronic IntifadaPodcast Ep 3: Demolishing the two-state fantasy
Podcast Episode 3: Demolishing the two-state fantasy This week on The Electronic Intifada Podcast, hosts Nora Barrows-Friedman and Asa Winstanley are joined by…
The Electronic IntifadaPodcast Ep 2: How Israel helps Latin American death squads
For the second show in our new podcast format, hosts Nora Barrows-Friedman and Asa Winstanley are joined by Max Blumenthal, editor of The Grayzone Project and…
The Electronic IntifadaPodcast Ep 1: Who's behind the anti-Corbyn troll army?
Joining Nora Barrows-Friedman as co-host for the first time is her colleague and fellow reporter Asa Winstanley. This week we take a deeper look at Asa’s…
The Electronic IntifadaLA’s Israel lobby fails to ban conference on Palestinian rights
On this episode of The Electronic Intifada Podcast: Student supporters of Palestinian rights resist smears, repression and intimidation from UCLA…
The Electronic IntifadaListen: Michigan professor punished for supporting boycott
On this episode of The Electronic Intifada Podcast: University of Michigan punishes professor for refusing to write a recommendation letter for a student…
The Electronic IntifadaListen: How Israel helps refine US tactics of repression
The US and Israel have long exchanged programs to share practices of police militarization, mass surveillance, violent repression of communities and movements…
The Electronic IntifadaEpiscopal Church takes action for Palestinian rights
On this episode of The Electronic Intifada Podcast: The Episcopal Church takes action to support Palestinian rights; Germany implements municipal and national…
The Electronic IntifadaVirginians fight Israel lobby edits to school textbooks
Activists with the Virginia Campaign for Human Rights talk about how they are fighting the proposed changes by Israel advocacy organizations that deliberately…
The Electronic IntifadaPhiladelphia Orchestra teams up with Israeli soldiers
On this episode of The Electronic Intifada Podcast: Human rights activists keep up pressure on Philadelphia Orchestra over its Israel tour; Ehud Barak…
The Electronic Intifada"Clearly marked" Gaza medics shot by Israeli snipers
Dr. Tarek Loubani describes being shot in the legs by Israeli sniper as Gaza hospitals are forced to improvise with lack of basic supplies. Photo courtesy of…
The Electronic Intifada"Horrific, unprecedented": Israel massacres almost 60 Palestinians in Gaza
On this episode of The Electronic Intifada Podcast: A report from the Great March of Return, after Israeli forces kill dozens of Palestinians in Gaza; excerpts…
The Electronic IntifadaIsrael scans troll websites to decide who can enter
Israel denies entry to the executive director and board chair of the Center for Constitutional Rights, using false information from Zionist blacklisting…