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The Electronic Intifada
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The Electronic IntifadaHow Durham activists led city to ban police training in Israel
Two young activists with the Demiltarize! Durham2Palestine coalition talk about the significance of banning local police training programs with Israeli forces…
The Electronic Intifada"Every Palestinian was a target"
"Every Palestinian was a target" at March of Return in Gaza; Scholars call for an end to Study Abroad in Israel programs at US universities. Photo: Palestinian…
The Electronic IntifadaIsraeli lawfare "backfires" in New Zealand
On this episode of The Electronic Intifada Podcast: Israeli lawfare "backfires" in New Zealand; Bay Area supporters of imprisoned Palestinian teenager Ahed…
The Electronic IntifadaHow Israel "couldn't bear" Ahed Tamimi's slap
On The Electronic Intifada Podcast: Palestinian teenager Ahed Tamimi denied bail in an Israeli military court; Activists celebrate the closure of a New York…
The Electronic Intifada"Stones, slingshots and organizing": Recalling the first intifada
Journalists and activists recall the first intifada and how the legacy of popular organizing during the 1987 uprising still resonates today. For more…
The Electronic IntifadaWorking as a reporter during the first intifada: Ziad Abbas
This is the full interview with Ziad Abbas of the Middle East Children's Alliance. An excerpt of this interview was produced for The Electronic Intifada…
The Electronic IntifadaTrump rewards Israel's intransigence
Trump appeals to his anti-Palestinian base by declaring Jerusalem as Israel's capital; As'ad AbuKhalil analyzes the latest power plays in Lebanon and the…
The Electronic IntifadaIssa Amro: "They are trying to put me in jail"
Human rights defender Issa Amro on trial in Israeli military court; US lawmakers seek to end financial complicity in Israel's torture of Palestinian children…
The Electronic IntifadaListen: Visualizing a feeling
Graphic novelist Iasmin Omar Ata talks about the struggle for recognition in an interview with Marguerite Dabaie. Read Dabaie's full review of "Mis(h)adra"…
The Electronic IntifadaDefending Palestinian culture at Oakland's Reem's
Anti-Palestinian groups are escalating attacks on a cafe over a mural honoring Rasmea Odeh. For more, read…
The Electronic IntifadaDSA backs boycott as campuses fight Israel's censorship
Largest US organization of democratic socialists endorse Palestinian BDS call; A new book, "We Will Not Be Silenced," investigates resistance by students and…
The Electronic IntifadaBreaking Israel's control of Jerusalem
Jalal Abukhater reports from Jerusalem; Josh Ruebner analyzes the Israel Anti-Boycott Act; and poet and activist Aja Monet talks about her Dream Defenders…
The Electronic IntifadaCalifornia Democrats support Palestinian rights
The Democratic Party's members are rapidly shifting their opinions about the US-Israel relationship, activists say. Will elected officials follow suit? More…
The Electronic IntifadaScholars warn MLA anti-boycott vote could encourage repression
Dozens of US scholars are protesting a recent vote by the Modern Language Association (MLA) to "refrain from endorsing" the academic boycott of Israel…
The Electronic IntifadaA love story for Palestine told with food
Laila El-Haddad interviews Joudie Kalla, author of the cookbook "Palestine on a Plate." For more, read…
The Electronic IntifadaLebanon bans Wonder Woman
Israel's leaders continue to threaten the entire Lebanese population with another war. Activist, writer and scholar Rania Masri of the Campaign to Boycott…
The Electronic IntifadaBuilding a common resistance
Pressure mounts on Radiohead to cancel their planned Tel Aviv gig; and Omar Barghouti and Nyle Fort discuss common resistance in the struggles for Palestinian…
The Electronic Intifada"Not only about the moment of the attack": Stories of Gaza's families
Anne Paq and Ala Qandil of Obliterated Families talk about their multimedia project and US tour; Marguerite Dabaie speaks to Palestinian cartoonist Mohammad…
The Electronic IntifadaRapping amid Palestine's ruins
Actor and co-writer Tamer Nafar and director Udi Aloni discuss the stories behind the new film Junction 48. Read more…
The Electronic IntifadaYoung Palestinian dancers tell stories of resistance
Young dancers and hip hop emcees from Dheisheh refugee camp are on a US tour. For more, read…
The Electronic IntifadaGaza student in UK speaks out against harassment
Malaka Mohammed has been targeted by Israel lobby groups for her defense of Palestinian rights. For more, read…
The Electronic IntifadaActivists disrupt senate confirmation hearing of David Friedman
Youth protesters interrupted the senate hearing of David Friedman as US ambassador to Israel on Thursday, in an action they say was aimed at inspiring others…
The Electronic IntifadaLawyers, activists organize against Trump's Muslim ban
Reporter Charlotte Silver talks about the ongoing push by immigration attorneys to protect the rights of immigrants and refugees under the Trump…
The Electronic IntifadaResisting youth incarceration from the US to Palestine
Activists Amanda Weatherspoon and Nadya Tannous highlight strengthening solidarity between Black and Palestinian struggles. For more…
The Electronic Intifada"Historic milestone": Palestinian student wins Rhodes scholarship
Hashem Abu Sham'a, who grew up in al-Arroub refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, wins prestigious Rhodes scholarship; a talk on BDS and activism by Omar…
The Electronic IntifadaGaza fuel emergency is a daily routine
Journalists and authors Mohammed Omer and Jordan Flaherty join the podcast to talk about Palestine and activism. Music: Naima Shalhoub. For more…
The Electronic IntifadaActivestills: Photography as solidarity
Activestills aims to do more than document protest in Palestine. The Electronic Intifada speaks with Activestills photographer Oren Ziv and co-editors Shiraz…
The Electronic IntifadaWhy Israel's actions can be called genocide
Law professor Katherine Franke dismisses claims that use of the term is akin to anti-Semitism. Read more…
The Electronic IntifadaUS student politics "rapidly shifting" on Palestine despite Israel lobby efforts
The Electronic Intifada interviews Charlotte Kates, a Palestinian prisoner solidarity activist who was interrogated by Israeli forces and denied entry to West…
The Electronic IntifadaDNC delegates support Palestinian rights, even if Democratic party doesn't
Activists will put Hillary Clinton's values "to the test" when it comes to advocating for Palestinian children. Interview guests: Rania Khalek (The Electronic…
The Electronic IntifadaDespite politicians' pressure, students continue fight for divestment in Minnesota
More than 80 Minnesota legislators pressured the president of the University of Minnesota to malign and undermine a student divestment campaign. (Image…
The Electronic IntifadaHuman rights defender in Hebron targeted, arrested for "incitement"
Issa Amro of Youth Against Settlements in Hebron arrested for "incitement" by Israeli army; and activists in Virginia successfully pressure lawmakers to drop…
The Electronic IntifadaStudents vote to support Israel boycott at Montreal's McGill University
McGill students pass a BDS motion; and professors at US universities form Faculty for Justice in Palestine to support student organizing and protect academic…
The Electronic IntifadaStudent organizing pays off in divestment victories in Chicago and Florida
The student government at the University of Illinois-Chicago unanimously passed a divestment resolution on Monday evening. Also, divestment resolution veto…
The Electronic IntifadaIsraeli army is "making our lives impossible" in Hebron, activist says
Issa Amro, coordinator of Youth Against Settlements, talks about the ongoing sit-in protest at a checkpoint in the Tel Rumeida neighborhood in Hebron to…
The Electronic IntifadaRafeef Ziadah: "It's difficult to separate politics from poetry"
Rafeef Ziadah is a London-based poet and activist. Her newest CD, We Teach Life, combines poetry and music and makes a deliberate connection between activism…
The Electronic IntifadaIsrael denies Palestinians "even the right to mourn"
The Electronic Intifada's contributor Budour Youssef Hassan talks about the recent uprisings across Palestine, how youth in particular are self-organizing…
The Electronic IntifadaKilling Palestinian children "inevitable outcome" of Israeli policies
Brad Parker, attorney with Defence for Children International-Palestine, says that the current attacks on Palestinians are "part of a trend we've seen since…
The Electronic IntifadaAnnual conference amplifies work of Students for Justice in Palestine
Sami Suleiman of National Students for Justice in Palestine says that "It requires personal endurance to do this work and a willingness to face a lot of…
The Electronic IntifadaRemi Kanazi: Before the Next Bomb Drops
New York-based poet Remi Kanazi talks about his work and shares some of his poems from his brand-new book, Before the Next Bomb Drops: Rising Up from Brooklyn…
The Electronic IntifadaSodaStream relocates from Israeli settlement to Naqab
Activist Stephanie Westbrook talks about the ongoing boycott campaign against SodaStream as the company sets to close its main production facilities in an…
The Electronic IntifadaGaza: One year after the 51-day attack
"The rubble from our house is still there," says Gaza-based writer, editor and educator Refaat Alareer. In this podcast, we talk about Gaza a year after…
The Electronic IntifadaGaza Blues: Hymns of Love, Death and Resistance
Haidar Eid sings about "the ravages of occupation, apartheid and genocidal blockade," he says. "But also a reflection of the range of human emotions under…
The Electronic IntifadaI don't regret my activism, says US college student denied entry by Israel
Nerdeen Kiswani, 21, told The Electronic Intifada she was subjected to a series of interrogations which included "bizarre" questioning related to her…
The Electronic IntifadaJeremy Corbyn: Palestinian refugees "deserve their right to return home"
Jeremy Corbyn, the surprise frontrunner in the leadership election for the UK Labour Party, says he would impose a two-way arms embargo on Israel if he were to…
The Electronic IntifadaDave Zirin on NBA players' propaganda tour to Israel
Dave Zirin, author and sports editor of The Nation, joins us to talk about the decision by NBA players and league officials to align themselves with Republican…
The Electronic IntifadaPalestinian director, star of Love, Theft and Other Entanglements on challenging stereotypes in film
Muayad Alayan says his debut feature film Love, Theft and Other Entanglements attemps to "gives the stage to the characters and the story." (Photo: Still from…
The Electronic IntifadaActivists face criminal charges for disrupting Israel army fundraiser
Two Jewish anti-Zionist activists are facing up to eighteen months in prison after they nonviolently protested a fundraiser for the Israeli army in May. More…
The Electronic IntifadaPalestinian children's rights advocates speak in Washington, DC
Brad Parker of Defence for Children International-Palestine and Jennifer Bing of the American Friends Service Committee talk about the recent Capitol Hill…
The Electronic IntifadaInstalling solar panels on Gaza hospitals
A team of Canada-based physicians has paired up with four major hospitals in the Gaza Strip to install solar panels and provide reliable energy 24 hours a day…
The Electronic IntifadaMarquette students campaign for divestment, fight silencing
Students at Marquette University in Wisconsin are organizing against a recent attempt to silence Palestine solidarity activism and the watering-down of a…
The Electronic IntifadaNYU faculty join divestment campaign
Approximately 130 members of faculty at NYU have joined a growing campaign to urge the university to divest from companies profiting from Israel's crimes…
The Electronic IntifadaNorth Carolina county drops G4S over human rights abuses
Durham County had joined the boycott of South African goods during the 1980s apartheid era, and current campaigners were able to "use that as precedent for…
The Electronic IntifadaFilms show connections between Palestinian refugees and indigenous communities in US
Filmmakers Malek Rasamny and Matt Peterson have begun producing short documentary films about the common struggles between Palestinian refugees and First…