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The second half of the conversation between the brothers and historian Abdel Razzaq Takriti (@abedtakriti) . In this part, they do a deep dive into the Oslo negotiations, the effect of the Camp David Agreement, Yasser Arafat's leadership of the PLO, and why he signed the Oslo Accords. They also discuss the rise of Hamas and its significance within Palestinian politics and the long history of resis...

[Producer's note: This is a preview of the latest bonus episode of Makdisi Street. You can listen to the  entire episode  by subscribing to the  Patreon  for as low as $5 a month and get access to other great bonus content. Since we want to make as much content accessible as possible, we have  unlocked  this for the YouTube channel.] The Brothers discuss the deceptive conflation of antizionism wit...

The brothers welcome historian Abdel Razzaq Takriti (@abedtakriti) , the author of  Monsoon Revolution: Republicans, Sultans, and Empires in Oman 1965-1976 (2016), " Before BDS: Lineages of Boycott in Palestine, " and co-creator of Thawra , a @thedigradio series on modern Arab and Palestinian revolutionary history. They take a deep dive into the history of Palestinian resistance in the 20th centur...

The brothers welcome Maya Wind, the author of Towers of Ivory and Steel , a searing critique of the Israeli academic establishment's complicity in the regime of apartheid and genocide. They discuss the role played by Israeli universities in the establishment and maintenance of the Zionist project in Palestine, the nexus between universities and political repression and military violence, the appal...

The brothers take on some of the most popular and entirely mendacious Zionist talking points and debunk them. Watch the episode  on our YouTube channel Links mentioned in the episode Relevant links   A.L. Tibawi, Anglo-Arab Relations and the Question of Palestine, 1914-21  (1971) George Antonius, The Arab Awakening  (1938) Edward Said, The Question of Palestine  (1992) Edward Said, "The Morning Af...

The brothers welcome the political analyst Mouin Rabbani (@MouinRabbani) to the show to discuss the broader implications of Israel's genocidal campaign in Gaza, the loss of Israeli military credibility, the implications of the recent ICJ and ICC decisions for Israel's growing global isolation, and the growing sense that we may be at an inflection point in the Zionist conflict with the Palestinian...

The brothers welcome Professor Stephen Walt to the show to discuss US foreign policy in the Middle East, the role of the Israel lobby in influencing US decision-making, and how all these dynamics may develop in the wake of Israel's genocidal campaign in Gaza. Watch the episode  on our YouTube channel Date of recording: May 14, 2024. Follow us on our socials: X:  @MakdisiStreet YouTube: @MakdisiStr...

The brothers welcome Elham Fakhro to the show to discuss the shifting patterns of relations between the states of the Arab Gulf and the established metropoles of the Arab world, the interplay of education and political transformation, the trend towards normalization with the Zionist state and recent developments in attitudes towards and relationships with Iran. Watch the episode  on our YouTube ch...

The brothers welcome historian and journalist Vijay Prashad (@vijayprashad)  to the show to discuss the emergence of Palestine as the keystone struggle of the Global South, the importance of the PLO, the question of sovereign national interests vs. solidarity with Palestinian liberation, and the radical student movements rising up across the West. Watch the episode on our YouTube channel Date of r...

The brothers welcome the historian Rashid Khalidi of Columbia University to the show to discuss the history of the Palestinian people's struggle against the Zionist project in Palestine, the colonial affiliations of Zionism, the background to the 1948 Nakba, and the role of Arab and Palestinian leaders and forms of resistance in bringing about change. Watch the episode  on our YouTube channel Date...

[Producer's note: This is a preview of the latest bonus episode of Makdisi Street. You can listen to the entire episode by subscribing to the Patreon for as low as $5 a month and get access to other great bonus content. Since we want to make as much content accessible as possible, we have unlocked this for the YouTube channel.] The brothers discuss the latest developments in and around Palestine,...

The brothers welcome to the show Michael Fakhri, UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food and Professor of Law at the University of Oregon, to discuss the ongoing starvation war against Gaza and how intentional law can be wielded to fight against it. Watch the episode  on our YouTube channel Date of recording: Apr 3, 2024. Follow us on X:  @MakdisiStreet Follow us on YouTube:  @MakdisiStreet Fol...

The brothers welcome Tony Karon (@TonyKaron) and Sean Jacobs (@africasacountry) to the show to discuss their experience of the politics of sport in their native South Africa, the lessons that the country's anti-apartheid struggle might have for the struggle for freedom in Palestine, and football as a potential site for galvanizing a broader boycott movement against Israel's genocidal system of apa...

The brothers discuss, among other things, Zionism and denial; Israel's engineered starvation of Gaza; US-Israeli collaboration.   Watch the episode  on our YouTube channel Date of recording: March 19, 2024 Follow us on X:  @MakdisiStreet Follow us on YouTube:  @MakdisiStreet Follow us on Insta:  @Makdisist Music by   Hadiiiiii *You can now support Makdisi Street on Patreon! Sign up at  Patreon.com...

The brothers welcome Peter Beinart (@PeterBeinart)  to the show to discuss the role of the Gaza genocide in the generational transformation taking place in the United States (including within Jewish communities across the country), as well as the campaign to redefine antisemitism to include criticism of Zionism and the Zionist state, and the many pathways leading from Zionism to democracy and free...

The brothers reflect on the suspension of Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian for having committed herself to justice, equality, rights, freedom and love: principles which Zionist institutions and the Zionist state clearly find themselves to be incompatible. Call to Action: Support academic freedom for Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian https://mondoweiss.net/2024/03/call-to-action-support-academic-freedom-for-nader...

The brothers talk with Dr. Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian (link) about life under occupation in East Jerusalem, the scattering and reconstitution of Palestinian bodies and Palestine itself, and the affirmation of life and love that lie at the heart of the Palestinian struggle for freedom. Watch the episode on our YouTube channel Date of recording: March 6, 2024 Follow us on X:  @MakdisiStreet Follow us...

The brothers interview Chris Gunness (@MyanmarAProject) , former chief spokesperson for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), about journalistic coverage and distortion, the shaping of representation of Palestine, the work of the Agency, the moral responsibility of those funding it, and how calumnies spread by Zionist organizations about its wo...

The brothers welcome the Palestinian educator, political intellectual, and activist Dr. Hanan Ashrawi (@DrHananAshrawi) to discuss the political horizons after the trauma of Gaza, as well as the pitfalls of the so-called peace process, Oslo, the PLO vs PA, and moves to reform the PLO for the path to true liberation and self-determination. Watch this episode on YouTube Date of recording: Feb 20, 20...

The brothers welcome Dima Khalidi, founder and director of Palestine Legal ( @pal_legal ), to the podcast to talk about the institutionalized Zionist assault on academic freedom and free speech in the United States as well as the convergence between the Zionist suppression of Palestinian rights advocacy on the one hand and right-wing reaction against the diversification of the university system in...

The brothers welcome to the show the preeminent scholar and Nakba survivor Dr. Salman Abu Sitta to discuss his personal journey after 1948, the relative simplicity of implementing UN resolution 194 for Palestinians to return to their lands, and his high hopes for younger generations. Read his article, "I could have been one of those who broke through the siege on October 7"  https://mondoweiss.net...

The brothers invite the American historian Robin DG Kelley to the show to discuss the status and visibility of Palestine in Black American political culture from the 1940s through MLK and Malcolm X to Black Lives Matter and the present--and the ways in which Palestine remains one of the keys to a liberated world. Date of recording: Jan 29, 2024. Watch this episode on YouTube Follow us on X:  @Makd...

The brothers welcome the investigative journalist, Intercept Senior Correspondent and Intercepted podcast host Jeremy Scahill (@jeremyscahill) to discuss the parameters of the media coverage of the genocide in Gaza and to reflect on the patterns, structures and limitations of Western corporate media as well as the growing alternatives to it. Date of recording: Jan 23, 2024. Watch this episode on Y...

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The brothers talk with the distinguished legal scholar Richard Falk about the possible political, legal, and moral consequences of the International Court of Justice case brought by South Africa against Israel on the charge of genocide. Date of recording: January 9, 2024. Watch this episode on YouTube Follow us on X:  @MakdisiStreet Follow us on YouTube:  @MakdisiStreet Music by   Hadiiiiii