Palestine Remembered

On this week's episode, Nasser reflects upon and provides commentary on the genocide in Gaza, one year on, with more than 41,000 Palestinian lives claimed since Oct 7, 2023. Free Palestine rally, State Library Victoria, every Sunday from 12pm. DetailsVigil for Gaza, Marquis of Linlithgow Memorial, Corner of St Kilda Rd and Anzac Ave, Mon 7 Oct, 6.30 - 8.30pm. DetailsInfo on upcoming events and act...

Nasser speaks with Sarah Schwartz, a human rights lawyer, Principal lawyer with Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service, and lecturer at Melbourne University Law School, and Dr Max Kaiser, an expert on antisemitism and Australian Jewish history and author of Jewish Antifascism and the False Promise of Settler Colonialism, both Sarah and Max are executive and advisory committee members of the Jewish Cou...

Nasser speaks with Nour Salman, Palestinian activist, organiser, and subject-matter expert on SWANA geopolitics and history. They speak about Nour's Nakba story, changes in Free Palestine and resistive socio-political movements, the importance of engaging in active discourse with elected councillors, and the We Vote for Palestine campaign. For info on We Vote for Palestine, visit wevoteforpalestin...

Nasser speaks with Tan Safi, a Palestinian activist, documentary and filmmaker, and volunteer media producer for the Gaza Freedom Flotilla Coalition, about their work with the organisation. For more info and to donate, visit freedomflotilla.org or @gazafreedomflotilla. Free Palestine rally, State Library Victoria, every Sunday from 12pm. Info on upcoming events and actions via APAN and Free Palest...

Nasser has a conversation with Tasnim Sammak, a Palestinian activist, mother, community organiser, and PhD candidate at Monash University. They speak about her family's exile to Gaza and life in refugee camps, Tasnim's reflections on the Free Palestine movement since her involvement in 2008, the military-industrial complex and profiteering from wars, the importance of staunch union solidarity, and...

Nasser has a conversation with Aran Mylvaganam, a former refugee, Tamil Refugee Council founder, trade unionist, and human rights activist. They speak about the discrimination against the Tamils in Sri Lanka, Aran's refugee story, his activism, and the socio-political effects of Australia's immigration policies and treatment of refugees, including the recent news of the self-immolation of 23-year-...

Nasser has a long-form conversation with Mai Saif, a Palestinian activist, Free Palestine Melbourne organiser, and member of the Palestinian Community Association for Victoria. They speak about Mai's Nakba story during the First Intifada, her activist work with Free Palestine Melbourne, and how reporting of genocide and apartheid have entered the lexicon of the media landscape and public narrative...

Nasser provides commentary on the ongoing genocide and oppression of Palestinians by the apartheid state of Israel and its intersections with global socio-politcial issues, including the ever-changing position(s) of international organisations on the legal definition of genocide, the censorhip of artists in defense of Palestine, and a report released on 14 Aug 2024 by the Australian Muslim Advocac...

Nasser has a long-form conversation with Rand, a '48er Palestinian, community organiser, student representative, BDS Youth convener, and a member of Dare to Struggle Film Festival, living on Gadigal Land. They speak about Rand's Nakba family history, the BDS movement and the effectiveness of campaigning and implementing strategies, and the Apartheid Free Zones campaign. For information on Aparthei...

Today is the International Day of Solidarity with Gaza and Palestinian Prisoners, and will be marked by actions of solidarity with Palestine against the ongoing genocide in Gaza and silent genocide in West Bank. Nasser provides updates and commentary on Gaza, including the deaths and assassiantions of Palestinians and journalists, a chronologiocal history of Hamas' inception, the ongoing calls for...

On this week's episode, Nasser presents an excerpt of a talk given by veteran Palestinian activist Yousef Alreemawi entitled 'The Palestinian refugees: When the temporary became permanent', Part 9 in the series 'Understanding Palestine', originally recorded 21 July 2024. 'Understanding Palestine' series, every second Sunday at Black Spark Cultural Centre, 126 Gladstone Ave, Northcote. The next tal...

Nasser provides updates and information on the International Justice Court's ruling against Israel's settlement polices, the Oslo Accords (1993), and Israel's breach of Article 3 of the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Nasser then speaks with Dr. Bushra Othman, a Palestinian-Australian woman and surgeon who recently returned from volunteering at Shuhada al-Aqsa Hospital hospital in Deir A...

Nasser provides updates on the continual genocide of Palestinians in Gaza, 280 days since Oct 7 with an estimated 186,000 Palestinian deaths, and in particular the importance of an accurate count – and the difficulty of achieving one. Nasser then speaks with James Godfrey, spokesperson for Free Gaza Australia (a branch of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition), a grassroots solidarity movement across the...

Nasser presents a longform conversation with Prof. Joseph Daher, an academic, researcher, and author of Hezbollah: Political Economy of the Party of God; and Syria After the Uprisings: The Political Economy of State Resilience. They discuss Israel's expansion of operations north onto the lands of Lebanon, the onset of agricultural and civilian land destruction, the implications of the launch of a...

Nasser provides updates on the ongoing oppression, devestation, and genocide of Palestinian people as a result of the western imperial oupost of the Israeli government and its militarianism and the complicity of morally banrupt global governments. Nasser then speaks with Nicholas (Nick) Hanna, an Australian-Lebanese solicitor, filmmaker, and humanitarian about his film The Last Sky, a documentary...

Nasser, Robert, Yousef, and Jiselle discuss the importance of community engagement and some of the program's history during 3CR's annual Radiothon, in support of this year’s theme - Sound on for Solidarity. Palestine Remembered has been on-air for 20 years, presented originally by Yousef, and later with Robert and Nasser, and has provided an integral platform for Palestinian voices, news, and comm...

Nasser provides commentary on the ongoing live digital genocide and brutality experienced by Palestinians at the hands of the Israeli military industrial complex, and of continual incidents of anti-Palestinian racism in so-called Australia. We then hear a speech that Nasser delivered at a Melbourne University NTEU forum where he outlines the definition of the 'eight types of Palestinians' in recog...

Nasser provides updates on the geo/political aspects of the genocide of Palestinian people. We then hear a rally speech given by Nasser at the Boycott ZIM shipping action at Port Melbourne-Boonwurrung Land on Sat 25 May as part of the National Day of Action at the Ports. ZIM Ganges is one of the world's largest container shipping companies and has played an integral role in the colonisation of Pal...

Nasser speaks with Dana Alshaer, a Palestinian woman born and raised in the occupied West Bank, an international student studying International Relations, and leading member of Unimelb for Palestine. They discuss the collective activism of students and staff during the month-long encampment at the South Lawn and sit-in at Mahmoud's Hall (University of Melbourne campus) to demand the university's a...

Nasser provides updates on local and national actions and news, including Senator Fatima Payman recent comments in support of Palestine, achaic protest laws in NSW, the ban on wearing a kufiyyeh in Parliament, ongoing unwavering pro-Palestinian university encampments in so-called Australia, and more. We then hear commentary by Jiselle and Nasser on the four motions drafted by members of the Social...

Nasser presents a longform conversation with Prof. Mazin Qumsiyeh, a Palestinian scientist, researcher, teacher, author, founder and director of Palestine Museum of Natural History and Humankind, and Lecturer at the Palestine Institute for Biodiversity and Sustainability of Behtlehem University. They discuss Prof. Qumsiyeh's Nakba story, his life in Bethlehem, his experience and knowledge of the v...

Nasser provides commentary and updates on local and internationla news, including univeristy encampments in Narrm, the ongoing invasion in Rafah, and the recognition of World Press Freedom Day (May 3). We then hear from Jiselle Hanna, trade unionist, member of Australia Asia Worker Links, and 3CR broadacaster, speak about International Workers' Memorial Day at the Free Palestine Melbourne rally, S...

Nasser provides commentary on the vital role of activism in highlighting the complicity of governments and organisations in the genocide and displacement of Palestinian people by the Isreali occupational forces, in particular encampments occuring in universities nationally and internationally in a stand of solidarity. Nasser then plays an excerpt of a talk by veteran Palestinian activist Yousef Al...

Jiselle speaks with Nathalie Farah, advocate, writer, and creative from the SWANA region, and Disrupt Wars campaigner, about the Elbit Out campaign that launched on Mon 15 Apr as part of the A15 global economic blockade, and why its vital to dismantle all systems and partnerships connected to genocide and warfare. Nasser then provides commentary on issues related to geopolitical and diplomatic con...

Nasser provides commenatary on geopolitcial issues relating to Israel-led drone strikes in Iran, Australian politics and the dehumanisation of Palestinians, BDS campaigns affect on global corporations, and the upcoming A15 global economic blockades. Nasser also interviews Tony Piccolo, Asst. State Secretary Australian Manufacturing Workers Union (AMWU), about the role of union solidairity with res...