Understanding Israel Palestine

After the United Nations partitioned the Palestine Mandate giving 55% to the proposed Jewish state, Israel declared independence, the large-scale expulsions of Palestinians began and almost immediately violence broke out, […] The post Documentary Tantura chronicles massacre during 1948 Nakba appeared first on KKFI .

In this episode we interview two guests; both promote Palestinian art and cultural production as necessary for the survival of the Palestinian people. Susan Greene has been enabling communities in […] The post Palestinian Art As Resistance appeared first on KKFI .

Michael Lynk, an associate professor of law at the University of Western Ontario and U.N. Special Rapporteur for the situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territories occupied since 1967, […] The post U.N. Rapporteur Says Israel Guilty of Apartheid in Occupied Palestine appeared first on KKFI .

Lara Friedman, President of the Foundation for Middle East Peace speaks about tensions in Jerusalem as Palestinians, Jewish settlers, Israeli Police and IDF soldiers all staked their claims for control […] The post Turbulence at al Aqsa Mosque and artists standing up for Palestinians appeared first on KKFI .

Rebecca Stein, Associate Professor of anthropology at Duke University and author of Screen Shots: State Violence on Camera in Israel and Palestine gives an overview of how cameras have been […] The post Palestinian Activists’ Use of Smartphone Video appeared first on KKFI .

Omar Barghouti, co-founder of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions movement for Palestinian rights, discusses the aims of the BDS movement and compares its targeted sanctions against Israeli Occupation and apartheid with […] The post Omar Barghouti Compares Sanctions on Russia and Israel appeared first on KKFI .

Our New Year’s Eve show reviews some key events in Israel-Palestine in 2021 with clips from the past year’s programs. Jeff Halper, founder of the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions, […] The post Israel-Palestine in 2021 appeared first on KKFI .

Edward Ahmed Mitchell, deputy executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, recounts how CAIR recently discovered that Steven Emerson, an American journalist and anti-Muslim activist, has worked with the […] The post Israel Spies on U.S. Muslims; Local Churches Harassed in Jerusalem appeared first on KKFI .

In this Christmas Eve broadcast, Sami Awad, founder of the Holy Land Trust, talks from Bethlehem about conditions in Bethlehem, what this year’s Christmas looks like there, community life and […] The post Peace through Personal Transformation in Bethlehem appeared first on KKFI .

Richard A. Falk, professor emeritus of international law and practice at Princeton University and former U.N. Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in the Palestinian territories occupied by Israel since1967, discusses […] The post International law on Russia in Ukraine and on Israel in Palestine appeared first on KKFI .

Understanding Israel Palestine: Beyond the Walls — “From the Architects of Repression to Transcending the Israel Lobby at Home & Abroad” with Walter Hixson (3-4-22) For this week’s episode, producer […] The post Understanding Israel Palestine: Beyond the Walls — “From the Architects of Repression to Transcending the Israel Lobby at Home & Abroad” with Walter Hixson (3-4-22) appeared first...

Understanding Israel Palestine: Beyond the Walls — “From Imperialism & War to Architects of Repression: Settler Colonialism & the US-Israel Special Relationship” with Walter Hixson (12-17-21) For this week’s episode, […] The post Understanding Israel Palestine: Beyond the Walls — “From Imperialism & War to Architects of Repression: Settler Colonialism & the US-Israel Special Relati...

Madeleine Cereghino, director of government relations for  Americans for Peace Now, a non-partisan non-profit that defines itself as a Jewish pro-peace organization, talks about settlement expansion in the West Bank […] The post Criticizing Israel out of love appeared first on KKFI .

Lubna Alzaroo grew up in Hebron, possibly the most violent city in the West Bank. How do the 800 Israeli settlers make life hell for the 150,000 Palestinians in Hebron? […] The post Growing up in Hebron Lubna Alzaroo explains appeared first on KKFI .

Jamie talks with Virginia Tilley, professor at University of Illinois, about why the two-state solution would still leave Israel an apartheid state.  Tilley co-wrote with Richard Falk the 2017 UN […] The post An apartheid state would continue in a two-state “solution” appeared first on KKFI .

Born into a prominent Zionist family, son of a famous Israeli general in the Six-Day War, author, activist and karate instructor Miko Peled discusses how his views on Israel and […] The post Miko Peled’s Journey from Israel to Palestine appeared first on KKFI .

On Oct. 21, Israel charged six prominent Palestinian human rights groups with being terrorist organizations. Israeli, European, and international human rights organizations, U.N. experts, and others have denounced the charge […] The post Israel Moves to Shut Down Palestinian Civil Society appeared first on KKFI .

Understanding Israel Palestine: Beyond the Walls — “Psychoanalysis Under Occupation; Practicing Resistance in Palestine” with Lara & Stephen Sheehi (Part 2 — 12-10-21) For this week’s program, we listen to […] The post Understanding Israel Palestine: Beyond the Walls — “Psychoanalysis Under Occupation; Practicing Resistance in Palestine” with Lara & Stephen Sheehi (Part 2 — 12-10-21) appea...

Understanding Israel Palestine: Beyond the Walls — “Psychoanalysis Under Occupation; Practicing Resistance in Palestine” with Lara & Stephen Sheehi (Part 1 — 11-19-21) For this week’s program, we listen to […] The post Understanding Israel Palestine: Beyond the Walls — “Psychoanalysis Under Occupation; Practicing Resistance in Palestine” with Lara & Stephen Sheehi (Part 1 — 11-19-21) appea...

For this week’s show, producer Jeremy Rothe-Kushel speaks with Kirby Sommers, author of books like “Jeffrey Epstein: Predator, Spy” & “Ghislaine Maxwell: An Unauthorized Biography” and an advocate for victims […] The post Understanding Israel Palestine: Beyond the Walls — “The Maxwell Trial, Government by Blackmail & the Compromised US-Israel ‘Special Relationship'” with Kirby Sommers (10-...

In early September six Palestinian prisoners tunnelled out of a maximum-security prison in Israel, reportedly using only a teaspoon to do so. Their unlikely escape highlighted the situation of Palestinian […] The post A Daring Escape appeared first on KKFI .

In beginning to critically deconstruct the key role of the Anti Defamation League in the Israel Lobby, producer Jeremy Rothe-Kushel speaks with Jewish American Journalist & Pro-Palestinian activist Jeffrey Blankfort, […] The post Understanding Israel Palestine: Beyond the Walls — “Blowing the whistle on ADL spying for Israel in bed with apartheid South Africa against U.S. civil society” with J...

For this week’s program, producer Jeremy Rothe-Kushel speaks with journalist and managing editor of The American Prospect, Jonathan Guyer, about his articles titled “Biden Advisers Ride on Pegasus Spyware: The […] The post Understanding Israel Palestine: Beyond the Walls — “Biden Advisers Ride on Israeli NSO Pegasus Spyware & Corruption is What Other People Do” with Jonathan Guyer (8-27-21) ap...

For this week’s program, producer Jeremy Rothe-Kushel speaks with Alison Weir, author of “Against Our Better Judgement: The Hidden History of How the US was used to create Israel” and […] The post Understanding Israel Palestine: Beyond the Walls — “Campaign to Criminalize Criticism of Israel Continues” with Alison Weir (9-17-21) appeared first on KKFI .

For this week’s show, producer Jeremy Rothe-Kushel speaks with security journalist Richard Silverstein about his recent stories, “Iron Dome Vote Rammed Down Throats of House Democrats After Pressure from Israeli […] The post Understanding Israel Palestine: Beyond the Walls — “Iron Dome Offensives & Israeli AI Kill-Switches” with Richard Silverstein (10-8-21) appeared first on KKFI .