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Understanding Israel Palestine

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This show is inspired by Citizens for Justice in the Middle East, a local group that has advocated for 20 years for a fair and even-handed U.S. foreign policy that recognizes the rights of both Palestinians and Israelis. Our program offers interviews with journalists, scholars, policy experts and activists to offer multiple perspectives, and to clarify the underlying issues that are often obscured by headline news. Understanding Israel Palestine advocates for a fair and even-handed U.S. foreign policy that recognizes the rights of both Palestinians and Israelis. The program offers multiple pe...

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"Facebook, We Need to Talk" 14.03.2021 27:40

Facebook is under pressure to include criticism of Israel in its hate-speech policy. After more than 100 Jewish organizations around the world pressed Facebook to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance […] The post "Facebook, We Need to Talk" appeared first on KKFI .

Understanding Israel Palestine: Beyond the Walls – "Can Israel be both Jewish and Democratic?" & "Conflating Judaism & Zionism: Bad for the 28.02.2021 28:27

Understanding Israel Palestine: Beyond the Walls – "Can Israel be both Jewish and Democratic?" & "Conflating Judaism & Zionism: Bad for the Jews" with Richard Silverstein (2/26/21) For this week's […] The post Understanding Israel Palestine: Beyond the Walls – "Can Israel be both Jewish and Democratic?" & "Conflating Judaism & Zionism: Bad for the Jews" with Richard Silverstein (2/...

Settler Violence Escalates in Israel 16.02.2021 28:24

Lara Friedman, director of the Foundation for Middle East Peace, discusses the increase in Jewish settlements on the West Bank during 2020 and the rise in settler violence. Both escalated […] The post Settler Violence Escalates in Israel appeared first on KKFI .

Journalist Eli Day Highlights Parallels between United States and Palestine 12.02.2021 17:32

KANSAS CITY– A month after the May 25 police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis Jamie Jackson interviewed journalist Eli Day about the solidarity of the Black community in the […] The post Journalist Eli Day Highlights Parallels between United States and Palestine appeared first on KKFI .

"The Process of Judaizing Has Been Completed" 28.01.2021 28:31

Since 1948, Israel has destroyed more than 160,000 Palestinian homes. Jeff Halper, founder of the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions, says house demolitions are the essence of Israel's drive to […] The post "The Process of Judaizing Has Been Completed" appeared first on KKFI .

Understanding Israel Palestine: Beyond the Walls – "End of 2020 Show: Interview Retrospective" (12/25/20) 04.01.2021 28:21

Understanding Israel Palestine: Beyond the Walls (12/25/20) "End of 2020 Show: Interview Retrospective" December 25, 2020 Jamie Jackson features her interview with Mazen Qumsiyeh. http://qumsiyeh.org/ Margot Patterson features […] The post Understanding Israel Palestine: Beyond the Walls – "End of 2020 Show: Interview Retrospective" (12/25/20) appeared first on KKFI .

2020 Interviews: Looking Back to Look Forward 04.01.2021 28:28

The Rev. Alex Awad, formerly a United Methodist missionary in Jerusalem, laments that the existence and experience of Christian Palestinians is largely ignored by Christians in the United States. He […] The post 2020 Interviews: Looking Back to Look Forward appeared first on KKFI .

Understanding Israel Palestine: Beyond the Walls – "Cyberweaponry, Kill-Switch Diplomacy and the Technology of Occupation" (December 18, 202 21.12.2020 28:26

Understanding Israel Palestine: Beyond the Walls – "Cyberweaponry, Kill-Switch Diplomacy and the Technology of Occupation" December 18, 2020 After the headline news, Jeremy takes on the question of recent reports […] The post Understanding Israel Palestine: Beyond the Walls – "Cyberweaponry, Kill-Switch Diplomacy and the Technology of Occupation" (December 18, 2020) appeared first on KKFI .

U.S.-Iran-Israel 17.12.2020 28:13

Iran expert Trita Parsi discusses relations between Iran, Israel and the United States and examines the significance of last week's assassination of Iran's top nuclear scientist, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh. Barbara Slavin, […] The post U.S.-Iran-Israel appeared first on KKFI .

UIP Title #1 Subject 30.11.2020 0:39

Long Description: Aaron David Miller talk about the death of longtime Palestinian negotiator Saab Erekat The post UIP Title #1 Subject appeared first on KKFI .