This episode began as a thought months ago, not long after the Oct 7, 2023 Hamas attack. At that time, we anticipated violence - there’s a long history of Israeli assaults on the Palestinian people. We did not, however, anticipate a genocidal campaign and widening regional war. It’s a wide ranging talk between Dennis and Dwayne since Charles was unable to join us this time.
Our conversation does not have the structure of our usual shows. There is a film, Farha, at the heart of things and we do discuss it but more as a point of reference than to critique or review. We’ll talk about Farha at greater length on a subsequent show.
The links shared with the show notes will point you to information resources we’ve found helpful in sorting through this unfolding disaster.
Resources
Farha
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farha_(film)
The Great Book Robbery
The Great Book Robbery is a powerful and poignant chronicle of cultural destruction. It tells the story of the 70,000 Palestinian books that were looted by the newly formed State of Israel in 1948. The film weaves together a range of storylines to create a dramatic, engaging, and deeply emotional structure.
https://bbrunner.eu/movie/the-great-book-robbery/
Leila Khaled Interview: Palestine is an International Liberation Struggle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BBvzyKL-G4
A Life in Struggle: Exclusive with Leila Khaled, Icon of Palestinian Resistance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSv0Vqk_ILg
Solidarity with Palestine: Free Resources and Further Reading
https://www.versobooks.com/en-gb/blogs/news/solidarity-with-palestine-free-resources-and-further-reading?_pos=4&_sid=e479de814&_ss=r
The 1948 Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine by Ilan Pappé
https://ciaotest.cc.columbia.edu/olj/jps/vol36-141/vol36-141_b.pdf
Ten Myths About Israel by Ilan Pappe
https://www.jadaliyya.com/Author/4114
Gaza An Inquest into Its Martyrdom by Norman Finkelstein
https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520318335/gaza
The Palestine Laboratory: How Israel Exports the Technology of Occupation Around the World
by Antony Loewenstein
https://www.versobooks.com/products/2684-the-palestine-laboratory
