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The Makdisi Street podcast speaks with Palestinian analyst Tareq Baconi, author of Hamas Contained (Stanford University Press, 2018) and president of the board of Al-Shabaka. One year into the Gaza genocide, they discuss the emergence Hamas and its role in the Palestinian political polity, its sweeping victory in Gaza in 2006 as well as its subsequent governance in Gaza and attempts to contain its growth through blockade. They explore how October 7th upended the entire strategic alignment of the Western imperialist powers that are part of Israeli apartheid structure, and recentered Palestine.
US law prohibits military assistance to allies blocking Gaza humanitarian aid, but Washington says no assessment on Israel.
By failing to take action to halt it, universities and other institutions in Europe and North America are enabling the slaughter of Palestinians.
This week on Babel, Jon Alterman speaks with Amjad Iraqi, a senior editor at +972 Magazine and an associate fellow with Chatham House. He is also affiliated with Al-Shabaka, an online Palestinian policy network. Together, they discuss how Palestinian citizens of Israel have been experiencing the Gaza war, and the future of Palestinian communities in Israel, Gaza, and the West Bank.
By masking support for Israel with hollow humanitarian gestures and empathy for Palestinians, Biden and Harris have diluted pressure to end the genocide.
Hamas leaders Yahya Sinwar and Ismail Haniyeh were killed by Israel, leaving the group to debate a successor. And, as Israel’s war on Gaza continues, questions remain about what lies ahead for Gaza’s leadership and its people.
Tareq Baconi speaks to Democracy Now's Amy Goodman on the impact of Israel's killing of Hamas Chief Yahya Sinwar
A year of Israel’s war has only intensified Palestinians’ deep-seated disillusion with their political leadership.
While Israel continues its genocide in Gaza, it's waging a parallel war in the occupied West Bank. Yara Hawari speaks to Al Jazeera.
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