Palestinian Americans and Israelis in Palestine. Lamis Diab, a Palestinian American and Academic Counselor living in Illinois, joins Michael to talk about the situation in Israel, Gaza, and the West Bank in the context of the 75-year history of the Israel-Palestinian Conflict. Hear stories about her time in the West Bank as a Palestinian American, her family living in Palestine, and the history of the region.
What's really going in Palestine and Israel? Lamis Diab shares first hand experience being shot at by the Israeli army, what the apartheid conditions are like, the dehumanization of a people, what the bombing of Gaza is like, and some of the solutions being proposed. Also includes stories of Israeli historians and former IDF soldiers and their journeys to uncover the myths of the day. It's not so black and white folks. These are stories Americans need to hear. Learn more:
HISTORY
Israeli historian Ilan Pappe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1PKlV1JMBU&t=4s
Jewish political scientist Norm Finklestein: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esli-uLlN2A&t=30s
Miko Peled, former IDF Special Forces and son of Israeli General: https://www.amazon.com/Generals-Son-Journey-Israeli-Palestine-ebook/dp/B01CN2HRH6/
TODAY:
War Correspondent Chris Hedges: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ly6lfhOxTe0&t=0s
SOLUTIONS:
The Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions Movement: https://bdsmovement.net/?fbclid=IwAR3E4lRzaw2FOoLslS_u5DwSsk0jtCELtl5fKK8EF09HweR059gdXIcDSvA
Help with humanitarian aid: https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/what-we-do/where-we-work/palestine