One of the more moving conversations I have had with Palestinian sisters and brothers. She is powerful voice fighting the fight, participating in the struggle to free her country, her people, her family!

The connection between the Palestinian Beduin in the Naqab and the people of the Gaza Strip is a long and strong one. Rafat Abu-Aish talks about that and about the terror Palestinians endure in the Naqab and the history of resistance in the Palestinian Beduin community.

A lone Palestinian defender living among hate-filled settlers and a lawless army. Issa Amro does sacred work trying to stand for Palestinian in Hebron.

"Silence is also a price," Rabbi Feldman said to me when we met at a protest for Palestine. He was telling about members of the Ultra Orthodox community in the US who had lost jobs for speaking out about Palestine and against Zionism. He is a fascinating man and I must say I learn a great deal from him every time we talk. 

Do we vote for the lesser of two evils again or for a third party candidate. If we decide on third party then which one? In this episode I ask Dr. Jill Stein about this and many other topics.

My friend and comrade Dr. Yousef Al-Jamal and I talk about Gaza, Palestine, his family history and the much beloved, recently murdered, Dr. Reefat Alareer.

The African American- Palestinian solidarity has al long history but as a movement it seems that it has never caught on widely. I discuss this with Dr. Gerland Horne.

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Alice Rothchild, MD is a fascinating, dynamic, and unique person. I really enjoyed speaking with her in Seattle. She is an author and filmmaker who now devotes her time to writing and taking action for Palestinian liberation.  Alice's documentary on the Nakba on Youtube "Voices Across the Divide": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6d-GA86EYwA We talked about her traditional Jewish American upbringing in Massachusetts and how she became an advocate for Palestinian rights. Alice talks about the backlash she's faced among fellow physicians for speaking up about the medical realities in Palestine. Alice's most recent book is Finding Melody Sullivan about a 16 year old  American girl who visits her friend in Hebron in the West Bank. Order here: https://www.cunepress.com/GalleryMain.asp?AKey=8W568XGM&GalleryID=158959 Alice's websites: https://alicerothchild.com/ https://www.alicerothchildbooks.com Twitter: twitter.com/aliceRothchild FB: facebook.com/alicerothchildmd Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alicerothchild/

Grassroots Jerusalem or Grassroots Al-Quds educates people on the Palestinian perspective of this city of great historical, religious, and political importance. They run in person tours, virtual tours, sell a guidebook, and many other resources. Yazan Risheq is the executive director. Miko Peled speaks with Yazan about colonization happening in Silwan, Isawiya, and Sheikh Jarrah - all neighborhoods in Jerusalem. Miko and Yazan talk about Itamar Ben-Gvir and the attacks on Al-Aqsa. Yazan also talks about the UN and the role they do or do not play. And Yazan tells us what gives him hope: grassroots support from people around the world. Part 2 available for Patreon supporters: https://www.patreon.com/mikopeled   Learn more about Grassroots Al-Quds at: https://www.grassrootsalquds.net/   Invite Miko to speak at your event at: https://mikopeled.com/booking/   Follow Miko on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikopeled/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MikoPeledOfficial Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mikopeled/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mikopeled Follow Eli Gerzon on Twitter: https://twitter.com/eligerzon/

Miko has been recording short off the cuff reactions to headlines in the Israeli media. He looks at headlines in the Israeli newspapers and does some translating for us, tells us what they're talking about, and what they should be talking about. Get this headline reactions sent to your email inbox on the day of by joining Miko's Patreon: patreon.com/mikopeled This podcast includes: March 20th - Smotrich, one of the highest ranking Israeli officials, shows off a flag of "Greater Israel" which includes Jordan and other areas. A clear threat to surrounding countries. March 24th - Smotrich commemorates a racist thug March 27th - Haaretz lists the judicial reforms that hundreds of thousands of Israelis are protesting against, Miko translates and reacts to a former Israeli general referring to apartheid in the West Bank.  March 30th - Indonesia will not host Israel for the U-20 World Cup as FIFA withdraws because of protests and organizing.   Subscribe on Patreon to support this work and get exclusive content: https://www.patreon.com/mikopeled/ Follow Miko on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikopeled/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MikoPeledOfficial Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mikopeled/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mikopeled Follow Eli Gerzon on Twitter: https://twitter.com/eligerzon/

No repurcussions for "wipe out Huwara" comment by senior Israeli government official? There was a pogrom against the village of Huwara by Israeli settlers with the help of the Israeli military. And then a senior government official, Bizalel Smotrich, called for wiping out the village. Smotrich faced no official condemnation for this from Israel or the US.    We discuss this and the call to action: Call out the Sierra Club for leading "greenwashing" eco trip to Israel! They are normalizing Israel's ongoing oppression and escalating racist violence. Tweet at @sierraclub and comment on posts on their Facebook page: no trips while Palestinians live under apartheid! More info via Adalah Justice: https://www.adalahjusticeproject.org/updates/2022/8/10/we-condemn-sierra-clubs-imminent-announcement-of-new-trips-to-apartheid-israel Subscribe on Patreon to support this work and get exclusive content: https://www.patreon.com/mikopeled/ Follow Miko on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikopeled/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MikoPeledOfficial Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mikopeled/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mikopeled Follow Eli Gerzon on Twitter: https://twitter.com/eligerzon/

Israel's violence and indignities against Palestinians are increasing. Palestinian prisoners have responded by declaring a hunger strike the day before Ramadan on March 21st and calling for Palestinians to take action in solidarity. Passover is during Ramadan this April 2023. During Ramadan many Muslim Palestinians go to Jerusalem. During Passover Palestinians are often blocked from entering Jerusalem. With that and many other factors, Miko wonders if this could be the start of a Third Intifada. Take action: follow and support Addameer a nonprofit focused on supporting Palestinian prisoners and educating the world of their plight. Link to interactive map we discuss: https://www.addameer.org/prisons-and-detention-centers FB: https://www.facebook.com/AddameerAssociation Twitter: https://twitter.com/Addameer Letter from Palestinian prisoners to Ben-Gvir in response to his new rules making things even worse for these political prisoners:   https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/palestinian-prisoners-announce-major-upcoming-battle-against Video: Several roads have been blocked since yesterday with overturned cars and burning tires across occupied Jerusalem as a declaration of civil disobedience against home demolitions and arbitrary raids by Israeli forces into Palestinian neighborhoods: https://www.instagram.com/reel/Co25rofPzy0/?igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY%3D Miko shares a terrifying story that he heard while in Malaysia: Samar Abu Sbeih is a Palestinian who spoke about being imprisoned and giving birth while pregnant. And article about her: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/north-africa-west-asia/role-of-palestinian-women-in-resistance/ Documentary Tantura in which Israelis admit to terrible war crimes during the Nakba: https://theintercept.com/2022/11/25/tantura-movie-israel-palestine/ 18,000 Palestinian homes in Jerusalem are under demolition threat: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20191217-18000-homes-in-occupied-jerusalem-under-demolition-threat-says-official/   Subscribe on Patreon to support this work and get exclusive content: https://www.patreon.com/mikopeled/ Follow Miko on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikopeled/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MikoPeledOfficial Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mikopeled/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mikopeled Follow Eli Gerzon on Twitter: https://twitter.com/eligerzon/

We talk about the film Farha now available on Netflix: based on a true story of one young woman's experience during the Nakba. The Nakba is the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians by Israelis in 1948. We talk about Israel's backlash to the film and attempted boycott. Miko shares about his personal experience learning about the Nakba - at first disbelief but then accepting it after hearing so many personal stories directly from Palestinians. We also touch on various other topics: The Academy Award winning short film from Palestine also on Netflix (for some countries): The Present (2020) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Present_(2020_film)   Netanyahu spoke with Jordan Peterson about his false narrative of the Nakba and Israel's founding: https://youtu.be/4OcaMRLTyGI   Miko's article "Exploring the roots of the Satmar Hasidim" and the way neighbors let their neighbors be massacred and taken away during the Holocaust: https://justworldeducational.org/2019/04/exploring-the-roots-of-the-satmar-hasidim/   We talk about the massacre in Lyd in 1948. Miko references an interview on YouTube with the Israeli who shot a rocket into a mosque. Here's the video on YouTube with the Lyd (Lod for Israelis) discussion starting at 10:51: https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=651&v=lDEiUY8mW0Y&feature=youtu.be   Here's Miko's article about modern Lyd (site of Ben Gurion Airport) and that massacre: https://www.mintpressnews.com/my-visit-to-lyd-where-historical-and-contemporary-zionist-oppression-meet/278261/     Subscribe on Patreon to support this work and get exclusive content: https://www.patreon.com/mikopeled/ Follow Miko on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikopeled/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MikoPeledOfficial Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mikopeled/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mikopeled Follow Eli Gerzon on Twitter: https://twitter.com/eligerzon/

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken visited Palestine and it made little difference. The US can't broker any deals when they are complicit in Israeli crimes. We discuss US complicity in a little known way: taking the Jewish Defense League off the terrorist list last year. And we talk about how Miko is trying to reclaim a certain right wing genre. Miko also scrolls through headlines from two of the most popular Israeli news outlets, Ma’ariv and Ynet, before finding anything at all about Palestine. They are more interested in Leonardo DiCaprio and his new Israeli girlfriend. We talk about Yossi Zabari an Israeli activist, poet, and comedian. Here's the article in Jewish Currents: he was asked to speak at a protest but forbidden from bringing a Palestinian flag: https://jewishcurrents.org/planting-a-palestinian-flag-at-israels-anti-government-protests   Subscribe on Patreon to support this work and get exclusive content: https://www.patreon.com/mikopeled/ Follow Miko on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikopeled/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MikoPeledOfficial Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mikopeled/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mikopeled Follow Eli Gerzon on Twitter: https://twitter.com/eligerzon/    

Israel sent a dangerous message last week when a Jordanian Ambassador was denied entry to the Al Aqsa compound in Jerusalem -  one of the holiest sites for Muslims around the world. All Muslims are allowed to enter the area and the Jordanian royal family has been the custodians of the site for decades. Some key terms we discuss - all very important things that are almost on top of each other in Jerusalem: Dome of the Rock, Al Aqsa Mosque, Al Haram Al Sharif, Wailing Wall / HaKotel, Temple Mount, and the Islamic Waqf that administers the compound. Listen to Miko's interview of Dr Yusuf Natsheh, one of the top experts on Al Aqsa, on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/al-aqsa-in-68258596 Video on Twitter which contradicted the official narrative from Israel showing an Israeli policeman blocking and shoving someone from the Jordanian entourage: https://twitter.com/jackyhugi/status/1615581203389726720 Article from Times of Israel coverage of the incident:   Subscribe on Patreon to support this work and get exclusive content: https://www.patreon.com/mikopeled/ Follow Miko on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikopeled/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MikoPeledOfficial Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mikopeled/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mikopeled Follow Eli Gerzon on Twitter: https://twitter.com/eligerzon/  

The new Israeli government is even more racist and right wing than before. These extremists zealots like Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben-Gvir are in the highest positions in government. They have the power to make things worse for Palestinians in so many ways. They are also anti LGBTQ and anti democracy: this has inspired large protests by any Israelis left of Mussolini. But how much value do these protests have for Palestinians?   Subscribe on Patreon to support this work and get exclusive content: https://www.patreon.com/mikopeled/ Follow Miko on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikopeled/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MikoPeledOfficial Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mikopeled/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mikopeled Follow Eli Gerzon on Twitter: https://twitter.com/eligerzon/

Miko Peled and Nida Abu Baker spoke at the Community Church of Boston in December 2022. The church was giving the Sacco and Vanzetti Award to the Holy Land Foundation Five: Palestinian American political prisoners. Three of the five are still in prison including Nida's father, Shukri Abu Baker, who was sentenced to 65 years in prison. Thank you to Dean Stevens and everyone else at Community Church of Boston.   The church regularly hosts amazing speakers which you can watch by subscribing to them on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CCBPeace Full YouTube livestream: “FREE THE HOLY LAND FOUNDATION FIVE with Miko Peled, Nida Abu Baker, Sami Al Arian, & more 12/18/22”: https://youtu.be/UdM3KjkuKZo   Follow Nida Abu Baker on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/livinlanidaloca/   Order Miko's book - Injustice: the Story of the Holy Land Foundation Five: https://www.amazon.com/Injustice-Story-Holy-Land-Foundation/dp/1682570851   Subscribe on Patreon to support this work and get exclusive content: https://www.patreon.com/mikopeled/ Follow Miko on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikopeled/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MikoPeledOfficial Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mikopeled/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mikopeled Follow Eli Gerzon on Twitter: https://twitter.com/eligerzon/  

This is the first part of my conversation with Mondoweiss founder Phil Weiss. Phil describes how Zionism destroyed American Jewish culture. He talks about how American Jews who fought against the Vietnam war demanded that the US support Israel and its wars and crimes against the Palestinian people. Fascinating stuff!   Hear the rest of my conversation with Phil Weiss by subscribing to my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mikopeled/posts   Follow Phil Weiss on Twitter: https://twitter.com/philweiss Check out Mondoweiss - a Palestine focused news source on social media @mondoweiss and their website: https://mondoweiss.net/   Follow Miko on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikopeled/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MikoPeledOfficial Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mikopeled/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mikopeled Follow Eli Gerzon on Twitter: https://twitter.com/eligerzon/  

Jeremy Ben-Ami, the president of J Street, recently gave a speech. He tried to claim he is in favor of standing up to the far right in Israel. In fact, he made clear what has always been the case: liberal Zionism is the fig leaf under which Zionist crimes and the apartheid regime flourish. Eli Gerzon asks Miko Peled about the code words and quotations that make Ben-Ami's intentions clear. Also a brief discussion about the history of bagels in Israel. Miko's article on this topic: https://www.mintpressnews.com/as-far-right-come-to-power-in-israel-j-street-struggles-for-relevance/282987/ Article by Phill Weiss in Mondoweiss about Ben-Ami's speech: https://mondoweiss.net/2022/12/israel-support-is-a-threat-to-the-american-jewish-community-ben-ami-warns/ Video of Jeremy Ben-Ami's speech at J Street event: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=888490412316723 Full documentary "Gaza Fights For Freedom" by Abby Martin - free on YouTube (just click "I understand and wish to proceed in response to the ridiculous attempt at censorship): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnZSaKYmP2s   Follow Miko on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikopeled/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MikoPeledOfficial Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mikopeled/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mikopeled Follow Eli Gerzon on Twitter: https://twitter.com/eligerzon/  

It's the 75th anniversary of UN passed Resolution 181 aka United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine. The map made no sense at the time but Israel continued to steal land, practice ethnic cleansing, and used myths to perpetuate cultural genocide. Miko talks about that history including the roles his own grandfather and father played.   Miko is joined by Eli Gerzon - a longtime Palestine solidarity activist who is going to make sure this podcast will be more frequent and consistent. So make sure to subscribe and share with others!   IMAGE of the map in the Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Partition_Plan_for_Palestine READ Miko Peled's recent article about UN Res. 181: https://www.mintpressnews.com/un-resolution-181-75-years-of-myth-making-and-false-israeli-legitimacy/282869/ Follow Miko on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikopeled/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MikoPeledOfficial Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mikopeled/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mikopeled Follow Eli Gerzon on Twitter: https://twitter.com/eligerzon/  

Growing up in Israel I knew Benjamin Netanyahu - he was a close friend of my sister. We thought he was amazing and heroic - then we grew up and realized who he really is. When Bill Maher interviewed Bibi Netanyahu on October 21st he showed that he is a schmuck that needs to grow up.

Recently Biden visited Israel and said he's proud to be a Zionist. He also visited Saudi Arabia. And yet both countries recently killed prominent journalists: Shireen Abu Akleh and Jamal Khashoggi.  Why would he visit these countries? Who actually benefits from these visits?   Subscribe on my Patreon to see videos, get these podcasts early, and other bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/mikopeled/posts    

“If you do not stop, I will submit your name to the Shin Bet. Once you are marked there, your whole life is under their surveillance.” This is the threat that Jewish-Israeli Mayor Yair Revivo hurled at Palestinian councilwoman Fida Shehada after she highlighted how their city neglects its Palestinian residents. Now, she is running an election campaign, challenging to unseat the mayor in the mixed Jewish-Palestinian city of Lyd (or "Lod" in Hebrew) in the upcoming mayoral elections. Here is Miko Peled's interview with Fida Shehade, who is a central figure in the Palestinian struggle against systematic racism in Lyd, a city located exactly between Jaffa and Jerusalem. During Israel's establishment in 1948, Israeli militia forcibly expelled the majority of the city's Palestinian residents in an event now known as the Lydda Death March. The Palestinians who now live there, holding Israeli citizenship as effective second-class citizens, face severe systematic racism, including frequent home demolitions and advancing Israeli settler organizations. In this interview, Miko and councilwoman Shehade discuss the bleak realities of the racism in Lyd, connecting the situation of the Palestinian citizens of Israel in this city with the larger Palestinian struggle against oppression. They discuss her work to fight for local Palestinian rights and running for the upcoming elections, and the significance of the movement of those Israelis who were pulled out of Gaza close to two decades ago and have now set their eyes on Lyd. This is the shortened podcast version. The full video is available to Premium Patrons on patreon.com/mikopeled

"We try to imagine what could have been here. How this country could have been, how the society could have been, if it wasn't for the terrible crime of ethnic cleansing." Zochrot means "remembrance" in Hebrew, taking the grammatical feminine form. As a non-profit organization, Zochrot takes on the Zionist account of history from within Israeli society itself. They tackle the Zionist narrative by shedding light on the catastrophe (Nakba) that took place during Israel's establishment in 1948 when 700,000 Palestinians were forcefully expelled from their homes, never to return. This interview with the organization's Israeli Director, Rachel Beitarie, explores her own motivation for joining and leading Zochrot, and the importance of presenting uncomfortable truths to Israeli society. This is a discussion between two Israelis about listening to the pain of Palestinians and how Israelis must learn "to take responsibility for your part in the dispossession of others." This interview with Miko Peled and Rachel Beitarie covers the importance of oral histories, facing that you grew up with a false nationalist narrative, promoting the return of the Palestinian refugees, and sharing a story of hatred and hummus in Beijing. This is the shortened podcast. The full video interview is available to Premium Patron subscribers on patreon.com/mikopeled

Running for elections as a second class citizen! Though many would ignorantly call her an "Israeli Arab," Haneen Zoabi is a Palestinian patriot. She does not simply represent a political opposition—she is part of a native people excluded by the Israeli system and fighting for equal rights. Haneen Zoabi's journey into politics began at home. Her first awareness of justice and injustice came from observing, and questioning, the traditional gender roles in her home and in society. As the first Palestinian woman elected to the Knesset she made her mark! In this episode, Haneen Zoabi and Miko Peled discuss her journey into intersectional politics, her participation in the Mavi Marmara floatilla to Gaza where Israel killed 9 activists, and the results of the recent Israeli elections. Hear from her directly what it means to operate inside an oppressive and racist system that you wish to see peacefully dismantled. The full video interview is available on patreon.com/mikopeled

A theater student from a Palestinian village without electricity, Mohammad Bakri became a renowned actor and film director. He has stirred controversy in Israel with his movie Jenin, Jenin—a documentary about the Israeli invasion of the refugee camp in Jenin as told entirely from the Palestinian residents themselves. In 2002, Israeli military prevented journalists and human rights organizations from entering Jenin. Rumors of a massacre began to surface. Mohammad Bakri himself sneaked into the camp to ask the question, "What happened?" In this interview, Miko Peled talks with Mohammad Bakri about his first introduction to theater and film in his village and being a young Palestinian theater student in the foreign world of Tel Aviv. They discuss his success as an actor with an Israeli audience and his maturing into someone ready to tell his own story. Become a Patreon Premium subscriber to watch the full video interview!

In September 2018, the UK #Labour Party adopted a controversial guideline on antisemitism issued by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA). This definition folds in criticism of Israel’s treatment of #Palestinians into the definition, establishing a powerful apparatus of censorship which would massively punish #Palestinian rights advocates. Pro-Israel groups along with the UK’s neo-liberal establishment worked tirelessly to tarnish the character of Jeremy #Corbyn (Labour Party leader), Chris Williamson (Labour MP), and several other members of Labour. This sophisticated disinformation and smear campaign has culminated in Corbyn’s recent and shocking ousting from UK Labour in late October of 2020. Miko Peled hosts a roundtable discussion with Chris Williamson (Former Labour Party MP), Asa Winstanley (Journalist), and Tony Greenstein (Activist, Author) who will analyze the events and forces that led to Corbyn’s fall at the hands of pro-Israels special interest groups. Chris Williamson, Asa Winstanley, and Tony Greenstein all faced pressure and/or oustings from their respective roles within the UK Labour Party over similar smears of “antisemitism”. In this online event, we will hear from each of these esteemed UK journalists, politicians and activists who have been directly affected by and witnessed this vast smear campaign and political suppression on the ground level. Guest Panel: Chris Williamson: Former Labour MP for Derby North, City Council Leader, Activist Asa Winstanley: Journalist, Associate Editor @ The Electronic Intifada Tony Greenstein: Activist, Founding member of Palestine Solidarity Campaign and Jews for Boycotting Israeli Goods, author of “A History of Fighting Fascism in Brighton” Browse the Miko Peled Webinar Archive