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Producer Lucy Kang reported Making Contact’s first story on Israel’s invasion on Gaza last November. One year later, the conflict continues to mercilessly destroy families and lives in Palestine and beyond. It’s been reported that at least 41,909 Palestinian people have been murdered and 97,303 injured since October 7, 2023. We reflect on this solemn anniversary with a collection of stories we’ve produced that provide nuanced perspectives and historical context on the fight for Palestinian liberation.
MAKING CONTACT EPISODES
Gaza, One Year Later
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Disclose! Divest!: Behind the Fight Over College EndowmentsJune 5, 2024 A look at endowments and why divestment might actually benefit colleges with researcher Kelly Grotke. With Andrea Pritchett, a look at the links between today’s encampments and those protesting South African Apartheid in the 80s. |
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The Nakba: 75 Years OnMay 17, 2023 Marking the 75th anniversary of the Nakba, today’s show discusses how the Israeli occupation’s impacts are forcing Palestinians to leave by sea, the history of the Nakba, and the role that foreign powers like Britain and the United States have played. |
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The Origins of ZionismApril 23, 2024 Gaza-based journalist Rami Almeghari provides an report from on the ground before Rashid Khalidi, author of The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine, shares about the early history of the Zionist movement and his argument that it was, from the start, a settler-colonial endeavor. |
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Gaza, Solidarity, and the Movement for Palestinian LiberationNovember 9, 2023 Making Contact uncovers the military corporations profiting from the war, and highlights the activism in support of Palestinian liberation with Gaza-based journalist Rami Almeghari, The Electronic Intifada‘s Nora Barrows-Friedman, and Arab Resource and Organizing Center’s Lara Kiswani. |
Our friends over at FAIR also have several interviews with journalists and scholars unpacking mainstream media’s coverage of the Palestinian genocide:
COUNTERSPIN EPISODES
‘Western Press Obscured the Sheer Terror of What Israel Had Carried Out’: Interview with Mohamad BazziOct 1, 2024 | CounterSpin (FAIR) An interview about the Lebanon pager attacks with Mohamad Bazzi, director of the Hagop Kevorkian Center for Near Eastern Studies and journalism professor at NYU, as well as former Middle East bureau chief at Newsday. |
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‘Genocide Can and Should Never Be Just a Normal Story’: Interview with Gregory ShupakSep 19, 2024 | CounterSpin (FAIR) Interview with Gregory Shupak, a media critic, professor at University of Guelph-Humber, and author of The Wrong Story: Palestine, Israel and the Media. |
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‘We Have More People Supporting the Rights of Palestinians to Life: Interview with Phyllis BennisJul 23, 2024 | CounterSpin (FAIR) An interview with the Institute for Policy Studies’ Phyllis Bennis, and author of numerous books, including the constantly updated Understanding the Palestinian/Israeli Conflict. |