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Palestine DebriefInk of Resistence - Interlink vs Censorship w/ Hannah MouchabekInterlink Publishing is a fiercely independent, Palestinian-owned press—the only one of its kind in the U.S.—that’s been amplifying Palestinian and Arab voices since 1987. Known for bold, uncompromising titles—including bestsellers and frequently banned books—Interlink has remained steadfast in its mission, even as Genocide Bad draws coordinated smear campaigns and censorship attempts.Joining us today to talk about Palestinian storytelling in a publishing world that’s heavily gated and increasingly hostile to Palestinian perspectives is Hannah Mouchabeck—author, activist, and one of the siblings leading Interlink Publishing.Follow Hannah Mouchabek on I...2025-04-0833 minPalestine DebriefThe Vote Palestine Campaign w/ Yara ShoufaniJoining me today is Yara Shoufani from PYM to talk about the Vote Palestine initiative and platform. The Canadian federal election has officially been announced last Sunday, marking a crucial moment for voters who care about justice and human rights. This election carries particular significance in light of Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza and Canada’s lack of a clear and principled stance since its outbreak. From delaying its call for a ceasefire to suspending funding to UNRWA based on unproven allegations, Canada’s actions have repeatedly failed Palestinians. Additionally, while the government claims to have halted...2025-03-2742 minPalestine DebriefThe Global Push to Stop F-35 Transfers to Israel w/ Kelsey GallagherAs Israel resumes its bombardment of Gaza following the collapse of the ceasefire and initial attacks relying solely on air strikes, this makes it all the more urgent to understand how the F-35s is actively used to commit these crimes.My guest today is Kelsey Gallagher from Project Ploughshares, a think tank that specialises in conflict zones and human rights abuses as well as broader canadian export patrol policy and transparency on arms transfers. We talk about the latest global campaign with more than 230 organizations urging F-35 partners to stop arming Israel.Follow Kelsey...2025-03-2134 minPalestine DebriefThe Global Push to Stop F-35 Transfers to Israel w/ Kelsey GallagherAs Israel resumes its bombardment of Gaza following the collapse of the ceasefire and initial attacks relying solely on air strikes, this makes it all the more urgent to understand how the F-35s is actively used to commit these crimes.My guest today is Kelsey Gallagher from Project Ploughshares, a think tank that specialises in conflict zones and human rights abuses as well as broader canadian export patrol policy and transparency on arms transfers. We talk about the latest global campaign with more than 230 organizations urging F-35 partners to stop arming Israel.Follow Kelsey...2025-03-2134 minPalestine DebriefBoycotting Made Easy w/ Adil Abutalha Founder of Boycat AppWith the movement to boycott Israel gaining significant momentum since the start of the Genocide in Gaza, and many major brands facing the heat over their complicity in the occupation, Boycat App is a very powerful and simple tool that is making it easier for consumers to buy consciously and ethically. My guest today is Adil Abutalha, the founder of the Boycat App, the official app partners for the BDS movement. Follow Adil Abutalha on X. Download Boycat App on Google Play Store and the App Store. Thank you for listening to the ‘Palestine Debr...2025-02-2833 minPalestine DebriefThe Rise of Anti Palestinian Racism in Canada amidst the Genocide w/ Dania MajidTo help us understand APR, its definitions, implication, importance of connection to the Nakba and how it evolved after Oct 7 I am joined by lawyer Dania Majid, co-founder and president of the Arab Canadian Lawyers Association, best known for defining APR in her 2022 publication Anti-Palestinian Racism: Naming, Framing, and Manifestations. She is also the artistic director of the Toronto Palestinian Film Festival.Despite an unprecedented spike in Anti-Palestinian Racism (APR) in Canada since the start of the genocide in Gaza on October 7 (details discussed in the Anti-Palestinian Racism in Canada 2023 Annual Report), APR has faced significant push...2025-02-1144 minPalestine DebriefThe Lawsuit Challenging Canada’s Role in the Genocide w/ Emilio DabedIn this episode we speak with Emilio Dabed, the founding member of Legal Centre for Palestine, a lawyer specialised in international law and constituational matter. We talk about the legal proceedings in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice against the Attorney General of Canada for Canada’s failure to act to prevent genocide and in violation of its legal obligations under the Genocide Convention of 1948 as well as the plaintiff’s rights under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedom. The Plaintiffs seek a declaration that Canada has a duty to take all measures wihtin its power to pr...2025-01-2839 minPalestine DebriefHow Zionism Perpetuates Antisemitism w/ Dr. Ariella Aïsha AzoulayIn this episode of Palestine Debrief, I speak with Dr. Ariella Aïsha Azoulay, a renowned scholar, filmmaker, and author whose work focuses on the intersections of colonialism, photography, and historical narratives. Ariella was born in Israel but rejects the Israeli identity, where she identfies as a Muslim Jew. The refers to Israel as The Zionist Settler colony during the episode.The importance of this conversation with Dr. Ariella is important to understand the historical and ideological underpinnings of how colonialism profoundly reshaped Jewish communities in North Africa and the Arab world, and integrating them into a W...2024-12-1740 minPalestine DebriefFrancesca Albanese: ICC Warrant, Canada's UN Vote, Her Canada Visit & More!Francesca Albanese joins the Palestine Debrief podcast to discuss a variety of important topics: the people who inspire her, her interview with Piers Morgan, her recent tour of Canada, the ICC arrest warrants against Israeli officials Netanyahu and Gallant, the hostility she faces from certain reporters, Canada’s vote at the UN, and her role as the UN Special Rapporteur. Francesca Albanese is an international human rights lawyer and a leading expert on Palestine and the Middle East. She is a United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967 an...2024-12-1146 minPalestine DebriefMouin Rabbani: The Fragile Ceasefire, Iran, Syria, and the Future of the ConflictWatch the episode on YouTube. In this episode of Palestine Debrief, Mouin Rabbani, a leading Middle East analyst, discusses the fragile ceasefire in Lebanon and its broader implications for the region. He provides in-depth insights into the expanding conflict in Syria, the evolving dynamics in Lebanon, and the shifting political landscape. Mouin also explores the role of the international community and the future of the Middle East. Additionally, he analyzes the coming for the second Trump administration's policies on the region, particularly in relation to the conflict. This conversation offers a timely and thought-provoking analysis of one...2024-12-0336 minPalestine DebriefWhat You Don't Hear in Mainstream Media About the Gazan Genocide: with Jon ElmerWe speak with Jon Elmer to provide us alternative views on reporting in Gaza and Lebanon. This episode was recorded before the ceasefire deal between Israel and Lebanon. Follow Jon on X. Thank you for listening to the ‘Palestine Debrief’ podcast. This podcast is produced by Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME) and hosted by Wissam El Cheikh Hassan. Click here to support the work of CJPME. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, or Tiktok.Click here to leave us your comments, or email us at info...2024-11-2742 minPalestine DebriefIsrael Bans Aid Agency (UNRWA) for Palestinian Refugees: with Ardi ImseisThis episode we speak to Ardi Imseis, currently Assistant Professor at Queen’s Faculty of Law in 2018, following a 12-year career as a UN official in the Middle East, first with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), and then with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). We talk about UNRWA's history, establishment and implications of Israel banning of UNRWA. Follow Ardi at X. Thank you for listening to the ‘Palestine Debrief’ podcast. This podcast is produced by Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle...2024-11-2041 minPalestine DebriefThe Gaza Visa Program: Designed to Fail, Humiliate and ImpoverishThis episode is five interviews with Canadians who suffered mentally, emotionally and financially in their attempts to be reunited with their families in Gaza under the governments Temporary Resident Visa Program for Gazans (TRV). The first interview is with Samar Alkhdour whose story highlights the government's attempt to suppress advocacy and freedom of expression and assembly revolving critique of the TRV. Follow Samar Alkhdour on Instagram.Follow Gazan Canadian Community Group on Instagram and X. Link and Resources (hyperlinked):- Email Ministers Miller and Joly - Gaza Visa Day of...2024-11-131h 02Palestine DebriefChallenging the Media’s “Palestine Exception”: with Jason ToneyThis episode is a conversation with Jason Toney, Director of Media Advocacy at CJPME about Canada's Media Ethics and our Media Accountability Project. We talk about the Canadian media's ethics, standards, biases, and erasure of Palestinian content. We speak about the impact CJPME had on media and the challenges we face. Follow Jason on X. Thank you for listening to the ‘Palestine Debrief’ podcast. This podcast is produced by Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME) and hosted by Wissam El Cheikh Hassan. Click here to support the work of CJPM...2024-11-0458 minPalestine DebriefTech's Role in Genocide: with Paul BiggarThis episode discusses how Israel utilizes technology in their genocide in Gaza, we talk about the AI Lavender, social media censoring of Palestinian voices, media's extensive biases towards the Israel narrative, and IDF soldiers/ Israel government officials who hold positions in media organizations. My guest is Paul Biggar from Tech4Palestine, who was fired from the board of a company he started after publishing this blog post. Follow Tech4Palestine on X, GitHub, Discord, and Instagram. Thank you for listening to the ‘Palestine Debrief’ podcast. This podcast is produced by Canadians for Justice and...2024-10-2326 minPalestine DebriefCRA revocation of the JNF's Charitable Status: with Corey Balsam (IJV Canada) and Nicholas PopeIn August 2024, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) revoked the charitable status of the Jewish National Fund of Canada (JNF). This is significant because the JNF is central to the Zionist movement, historically acquiring land in Palestine for exclusive Jewish settlement. It has also supported Israeli military projects and illegal settlements in occupied Palestine.Here to talk about the efforts to achieve this revocation and the implications of this decision is Corey Balsam from Independent Jewish Voices and Nicholas Pope, a lawyer following the issue. Follow IJV on X, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube. Follow Nicholas...2024-09-2435 minPalestine DebriefCanada's Racist Visa Program for Gazans: with Safinaz El-SolhOn January 9th, 2024, IRCC started accepting applications for a Temporary Residence Visa Program for Gazans with Canadian Family Ties that was called "Crisis in Gaza: Special Measure for Extended Family". Not long after it became clear that the program was not designed to accept refugees. Nothing about the program was urgent and in comparison to past programs the “special measures” seem to highly indicate racism towards Palestinians. We have Safinaz El-Solh from Gazan Canadian Community Group who were directly affected by the crisis with family Gaza who organized together to focus on the program. Follow Gazan...2024-09-1023 minPalestine DebriefHow Canada Still Arms Israel: with Rachel Smallworldbeyondwar.org/canadastoparmingisraelEarlier in August the US government announced that General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems Inc. a Quebec-based company is the principal contractor in the sale of 50,000 high explosive mortar cartridges and related equipment to the Israeli military, which is worth $61 million US (or about $83 million in Canadian dollars). This is part of a total of $20 billion US weapon export announced and approved by the US to Israel. This catches Canada is several lies they have made since October. The lie of sending only “non-lethal” weapons. The lie that the Trudeau government stopped all a...2024-08-2629 minPalestine DebriefCanada's Active Role in US Imperialism: with Muhannad AyyashCanada is adamant on their support to Israel, despite when it is becoming extensively clear that Israel is driving the whole world to the brink of a third world war. With the attack that happened last Friday night in a school in Gaza that killed 100 people gathering for morning prayers, it is imperative to understand why Canada refuses to change its stance on Israel.Here to help us make sense of all this, is Professor of Sociology at Mount Royal University and author of 2 books, and writer of serval political articles on racism, decolonisation, in s...2024-08-1430 minPalestine DebriefICJ Advisory Opinion on Israel: with Michael LynkOn July 19th 2024 the ICJ court released its decision regarding Israel’s illegal occupation of the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem. It concluded in its ruling that Israel’s continued presence in the occupied territory is illegal and must end as soon as possible. It included Israel’s prolonged occupation, it’s settlement expansion, continuous annexation of the territory, its apartheid policies, as well as providing full reparations, restitution and compensation including the return of all the land and the evacuation of its settlements. Additionally, the ruling said that all states, including Canada, are under obligation to cooperat...2024-07-2324 minPalestine DebriefMcGill Student Encampment: with SPHR McGillOn April 2nd, pro-Palestinian student groups in Montreal started an encampment on the McGill campus, demanding that the university divest its finances from companies complicit in Israel's genocide in Gaza, like weapons companies BAE Systems and Lockheed Martin. Early this morning, on the 10th of July, it was dismantled. McGill hired a private security firm to shut down the encampment, after the university failed to have it disbanded by the police and following 2 injunctions which were rejected by Quebec courts. I want to share a conversation that I recorded last week with SPHR McGill, which i...2024-07-1127 minPalestine DebriefIsrael Bombs Hospitals: with Dr. Yipeng GeOur guest for this episode is Dr. Yipeng Ge - follow him on Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn. Within the first 36 hours of Israel’s attack on Gaza after Oct. 7, Indonesian Hospital in Beit Lahia, Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, Al Quds Hospital in Gaza City, amongst other, have been attacked. And it didn’t stop there. For the past 8 months Israel has intentionally and aggressively targetting, attacking and bombing hospitals - to an extent that they are not hiding it anymore, and in many cases boasting about it.Within 2 months after Oct. 7 90% of Gaza’s hospit...2024-07-0246 minPalestine DebriefDefaming Palestinian Activism: with Michael BueckertOn October 16, 2023, the Canadian government appointed Deborah Lyons, former Ambassador of Canada to Israel (2016-2020), as the new Envoy on Preserving Holocaust Remembrance and Combating Antisemitism. The Special Envoy Lyon's office is a joint unit of both Canadian Heritage and Global Affairs Canada, bringing her role into the realm of international relations (whereas the Special Representative on Combating Islamophobia is singularly located in Canadian Heritage). Additionally, her mandate comes directly from the Prime Minister, and it involves promoting the controversial and anti-Palestinian International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance working definition of antisemitism (IHRA). It also includes the creation of an IHRA...2024-06-1827 minPalestine DebriefCanada's Policies Towards Israel After Oct. 7: with Dimitri LascarisA December article in Al Jazeera describes Canada’s foreign policy towards Israel and Palestine as “schizophrenic.” It’s like Canada supports Israel, wants to support Israel, but is also worried about supporting it too much because it will affect their false image of Canada as a “peace loving, refugee welcoming nation.” We talk about Canada’s policies towards Israel since the beginning of genocide with a person with a long list of credentials that include Activist, Journalist, Lawyer and a person who ran for the Green Party in 2020 Dimitri Lascaris. Follow Dimitri Lascaris on Instagram, T...2024-06-1234 minPalestine DebriefExposing Anti-Palestine Media Biases: with Zahraa Al AkhrassLast month The Breach published an article written by a whistle blower exposing CBC's extensive systemic anti-Palestinian biases in their reporting since October 7. In this episode journalist Zahraa Al Akhrass who was fired from Global in November 2023 after posting pro-Palestinian content on her social media, shares her experiences with similar biases working at Global. Details about Zahraa's firing can be found on her social medias here and here. She also wrote an article titled "Fighting for Fair Coverage on Palestine" published on Brairpatch. Thank you for listening to the ‘Palestine Debrief’ podcast. This podcast is produ...2024-06-0530 minPalestine DebriefOntario Keffiyeh Ban: Smokescreen, Racism or ? - with Chris ZabanehOn April 17th 2024, the keffiyeh was banned from being worn by staff and guests in the Ontario legislature by speaker Ted Arnott. There had been no formal complaints nor was a motion presented to Ted Arnott for this ban, yet he acted on his own authority to impose the ban. This conversation with Chris Farris Zabaneh talks about the Keffiyeh Ban, how it came into place, the distraction tactic taken of imposing the ban, the supremacist approach of limiting non-white cultural attire and what can be strategically done to reverse the ban. Thank you for listening to...2024-05-2734 min
Palestine DebriefThe Nakba Bill: with NDP MP Matthew GreenIn December of last year NDP MP Matthew Green took the lead in sponsoring a Private Member’s bill, informally named “the Nakba Bill.” While the text of Green’s bill has not been made public, Green has made clear that his bill will call for Canada to formally acknowledge the Nakba and its tragic consequences for the Palestinian people. We talk private member bills, the Nakba, Parliament's Palestine motion, Canada's culpability, the IOF, the chances of Green's bill passing, and sleeping better at night. It is worth noting that past Nakba bills introduced around the world failed to pass, inc...2024-05-1332 min