"And I too, Love Jerusalem “: Voices from Al Nakba
How Do You Remember the City That Was Stolen From You?! In this episode of This is Palestine, ninety-year-old George Bahu revisits his childhood in al-Baqa’a al Foqa, a Palestinian neighborhood in Wes...
14 Touko 17min
Inside Israeli Prison Walls: A Palestinian Prisoner’s Testimony
As Palestinian Prisoners’ Day is marked on April 17, this episode turns to life behind Israeli prison walls, where time itself becomes a site of struggle. Former detainee Husam Shaheen shares his test...
30 Huhti 26min
The Law of the Noose: Israel’s Discriminatory Execution Bill Targeting Palestinians
On March 30, 2026, Israel passed a new "death penalty law" that would impose the death penalty on Palestinians convicted of what Israel defines as “terrorism.” In this episode of This is Palestine, we...
20 Huhti 19min
There are No Innocents: Beita 1988 and the Logic of Collective Punishment
This episode examines the 1988 Beita incident, a few months following the outbreak of the first Intifada, when an entire Palestinian community was punished for a crime they did not commit. Through eye...
2 Huhti 37min
The Farthest Mosque and the Farthest Place to Reach: Israel’s Restrictions on Al-Aqsa
As Ramadan comes to an end, many Muslim Palestinians are bidding farewell to the holy month far from Al-Aqsa, in an atmosphere marked by grief and restriction, following Israel’s complete closure of t...
19 Maalis 28min
Severed: Israel's Policy of Inflicting Disabilities in Gaza
When Mohammad was 12 years old, he saw an Israeli soldier aiming at him. Seconds later, he shot Mohammad in the leg during the Great March of Return. The bullet severed the main nerve in Mohammad’s le...
26 Helmi 24min
Why Did Human Rights Watch Block the Right of Return Report?
On February 3, Omar Shakir, Human Rights Watch’s Israel and Palestine Director, resigned in protest. In his resignation statement, Shakir said the organization’s new leadership blocked the publication...
12 Helmi 33min
