Story-Backstory ep.8: Algeria's popular movement making waves
Since late February, the large North African country of Algeria has been the site of a massive popular movement that every Friday brings millions of people into the streets demanding deepseated reform...
12 Huhti 201931min
Story-Backstory ep.7: Palestinian Jerusalem faces Israel's assaults
Just World Educational President Helena Cobban and guest Nora Lester Murad discuss Israel's continuing waves of attack against Palestinian life in Jerusalem, which Ms. Murad describes here as "The fro...
5 Huhti 201934min
Story-Backstory ep. 6: Trump's support for Israel's Golan annexation
Just World Educational president Helena Cobban and guest Amb. Peter Ford look at the implications of Pres. Trump's March 25 decision to break with decades of US policy and provide official US support ...
29 Maalis 201942min
Story/Backstory ep.5: Beating Israel's "But Khamas!" ploy
This episode of the "Story/Backstory" series is related to the column "Beating Israel's 'But Khamas!' ploy" that was released on the Mondoweiss website on March 20. In this episode, JWE president Hele...
22 Maalis 201918min
Story/Backstory ep.4: Gaza the crucible
Just World Ed president Helena Cobban reads the column she had on this topic on Mondoweiss on March 13, which asked whether the Great March of Return movement that has swept the Gaza Strip for the pas...
15 Maalis 201930min
Story/Backstory episode 3: The two-state solution is dead
Just World Ed president Helena Cobban first of all reads the column she published March 6 on Mondoweiss, "The two-state solution is dead. Let's plan for the one state." Then, she discusses the issue o...
9 Maalis 201938min
Story/Backstory episode 2: The curious case of US domination of Palestine-Israel peacemaking
In this episode in our "Story/Backstory" miniseries, JWE president Helena Cobban first reads, then reflects on her most recent 1,300-word op-ed on U.S. policies in the Middle East. For more details on...
1 Maalis 201924min
Story/Backstory, episode 1: The longer arc of U.S.-Palestine relations
This is the first episode in our new "Story/Backstory" miniseries, which combines both the reading by JWE president Helena Cobban of her most recent 1,300-word op-ed on U.S. policies in the Middle Eas...
22 Helmi 201926min
