PreOccupation: A Not-So-Brief History of Palestine

"There are decades where nothing happens, and there are weeks where decades happen." In the wake of the six-day war and the defeat of the Arab armies, Palestinian led armed resistance took center-sta...

8 Jun 1h 26min

Annemarie Jacir is the director of Palestine 36, the first major firm to bring the Great Revolt of 1936 revolt to the big screen. I sat down with Annemarie Jacir to speak about the release of the film...

15 Apr 1h 18min

The creation of the PLO placed new pressures on both Fatah and the Arab National Movement. This episode dives into the dawn of the Palestinian thawra (revolution) era, and the operation that birthed i...

17 Feb 38min

1964 witnessed the creation of a Palestinian representative entity. Hidden behind this well documented historic event is the story of a decades long rivalry. This episode chronicles the way in which t...

17 Feb 1h

In light of the Zionist state's repeated attacks on the grave of Izzidine al Qassam, I have decided to repost this episode. The episode follows the life, death, and legacy of Sheikh Izzidine al Qassam...

11 Des 202551min

The years between 1948 and 1964 are often thought of as "the lost years", wherein a bewildered Palestinian people scrambled to pick up the pieces of their shattered world. This episode challenges this...

18 Nov 20251h 24min

We begin the series with a look into the life of Musa Kazim al Husseini, one of the most important Palestinians of the Ottoman and Mandate eras. His story reveals the power of what it means to coopera...

22 Okt 20251h 17min

This preamble serves as a makeshift table of contents for the forthcoming episodes. Enjoy! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/preoccupation-a-not-so-brief-history-of-palestine/donations

22 Okt 20253min