PreOccupation: A Not-So-Brief History of Palestine

Is diversity a problem, or a blessing? For centuries, the Ottoman Empire was arguably the most diverse polity in the history of the world. But as the Ottoman crescent began to wane, the pressures of ...

15 Maj 202250min

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21 Feb 20226min

Between 1831 and 1840, Palestine fell into the hands of Mohammed Ali Pasha, the Khedive of Egypt. During his reign, the first spark of Palestinian peoplehood emerged.In the season finale, we travel to...

2 Aug 202156min

On July 1st I spoke with Adar, creator of the Sulha network.Adar and I have had numerous private conversations on the subject of peace, normalization, Palestinian identity, and the future of Palestine...

2 Juli 20211h 58min

Between the 16th - 19th centuries, Europe experienced technological and social transformations that had a profound impact on Palestine. Simultaneously, the era of the Strongman is coming to an end in ...

8 Juni 20211h 10min

In 1799 Napoleon Bonaparte makes landfall in Jaffa. This represents the first saga in Palestine's long history with European colonialism. Meanwhile, Palestine and its inhabitants continue to struggl...

12 Maj 202145min

In the 18th century, the northern district of Safad is the centre of Palestine's lucrative cotton trade. At the peak of Safad's cotton boom, a small conflict over farming rights becomes the genesis st...

5 Apr 202135min

“The inhabitants [of Nablus] are most proud of it, and think there is no place in the world equal to it.” These words were spoken by a priest traveling through the holy land in the Ottoman era. Betwe...

29 Mars 202138min