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To hear the full discussion, please join us on Patreon at - https://www.patreon.com/posts/patreon-norman-95955935 Political scientist Norman Finkelstein shares his thoughts on Gaza, Biden, Sam Harris, Bill Maher and more. But first, Palestinian-American college student Jamal Mohamad talks about being harassed and filmed by Rabbi Shmuley for daring to say "free Palestine" to him and offering him a fist bump while skating in a video that has since gone viral. Norman Finkelstein is a political scientist, prolific author, and son of Holocaust survivors. He received his PhD from the Princeton University Politics Department in 1987. He is the author of many books that have been translated into 60 foreign editions, including THE HOLOCAUST INDUSTRY: Reflections on the exploitation of Jewish suffering, and GAZA: An inquest into its martyrdom, I'LL BURN THAT BRIDGE WHEN I GET TO IT! Heretical Thoughts on Identity Politics, Cancel Culture, and Academic Freedom. In the year 2020, Norman Finkelstein was named the fifth most influential political scientist in the world. Jamal Mohamad is a second-generation Palestinian-American born and raised in North Carolina. He is the current president of the Arab Student Organization at North Carolina State University and has first-hand witnessed the brutal Israeli occupation and apartheid system during his time in Palestine. Jamal's Twitter: @jamal_mohamad02 Jamal's Instagram: jamal.mohamad_ ***Please support The Katie Halper Show *** For bonus content, exclusive interviews, to support independent media & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow Get your Katie Halper Show Merch here! https://katiehalper.myspreadshop.com/all Follow Katie on Twitter: @kthalpsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Hear full interview with historian Sam Biagetti here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/patreon-audio-on-95459366?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link Anti-zionist organizers Jason Rosenberg, Ilana Cruger-Zaken and Richie Merino talk about what happened when they disrupted a discussion between U.S. Representatives Ritchie Torres (D-NY) and Mike Lawler (R-NY), Bethlehem-based journalist Yumna Patel gives a West Bank update and historian and host of the podcast Historiansplaining Samuel talks about the history of zionism. Samuel Biagetti holds a doctorate in early American history. He uses his knowledge in his antique dealership, in producing the podcast Historiansplaining, in his writings, and in giving college-level lectures. Yumna Patel is the Palestine News Director for Mondo Weiss. Link to Historiansplaining podcast website - https://historiansplaining.com/ Link to Historiansplaining on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/user?u=5530632 Richie Merino is an NYC public school teacher in the South Bronx and an anti-imperialist activist and organizer with the Bronx Antiwar Coalition. Jason Rosenberg is an advocate and organizer with a focus in public health and HIV. He is an ACT UP NY and Reclaim Pride Coalition member, and was named in 2020's "Logo30" by LogoTV. You can find writings of his on public health, HIV/AIDS, and Queer identity in publications such as Teen Vogue, Out Magazine, The Advocate, TheBody, and Hey Alma. Ilana Cruger-Zaken is an antizionist Jewish activist based Westchester, New York and a founding member of the Israeli antizionist collective Shoresh.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

To hear the rest of the discussion, please join us on Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/posts/patreon-said-95292037 Katie talks to Palestinian journalist Said Arikat about his reporting on Palestine and how he manages to challenge the State Department at their daily press conferences without getting kicked out or not called on! Said Arikat is a Palestinian journalist and Washington bureau chief for Al-Quds, a daily Newspaper which has been published out of East Jerusalem (uninterruptedly) since 1951. In addition to his work as a journalist, Arikat is an adjunct professor at the American University. He served as the United Nations Chief Spokesman in Iraq from 2005-2010. He is a familiar face at U.S. State Department press briefings, where he has engaged in sometimes contentious exchanges with State Department Spokespersons. ***Please support The Katie Halper Show *** For bonus content, exclusive interviews, to support independent media & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow Get your Katie Halper Show Merch here! https://katiehalper.myspreadshop.com/all Follow Katie on Twitter: @kthalpsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On this special bonus episode of both The Katie Halper Show and Useful Idiots (the show Katie co-hosts with Aaron Maté, on which she interviewed Refaat Alareer) Katie talks about the murdered Gazan poet with two of his former students and current writers Yousef Aljamal and Muhammad Shehada. Muhammad Shehada is a writer and analyst originally from Gaza who is now based in Sweden. His writing has appeared in Ha'aretz, Newsweek, The Forward, Al Jazeera. Yousef M. Aljamal is a Palestinian refugee from Gaza now based in Turkey. He has been involved on a number of book projects and is also a contributor to Gaza Writes Back and Light in Gaza. Mr. Aljamal has published a number of journal articles on topics that include Palestinians in the diaspora, travel restrictions imposed on Palestinians, and struggles for liberation.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Katie discusses the life, death and legacy of poet Refaat Alareer with his colleagues at Electronic Intifada, journalists Ali Abunimah and Nora Barrows-Friedman and his former student and current writer and translator Mahmoud Alyazji. But first Katie talks to law professor Sahar Aziz and writer and analyst Mitchell Plitnick about their new report “Presumptively Antisemitic: Islamophobic Tropes in the Palestine-Israel Discourse” which looks at how accusations of antisemitism stifle criticism of Israel and empower its systematic violations of Palestinians’ human rights. We also talk about the witch hunts and censorship on college campuses which are distracting from Israel's crimes. Link to piece remembering Refaat Alareer: https://electronicintifada.net/conten... Ali Abunimah is Director of http://electronicintifada.net. Author of “One Country”and “The Battle for Justice in Palestine.” Nora Barrows-Friedman is a staff writer and associate editor at The Electronic Intifada, and is the author of "In Our Power: US Students Organize for Justice in Palestine" Mahmoud Alyazji is a translator, a writer and a video editor. Sahar Aziz is professor of law, Middle East Legal Studies Scholar, and Chancellor’s Social justice Scholar at Rutgers University Law School. She is the author of "The Racial Muslim: When Racism Quashes Religious Freedom" Mitchell Plitnick is the president of ReThinking Foreign Policy and a frequent writer on the Middle East and U.S. foreign policy. He is the former vice president at the Foundation for Middle East Peace, director of the U.S. Office of B'Tselem, and co-director of Jewish Voice for Peace. He is the co-author of "Except for Palestine: The Limits of Progressive Politics," and formerAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

To hear the full discussion, please join us on Patreon at - https://www.patreon.com/posts/patreon-mouin-94287604 Palestinian analyst Mouin Rabbani shares his insights into Israel's war on Palestine, the hostage negotiations and what the hell Antony Blinken is thinking. But first Iraqi journalist and medic Ahmed Twaij draws on his experience as a journalist and medic in Iraq to explain why Hamas is not Isis and what it's like to try to treat people in times of war. Mouin Rabbani (https://twitter.com/MouinRabbani) is a researcher and analyst specializing in the contemporary Middle East. He has previously served as Principal Political Affairs Officer with the Office of the UN Special Envoy for Syria, Head of Middle East with Crisis Management Initiative/Martti Ahtisaari Centre, and Senior Middle East Analyst and Special Advisor on Israel-Palestine with the International Crisis Group. He is Senior Fellow with the Institute for Palestine Studies, Co-Editor of Jadaliyya, Contributing Editor of Middle East Report, Associate Fellow of the European Council on Foreign Relations, and Policy Advisor to Al-Shabaka - The Palestinian Policy Network. He is also a member of the UN Mediation Roster. Rabbani has published, presented, and commented widely on Middle East issues, including for most major global media. Link to Mouin Rabbani's podcast: https://www.jadaliyya.com/Author/11848 Ahmed Twaij (https://twitter.com/twaiji) is an independent freelance journalist. His work has been published in numerous outlets including The Independent, The Guardian, New York Times, Vice, BBC, Kerning Cultures and many more. His work focuses on US politics, social justice issues and the Middle East. He zealously tells stories as a means to promote equality, as well as holding those in power to account. His work has taken him across the US, UK, Europe and the Middle East. Ahmed is also passionate about photography and filmmaking and has previously worked with a number of international humanitarian and human rights organizations. He is currently working as a director of an, as yet, undisclosed feature length documentary produced by multiple Oscar winning John Battsek. He is also developing a podcast series on Racism in the Arab World. After initially graduating as a medical doctor from Imperial College London in 2012, Ahmed found his passion in storytelling and became a self-taught journalist. He also holds a bachelor’s degree in Medical Humanities. After working as a doctor in London for a number of years, Ahmed began volunteering abroad, namely helping with the refugee crisis across Europe, where he developed his desire for storytelling. This passion drove Ahmed to pursue a master’s degree in Conflict, Security and Development, with Global Health. Ahmed has also produced and directed a number of videos for which he has been nominated for awards, as well as podcasts. His photography has been featured in various exhibitions across the globe. Ahmed is a member of the Everyday Projects and is manager of everydayiraq, an online social media platform dedicated to shedding light on the daily life of Iraqis and providing a new narrative for the nation. The project has been featured by numerous international outlets, including BBC and Metro. ***Please support The Katie Halper Show *** For bonus content, exclusive interviews, to support independent media & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow Get your Katie Halper Show Merch here! https://katiehalper.myspreadshop.com/all Follow Katie on Twitter: @kthalpsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

To hear the rest of the discussion, please join us on Patreon at - https://www.patreon.com/posts/patreon-susan-93986481 Writer Susan Abulhawa (Mornings in Jenin) talks about getting detained in Egypt trying to get to the Rafah Border Crossing with Global Conscience Convoy. But first New York State Assemblymember for District 36 Zohran Mamdani talks about why he's joining other activists including Cynthia Nixon in hunger striking for a cease fire. Susan Abulhawa is a Palestinian American writer and human rights activist. She is the author of Mornings in Jenin, which was translated into 32 languages and sold more than a million copies, The Blue Between Sky And Water and Against the Loveless World. She is the founder of Playgrounds for Palestine and the executive director of Palestine Writes (https://palestinewrites.org/). Zohran Kwame Mamdani was born and raised in Kampala, Uganda, moving to New York City with his family at the age of 7. A graduate of the NYC Public School System, he attended the Bronx High School of Science and received a Bachelor’s Degree in Africana Studies from Bowdoin College. A few years later in 2018, he became naturalized as an American citizen. Prior to representing the 36th Assembly District and its neighborhoods of Astoria, Ditmars-Steinway, and Astoria Heights, Zohran worked as a foreclosure prevention housing counselor, helping low-income homeowners of color across Queens fight off eviction and stay in their homes. It was this job that led him to run for office. After having spent every day negotiating with banks that valued profits over people, he came face-to-face with the reality that this housing crisis – one which predated this pandemic – was not natural to our lives, but instead a choice. A choice that was the consequence of decades of pro-corporate policies enacted across our country as well as our state. Yet, like with any choice, we always have the opportunity to change and Zohran is excited to be a part of that. More than his professional experience, however it was the act of organizing that led to Zohran becoming politically active in the first place. In high school, Zohran co-founded his school’s first ever cricket team, which would go on to participate in the Public School Athletic League’s inaugural cricket season. This act, though not ostensibly a political one, taught him how coming together with a few like-minded individuals can transform rhetoric into reality. Prior to that, his politics had been expressed primarily through long Facebook posts whose impact was the same as the Yankees’ rings from the last 10 years. Taking that lesson with him, he went on to co-found his college’s first Students for Justice in Palestine chapter and later organize across the country with different progressive organizations seeking to win national elections as well as expand healthcare coverage. As life took its inevitable turns, with detours in film, rap, and writing, it was always organizing that ensured that the events of our world would not lead him to despair, but to action. ***Please support The Katie Halper Show *** For bonus content, exclusive interviews, to support independent media & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow Get your Katie Halper Show Merch here! https://katiehalper.myspreadshop.com/all Follow Katie on Twitter: @kthalpsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

To hear the rest, join us on Patreon at - https://www.patreon.com/posts/patreon-rabbi-96556126 Human rights lawyer Noura Erakat debunks the Biden Admin's claim Israel isn't engaging in genocide. Then Rabbi Yaakov Shapiro explains why Zionism is antisemitic. Noura Erakat is a human rights attorney, Assoc. Professor of Africana Studies & the Program of Criminal Justice at Rutgers University, New Brunswick. She recently completed a non-resident fellowship of the Religious Literacy Project at Harvard Divinity School & was a Mahmoud Darwish Visiting Professor in Palestinian Studies at Brown University. Noura is the author of Justice for Some: Law & the Question of Palestine (Stanford University Press, 2019), which received the Palestine Book Award & the Bronze Medal for the Independent Publishers Book Award in Current Events/Foreign Affairs. She's co-founding editor of Jadaliyya & an editorial board member of the Journal of Palestine Studies as well as Human Geography. She's a co-founding board member of the DC Palestinian Film & Arts Festival. She has served as Legal Counsel for a Congressional Subcommittee in the U.S. House of Representatives, as Legal Advocate for the Badil Resource Center for Palestinian Refugee & Residency Rights, & as national organizer of the US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation. Noura has also produced video documentaries, including "Gaza In Context" & "Black Palestinian Solidarity.” Her writings have appeared in The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Review of Books, The Nation, Al Jazeera, & The Boston Review. She's a frequent commentator on CBS News, CNN, MSNBC, CBS, Fox News, the BBC, & NPR among others. Her awards include the NLG Law for the People Award (2021) & the Marguerite Casey Foundation Freedom Scholar award (2022). Yaakov Shapiro is an international speaker, author, & pulpit rabbi for over 30 years, now emeritus. He's attained an enviable place in the arena of anti-Zionist public intellectuals, having constructed a unique oeuvre on the ideology of Zionism & its relationship to Judaism. After graduating high school at age 16, Rabbi Shapiro dedicated himself to full-time study of religion, becoming the protégé of some of the most well-regarded rabbinic scholars in Orthodoxy. Among his areas of research are religious philosophy, analytic theology, Talmud, Halachah, & Biblical exegesis. At age 19 he published his first book, משפטי הבירורים, a collection of original expositions on rabbinic principles of tort adjudication. His other books include חלקת השדה, a commentary on Judaic laws governing land disputes (2000); צדה לדרך, a commentary on Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzato’s exposition of God as the Necessary Being (2009); & שופריה דיעקב, a compendium of original Biblical exegeses (2017). His most recent work, The Empty Wagon: Zionism’s Journey from Identity Crisis to Identity Theft (2018), a 1381-page treatise on the differences between Judaism & Zionism, is the most comprehensive work written on the subject & considered by many to be definitive. Rabbi Shapiro’s videos on Zionism have been seen by millions of viewers worldwide & translated into several foreign languages. His 7-minute video on President Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel has been viewed over 1.8 million times. Rabbi Shapiro is a recipient of the Community Leadership Award from Agudath Israel of America; the Keser Torah Award from Yeshiva Torah Vodaath; Harbotzas Torah award from Yeshiva Bais Yisroel; Parent of the Year Award from Bnos Yisroel; & a post-rabbinical scholarship award from the Memorial Foundation for Jewish Culture. ***Please support The Katie Halper Show *** For bonus content, exclusive interviews, to support independent media & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow Get your Katie Halper Show Merch here! https://katiehalper.myspreadshop.com/all Follow Katie on Twitter: @kthalpsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Yousef Munayyer discusses what 'From The River To The Sea' really means, what happens next for Palestine and the future of the one state solution. Yousef Munayyer is a Palestinian American analyst and head of the Israel-Palestine program at Arab Center Washington DC. Yousef's relevant pieces: There Will Be a One-State Solution (https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/israel/2019-10-15/there-will-be-one-state-solution) What Does “From the River to the Sea” Really Mean? (https://jewishcurrents.org/what-does-from-the-river-to-the-sea-really-mean) The Smearing of Rashida Tlaib and the Palestinian Calls for Freedom (https://www.thenation.com/article/world/rashida-tlaib-palestinian-freedom/) ***Please support The Katie Halper Show *** For bonus content, exclusive interviews, to support independent media & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow Get your Katie Halper Show Merch here! https://katiehalper.myspreadshop.com/all Follow Katie on Twitter: @kthalpsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Claudia De La Cruz disrupted Blackrock to call attention to its war profiteering and complicity in the war on Gaza. De la Cruz, who is running as a candidate with the Party for Socialism and Liberation, talks about why she's running for president, the reason the U.S. supports Israel, the proxy war in Ukraine, her domestic policy and more! ***Please support The Katie Halper Show *** For bonus content, exclusive interviews, to support independent media & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow Get your Katie Halper Show Merch here! https://katiehalper.myspreadshop.com/all Follow Katie on Twitter: @kthalpsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy