Episode 011: Long Live the Intifada with Adnan Barq

This week, our guest is Adnan Barq, a young Palestinian student of English literature and journalism from occupied East Jerusalem. Adnan offers his perspective on the latest Palestinian uprising which was born out of resistance to two forms of colonial violence in Occupied East Jerusalem: the settler-driven campaign of ethnic cleansing in the neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah and interference and violence inflicted by the IOF against Palestinian worshippers in Al-Aqsa mosque during the month of Ramadan and in particular on the most holy day of Ramadan - Laylat Al Qadr. Lara shares updates from the latest military assaults on Gaza which have, by May 19, 2021 killed over 210 Palestinians, half of them being women and children with, in numerous cases many members of families being massacred together. She also shares reports from her friends living on the ground in '48 including by reference to the widespread destruction of Palestinian businesses as well as the lynching of Palestinians in the streets by Zionist mobs. Lara and Adnan, a Palestinian refugee in exile and a Palestinian in occupied Palestine comment on the meaning of this uprising, its possibilities for the future as well as its role in the history of the struggle for a liberated Palestine. Michael gets kicked off the call 7 times most likely due to heavy censorship.

To consult the sources used in the preparation of this episode, please see:

Books

1. The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine (Ilan Pappe)

Articles/Videos

1. ‘No warning’: Israeli air attack on Gaza kills eight children, say residents (The Guardian)

2. Israeli airstrike on Gaza house said to kill family of 10, mostly kids (The Times of Israel)

3. ‘Huge loss’: Experienced Gaza doctors killed in Israeli attacks (Al Jazeera)

4. Israeli strike on media building provokes outrage (NBC)

5. Owner of AP tower destroyed in Israeli airstrike in Gaza says he saw no evidence of Hamas in the building (Business Insider)

6. A regime of Jewish supremacy from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea: This is apartheid (Btselem)

7. A Threshold Crossed: Israeli Authorities and the Crimes of Apartheid and Persecution (Human Rights Watch)

8. U.N. says Israel violated international law, after shells hit school in Gaza (Washington Post)

9. Another Gaza Hospital Hit by Israeli Strike; Four Dead, 40 Hurt (NBC)

10. Israel targets Palestinian journalists covering crackdown on protests (Middle East Eye)

11. In the Hebron Hills, the settlers are the lords and the IDF does their bidding (972+)

12. Doorman of the Cairo Residential Tower in Gaza receiving a call that the building will be struck by an airstrike meanwhile Lara's family is still in the building

13. Facebook's Secret Rules About The Word "Zionist" Impede Criticism of Israel (The Intercept)

14. UN says at least 58,000 Palestinians have been internally displaced and made homeless in Gaza after a week of Israeli airstrikes (Business Insider): Note that this figure was as of May 19, 2021 only.

15. 73 Years to the Day Since the Nakba (Al Jazeera Interactive)

16. For statistics on Gaza’s refugee population see: Palestinian Refugees in International Law

17. Palestinian Land Stolen in 1948 (Al Jazeera)

18. Israel Airstrikes Destroy Associated Press and Al Jazeera Bureaus in Gaza (Variety)

19. Facebook censors pro-Palestine posts, businesses: Ex-employee (Daily Sabah)

20. Lara's "Censorship" Highlight on Instagram

21. The Israeli lawyer on Facebook’s independent Oversight Board (Jewish Insider)

22. Zoom Censorship of Palestine Seminars Sparks Debate Over Academic Freedom (The Intercept)

23. Israel's Justice Minister Asks TikTok, Facebook to Remove Posts (Newsweek)

24. Facebook meets with Israeli and Palestinian officials to discuss online hate speech, threats as violence escalates (Politico)

25. Facebook set up ‘special operation center’ for content related to Israeli–Palestinian conflict (Politico)

26. Facebook takes down page of Palestine news site (Middle East Monitor)

27. Facebook Is Collaborating With the Israeli Government to Determine What Should Be Censored (The Intercept)

28. France Bans Protest Arrests organizer (Electronic Intifada)

29. Thousands take part in pro-Palestinian protests in cities across the world (NBC)

30. Bibi Vows Hamas Will Pay ‘Very Heavy Price’ for Rocket Fire (Yahoo)

31. ‘Wake up screaming’: Gaza’s children traumatised by Israeli war (Al Jazeera)

32. Gaza crisis: Toll of operations in Gaza (BBC)

33. UN Fact Sheet describing the features of the Land Air and Sea Blockade (2016)

34. Zionists Studied the Warsaw Ghetto excerpted from an archived Haaretz article

35. Thousands of pro-Palestine protesters gather at Nathan Phillips Square to condemn Gaza Strip violence (The Star)

36. More than 180,000 people protest in London (The Guardian)

37. France: Tear gas fired at pro-Palestinian protesters in Paris (The Economic Times)

38. Damascus Gate: The symbolic flashpoint of Jerusalem’s latest tensions (Middle East Eye)

39. ‘The Skunk’: Another Israeli weapon for collective punishment (Al Jazeera)

40. Articles and Podcasts on what is happening in Sheikh Jarrah (Electronic Intifada)

41. Mob Violence Against Palestinians in Israel Is Fueled by Groups on WhatsApp (NYT)

42. Bus driver attacked with stones, Molotov cocktails in east Jerusalem (Jerusalem Post)

43. East Jerusalem teenagers arrested on suspicion of slapping Haredi boys on train (Times of Israel)

44. Jewish youth chant 'death to Arabs' as violence increases in Jerusalem (YNet)