Episode 261: Israel and Palestine with Candace Smith ModState Podcast Episode 261

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As tension rise in Israel and the Palestinians Candace Smith brings us up to speed on the current conflict with some historical context.

Additionally, Candace helps Nate understand the difficulties that the Palestinians are facing while under the relative control of the Israeli government.

Candace has given listeners an extensive list of resources that will be helpful in further analysis and personal research.

Show Notes:

Charles D Smith, Palestine and the Arab Israeli Conflict: A History with Documents
https://www.amazon.com/Palestine-Arab-Israeli-Conflict-History Documents/dp/1457613484

Theodor Herzl, The Jewish State with foreword by Louis Lipsky
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/25282/25282-h/25282-h.htm

Rashid Khalidi, Palestinian Identity, The Construction of Modern National Consciousness
https://www.amazon.com/Palestinian-Identity-Construction-National-Consciousness/dp/023115075X

Amos Oz, In the Land of Israel
https://www.amazon.com/Land-Israel-Harvest-Translation/dp/0156481146

For some Palestinian/critical perspective for those of us who grew up only hearing the Israeli perspective, the follow are both firsthand accounts and coherent documentation of what’s happening on the ground, as well as what work is being done to affect positive change for both Israelis and Palestinians.

For coherent Infographics on Hafrada, Palestinian rights, and Land issues, etc.
https://visualizingpalestine.org/

Mohammed el Kurd: Writer and one of the families facing eviction in Sheikh Jarrah; he documents a lot firsthand
https://www.instagram.com/mohammedelkurd/
Wissam Nassar: and award Winning photographer from Gaza who documents life there
https://www.instagram.com/wissamgaza/

Jewish Voice for Peace is a good resource for how Jews/Jewishness is not in contrast to Palestinianness and Anti-Israeli Zionism
https://jewishvoiceforpeace.org/mission/
Machsom Watch is one of the groups providing Palestinians with support and identifying human rights abuses, its a group of Israeli/Jewish women (love that)
https://machsomwatch.org/en