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Arab Talk with Jess and Jamal brings news and analysis of the Arab World and Middle East, as well as issues affecting the Arab American community.
Arab Talk broadcasts live every Thursday from 2-3 PM/PT on KPOO, 89.5FM
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Israel's War On Journalists from 2023-12-10T21:55:32
Award-winning journalist Daoud Kuttab discusses Israel's intent on purging independent eyewitnesses of the ongoing Genocide and atrocities it is perpetrating in Gaza. Close to 70 days into Israel's...
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International McCarthyism Against Criticism Of Israel from 2023-12-03T19:53:58
Yara Jamal worked as a production assistant and web writer before she was terminated with “no warning” by the Canada TV Atlantic bureau in Halifax. She is one of the latest victims of a new interna...
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Funding Genocide from 2023-11-26T20:33:43
Montréal-based activist and author Yves Engler discusses how HESEG Foundation For Lone Soldiers, a registered Canadian Charity, supports and encourages Canadians and non-Israelis to join Israel's m...
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Israel's Lies Alienating Media from 2023-11-19T19:08:46
Richard Silverstein, author of the Tikun Olam blog, discusses how Israel's lies have cost it all credibility and alienated the media. He also talks about how Israel's supporters in the US are doubl...
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Gaza's Carnage In Context from 2023-11-12T19:53:20
Anti-Apartheid Israeli activist Dr. Stavit Sinai contextualizes the events leading to Hamas's attack on Israeli military bases and settlements on October 7. She adds, "this is a rebellion...a slave...
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Israel Intends Turning Gaza Into A Toxic Wasteland from 2023-11-05T19:20:58
Dr. Anis Germany discusses the devastating effect of Israel's genocidal bombing of Gaza on healthcare and infrastructure. He adds that the aftereffects will result in massive Palestinian fatalities...
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Mass Global Support For Palestinians Defies Western Governments' Bias from 2023-10-29T17:39:20
Dr. As'ad Abukhalil discusses the ongoing genocide in Gaza, with more than 8,000 civilians, including more than 3,000 children, slaughtered by Israel since October 7. Dr. Abukhalil explains the his...
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Gaza Genocide: "Not In Our Name" from 2023-10-22T21:05:32
Ariel Koren discusses her recent opinion piece with Ellen Brotsky, "We’re anti-Zionist Jews and we see genocide unfolding in Gaza." Koren explains how Israel meets all the criteria of Genocide unde...
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Gaza: Bias In US Media Coverage from 2023-10-09T22:11:45
Dr. Hatem Bazian discusses the roots behind the bias exhibited by US media outlets covering Gaza, and the anti-Arab and anti-Muslim sentiments expressed by US politicians, in order to protect and w...
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ADC Sues U.S. for Admitting Israel into Visa Waiver Program from 2023-09-30T01:58:11
Adam Shapiro, advocacy director at Democracy for the Arab World Now (DAWN) discusses the federal lawsuit filed against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) by the American-Arab Anti-Discrimin...
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Dreaming The Diaspora from 2023-09-25T16:20:50
Arabic violin virtuoso Georges Lammam discusses his upcoming performance, "Dreaming the Diaspora: An Arab Immigrant’s Journey from Beirut to San Francisco." Georges talks about his story as a Pal...
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The ADL's dark History from 2023-09-18T23:14:21
Human rights attorney and activist Stanley Cohen discusses how it is that media organizations and governmental agencies in the U.S. still consider the ADL to be the standard bearer of human and civ...
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The Vilification Of Jeremy Corbyn from 2023-09-03T23:39:46
Investigative journalist Asa Winstanley discusses his recent book, "Weaponising Anti-Semitism: How the Israel Lobby Brought Down Jeremy Corbyn." Winstanely explains how the most aggressive onslaugh...
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SFSU Cancels Palestine from 2023-08-29T00:53:53
Dr. Rabab Abdulhadi discusses her recent article in Mondoweiss (co-authored with Dr. Heike Schotten) “Why we created the Institute for the Critical Study of Zionism”, and explains why such an insti...
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University Of Bristol Betrays Academic Freedom from 2023-08-21T23:17:09
Professor David Miller discusses his recent sacking by the University of Bristol and how Israel advocacy and lobby groups are increasingly weaponizing “anti-semitism” to silence all criticism of Is...
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More Prominent Israelis Label Israel An Apartheid Regime from 2023-08-15T02:39:37
Journalist Amira Hass explains why for Palestinians living under Israeli occupation, self-defense against Jewish violence is a criminal offence subject to arrest, trial, imprisonment and heavy fine...
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US Congress Promotes Israeli "Hasbara" from 2023-08-08T02:57:29
Richard Silverstein, editor of the Tikun Olam blog, discusses why US politicians are parading their Zionist allegiance with urgency as Israel is in dire need of damage control to shed its racist an...
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"Three Worlds: Memoirs Of An Arab-Jew" from 2023-07-23T23:44:11
Professor Avi Shlaim discusses his recent book, Three Worlds: Memoirs of an Arab-Jew, as he revisits his family’s idyllic days in Iraq before they were unwittingly swept into the mass emigration of...
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"Israelism" from 2023-07-16T23:07:19
Co-directors Eric Axelman and Sam Eilertsen talk about their newly-released documentary "Israelism", which follows the evolution of the beliefs of two young American Jews. Their unquestioning suppo...
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Israeli Settlers' Pogroms Against Palestinians from 2023-06-25T22:05:38
Israeli American author and activist Miko Peled discusses the recent attacks by Israeli settlers who rampaged through Palestinian villages in a pogrom, torching homes, cars, olive groves and firing...
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US Must Deny Visa Waiver To Israel from 2023-06-18T21:39:05
Award-winning journalist Daoud Kuttab discusses his recent article in Aljazeera , "Waiving US visas for Israelis would be a mistake." Kuttab explains that based on Israel's egregious record discrim...
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Executions And Mass Graves In Tantura from 2023-06-11T22:34:47
The remains of the Palestinian village of Tantura now lie under Dor Beach, an Israeli seaside resort about 20 miles south of Haifa. 75 years ago, on May 22, 1948, Zionist militia occupied this vill...
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Israel Weaponizes Archeology from 2023-06-05T00:44:59
Israeli journalist Oren Ziv discusses his recent article in +972 Magazine, “After backlash, conference drops Israeli archeologist for settlement university ties.” Ziv describes Israel’s increasing ...
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Remembering The Nakba from 2023-05-30T00:07:29
Jess&Jamal discuss al-Nakba or "catastrophe," when 75 years ago roughly 750,000 Palestinians were forced out of their ancestral homes and land by Zionist gangs in 1948. Three-quarters of a century ...
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Arkansas Stiffs Jewish-American Doctor from 2023-05-07T21:30:09
Dr. Steven Feldman, Professor at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine in North Carolina, discusses his experience with the State of Arkansas, which denied his honorarium when he refused to...
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Weaponizing Antisemitism To Silence Israel's Critics from 2023-05-03T01:04:31
Civil rights attorney Huwaida Arraf talks about the smear campaign that was launched against her by the Jewish Community Relations Council and the American Jewish Committee decrying her “anti-Israe...
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Israel's Intervention In US Elections from 2023-04-18T00:39:02
Investigative journalist and best-selling author James Bamford discusses his recent article in The Nation, “The Candidate and the Spy”, which details negotiations and meetings between Roger Stone a...
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Israel's War On Al-Aqsa from 2023-04-10T21:31:14
Jewish Israeli activist and co-founder of Boycott from Within Ronnie Barkan explains the motives driving Israel's new fascist government and its association with followers of the late American-born...
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Demonstrations In Israel, Not About Democracy from 2023-04-03T20:57:05
Dr. Sai Englert explains why democracy has never existed in Israel and what the current uproar really involves. He recently published an article in The Middle East Eye “Israeli crisis: This is not ...
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Can Ramadan Be A Decolonization Moment? from 2023-03-27T21:49:23
Dr. Hatem Bazian, author of the book "Palestine….it is something colonial," discusses his recent article “Can Ramadan be a Decolonization Moment?” He also talks about the conditions in Jerusalem, ...
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The NY Times Reconfigures Facts On Palestine from 2023-03-21T01:16:30
James North, Editor at Mondoweiss, discusses his recent article, “Awful ‘NYTimes’ article glorifies an Israeli Mossad agent who helped murder an innocent man. Why?” He also highlights the Times' cu...
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From Palestine: Our Past, Our Future from 2023-03-13T00:09:04
Faisal Saleh, founder of the Palestine Museum US, discusses the recent successful exhibits featuring Palestinian artists at the prestigious Academy of Fine Arts of Rome and the groundbreaking Colla...
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Pogrom In Huwara from 2023-03-06T23:26:28
Orly Noy, Chair of the executive board of the Israeli human rights organization B’Tselem, discusses the recent pogroms committed by Colonial Settlers in the Palestinian town of Huwara, the inciteme...
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Aqaba Summit: A Road To Nowhere from 2023-02-27T01:00:16
Legal scholar Diana Buttu discusses Israel's "revocation" law that would strip "disloyal" Israeli Palestinians of their citizenship. She also talks about the Palestinian Authority's failure to hold...
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Biden Administration Muzzles Critics Of Apartheid Israel from 2023-02-19T23:49:48
Dr. James Cavallaro discusses how the State Department withdrew the Biden administration’s nomination of him to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights due to tweets he had posted about Israe...
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Syria On The Brink Of Human Catastrophe from 2023-02-13T23:33:01
Dr. Anis Germany discusses the humanitarian crisis in Syria due to international sanctions, as the death toll from the 7.8 and 7.5-magnitude earthquakes that hit southeastern Turkey and northern Sy...
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GWU Succumbs To Hate Groups' Pressure from 2023-02-06T23:55:36
Dr. Lara Sheehi, Professor of Clinical Psychology at George Washington University’s Columbian College, describes the hateful attacks and bogus charges of antisemitism lobbed against her, by organiz...
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Israel Terror Groups Raising Funds In US from 2023-01-29T22:24:07
Jess&Jamal discuss why recent attacks on Palestinians have increased and why 2023 will witness violence spiking under Israel's new far right government. An Israeli group is raising tax-exempt fund...
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Kenneth Roth Prevails Against Israeli Lobby At Harvard from 2023-01-22T20:16:17
Former Executive Director of Human Rights Watch Kenneth Roth discusses the reasons why Dean Elmendorf rescinded his fellowship offer at Harvard’s Carr Center for Human Rights Policy. After a major ...
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SFSU Administration Reaffirms Support For Racism from 2023-01-17T23:16:24
Dr. Rabab Abdulhadi, recently awarded the Jere L. Bacharach Service Award of the Middle East Studies Association (MESA), discusses recent escalation of attacks against free speech in academia. Jes...
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What Israel's Fascist Government Means For Palestinians from 2023-01-09T06:05:30
Richard Silverstein, editor of Tikun Olam blog, discusses Israel's new fascist government and Meir Kahane's disciple Itamar Ben-Gvir. Jess&Jamal examine why Harvard’s Kennedy School denied Kenneth...
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Miss Earth Water Nadeen Ayoub: A Powerful Voice for Palestinians from 2022-12-26T22:40:36
Recently crowned Miss Earth Water 2022, Miss Palestine Nadeen Ayoub discusses environmental awareness, protection, and sustainability. She also strives to shed light on Palestinian culture, artists...
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Exposing Israel's Medical Apartheid from 2022-12-11T22:26:53
Dr. Guy Shalev discusses Israel's systemic racism within its health care system. One fifth of physicians and nurses in Israel are Palestinians, yet there is longstanding discrimination and racism i...
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Reincarnation Of Racist Meir Kahane In Israeli Knesset from 2022-12-06T01:21:21
Investigative journalist David Sheen discusses the triumphant return of the followers of the late, racist rabbi Meir Kahane to Israeli government, as they plan to ensure a Jewish majority with "emi...
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Palestine In Israeli School Books from 2022-11-21T23:00:18
Dr. Nurit Peled-Elhanan talks about anti-Palestinian ideoplogy in Israeli school books: "Israeli education also propagates the idea of Israel as democracy-- the only democracy in the Middle East-- ...
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UN Rapporteur: Israel’s Occupation Is Indistinguishable From Settler-Colonialism from 2022-11-15T00:34:13
UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese discusses her report on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied in 1967. "Realizing the inalienable right of the Palestinian p...
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Israel Escalates Abuse Of Palestinian Children from 2022-10-03T23:26:35
Human Rights Lawyer Diana Buttu discusses the recent death of seven-year-old Rayyan Suleiman, who died while being chased by Israeli soldiers in the occupied village of Tekoa, prompting the US Stat...
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Probe Finds Abu Akleh’s Killing ‘Deliberate’ from 2022-09-27T00:20:43
Aseel AlBajeh, Legal Researcher and Advocacy Officer at Al-Haq Human Rights Organization discusses Israel's systematic targeting of Palestinian civil society and the shutting down of the offices of...
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Deconstructing Lebanon's Quagmire from 2022-09-19T23:03:25
Dr. Rania Masri and Dr. Anis Germany discuss Lebanon's economic nightmare, how the country ended up in such a state, and what remedies can be implemented to transition into a better future. Jess&J...
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No Tech For Apartheid from 2022-09-12T22:18:20
Ariel Koren, former marketing manager at Google for Education, discusses her recent resignation from the tech giant after facing retaliation from management and harassment from fellow Googlers for ...
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Straight Talk With Renowned Rapper Lowkey from 2022-09-06T00:35:16
Renowned British rapper and activist Lowkey (Kareem Dennis) discusses his passion for rap music and his pursuit of social justice. He also talks about how the Israel lobbying network in the UK trie...
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Our Vision For Liberation from 2022-08-29T22:01:27
Ramzy Baroud discusses his recent book, "Our Vision For Liberation," co-edited with Illan Pappe. Contributors to this unique collection of essays draw on their own remarkable personal experiences a...
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Israel Loathes Human Rights Organizations from 2022-08-22T21:40:30
Jess&Jamal discuss the recent Israeli raids on the offices of seven Palestinian civil society advocacy groups in the occupied West Bank and the motives behind them.
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Hollywood Continues To Vilify Arabs from 2022-08-16T02:17:39
Egyptian-American actor&lawyer Amr El-Bayoumi explains how Hollywood continues to market hateful Arab&Muslim stereotypes and narratives through distorted and toxic roles in its films. Jess&Jamal d...
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Israel's 'Preemptive Strike' Kills Children from 2022-08-08T21:32:40
Dr. Robert Ross, Professor of Literary Arts&Social Justice Studies, at Park Point University discusses the recent dismissal of a bogus lawsuit brought against him by a colleague and Israel's lobby ...
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US Lobbyists For Israeli Spyware Firm Could Face Prison from 2022-08-01T21:54
Adam Shapiro, Palestine-Israel Advocacy Director at Dawn, discusses how a group of US-based lobbyists representing the Israeli spyware company NSO have been violating the Foreign Agent Registration...
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German Broadcaster Deutsche Welle (DW) Censors Palestine Debate from 2022-07-25T20:50:02
Giovanni Fassina, Program Director of the European Legal Support Center, describes how the blanket accusation of “antisemitism” became the go-to trigger to censor legitimate discussion on issues re...
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Biden's Middle East Trip, Dead On Arrival from 2022-07-18T21:48:43
Dr. Rashid Khalidi discusses the US State Department's and the Israel Land Authority's plans to build a new permanent US embassy and diplomatic compound in Jerusalem on private Palestinian property...
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Israel's Arms Giant Faces Activists Wrath In UK from 2022-07-11T22:09:32
Jewish Israeli activist Ronnie Barkan discusses why the Israeli weapons manufacturer, Elbit Systems, might be forced to abandon its UK factories due to protests. Jess&Jamal discuss Biden's "histor...
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US Gives Israel A Pass In The Murder Of Shireen Abu Akleh from 2022-07-04T20:55:38
Jess&Jamal discuss the murder of Shireen Abu Akleh, as US has determined that gunfire from the Israeli military was "likely responsible" for the killing of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen A...
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Israel's Lobby Pouring Millions To Unseat Progressive Democrats from 2022-06-07T01:15:27
Richard Silverstein discusses his recent article published in Tikun Olam, “Israel’s Paroxysm of Judeo-Hate--Vile chants of 70,000 Judeo-terrorists-in-the-making.” Jess&Jamal talk about AIPAC’s rec...
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AIPAC&The NRA, Much In Common from 2022-05-31T00:15:23
Martin Konečhný, founder and director of the European Middle East Project (EuMEP), discusses why Israeli-aligned EU commissioners insist that funding to Palestinians be conditioned on revised conte...
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Israel Kills Journalist, Attacks Funeral Procession from 2022-05-17T03:28:10
Jess&Jamal discuss the killing of Palestinian American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh by Israeli Occupation Force and the attack on her funeral procession in Jerusalem. Jess&Jamal also reflect on the...
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Israel's Policy Of Administrative Detention from 2022-05-10T00:10:03
Milena Ansari, International Advocacy Officer at Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association discusses Israel's policy of administrative detention, including torture and cruel treatment ...
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Lawmakers Criminalize BDS, Support Sanctions On Russia from 2022-05-03T00:58:30
Producer Suhad Babaa discusses her documentary “Boycott” which chronicles three every-day Americans challenging anti-BDS laws for their constitutionality in a nation-wide First Amendment battle. 23...
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Greenwashing Colonialism And Apartheid - 25 Apr 2022 from 2022-04-26T01:17:17
Shireen Tawil discusses her recent article “The ‘desert’ was already blooming: Palestine, Colonialism, and Global Climate Justice.” Shireen writes about Climate and Ecological Emergency and how Is...
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Jenin Massacre Twenty Years Later from 2022-04-12T00:13:44
Dr. Rabab Abdulhadi discusses the history of resistance in the Palestinian town of Jenin, as the Israeli Occupation Forces have recently intensified its raids there, targeting the Jenin refugee cam...
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Arab FM's Lost in the Negev Desert from 2022-04-04T23:42:18
Political analyst and lawyer Diana Buttu discusses Palestinian reaction to Israel hosting foreign ministers of four Arab nations at Kibbutz Sde Boker in the Naqab (Negev) desert. Jess&Jamal talk a...
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From Palestine With Art from 2022-03-29T01:43:27
Jess&Jamal discuss the timing of Israel’s meeting with top diplomats from four Arab countries (Bahrain, UAE, Egypt, and Morocco) and the United States. Was this just another photo op, or are Arabs ...
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Is The Tail Wagging The Dog At SFSU from 2022-03-22T00:55:51
Jess&Jamal discuss Ukrainian President Zelenskiy's recent address to the Israeli Knesset, and AIPAC's endorsement of Republicans who claim that Donald Trump won the 2020 election. Dr. Tomomi Kinuk...
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Academic Freedom Except For Palestine from 2022-03-14T23:55:26
Journalist and author Amira Hass discusses her recent article in Haaretz, "Israel to Decide for Palestinians Which Foreign Lecturers Can Teach at West Bank Universities," a set of procedures publis...
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Racism Is “Atmospheric” In Western Discourse from 2022-03-08T02:40:46
Dr. Hatem Bazian discusses his article, "Ukraine and Fanon: Racism is “Atmospheric” in Western Discourse," as Western reporters covering Russia’s invasion of Ukraine indulge in well-rehearsed racis...
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Western Media's Racial Bias Covering Ukraine from 2022-03-01T12:43:41
Social educator and equity program advisor with the Toronto District School Board Javier Davila (Twitter: @XjusticeXpeace) talks about the smear campaign he was subjected to by the Toronto Sun tab...
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Turning A Blind Eye To Apartheid - 22 Feb 2022 from 2022-02-22T14:35:40
Jess&Jamal discuss the motives behind a US congressional delegation's trip to Israel, shortly after the release of Amnesty International's report on Apartheid.They also talk about the global fallou...
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Is Putin Bluffing On Ukraine - 14 Feb 2022 from 2022-02-15T02:19:26
Journalist and filmmaker Lia Tarachansky discusses settler colonialism in Israel, the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of Jerusalem and Amnesty International's rep...
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US Congress' Double Standards On Israel - 7 Feb 2022 from 2022-02-08T01:57:51
Jess&Jamal discuss why leading Israeli politicians have warned for years that their country was sliding into apartheid, yet US lawmakers have been attacking Amnesty International's Apartheid Report...
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Israel Wants Amnesty Not To Release Apartheid Report - 31 Jan 2022 from 2022-02-01T01:39:10
Dr. Stavit Sinai, an anti-Apartheid Israeli activist, discusses how international activists were able to shut down UAV Engines in the UK, which is owned by Elbit Systems, one of Israel's largest ar...
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Conflict In Ukraine Has Global Consequences - 24 Jan 2022 from 2022-01-25T02:24:32
Jess&Jamal discuss the global impact of a Russian invasion of Ukraine, as Russia denies it is preparing to invade its neighbor, despite stationing around 100,000 Russian troops at various locations...
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Israel Eyes Bedouins' Land In The Naqab - 16 Jan 2022 from 2022-01-16T23:21:46
Jess&Jamal discuss the Israeli clampdown on Bedouin protesters in the Naqab (Negev), as they demonstrate against Israel’s “forestation project” which they refer to as a “land-grab” and “creating ne...
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Islamophobia Is No Laughing Matter - 2 Dec 2021 from 2021-12-02T23:51:57
Photojournalist and author Phil Pasquini discusses Rep. Lauren Boebert’s (R-CO) Islamophobic remarks calling Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) a member of the “jihad squad” and likening her to a bomb-carrying...
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Did The US Commit War Crimes In Syria? - 18 Nov 2021 from 2021-11-18T22:46:18
Palestinian-American civil rights attorney Huwaida Arraf talks about her congressional bid in Michigan’s Thumb region (10th District.) Jess&Jamal discuss previously undisclosed airstrikes in Syria...
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SFSU President Undermines Own Faculty&Sides With Big Tech - 11 Nov 2021 from 2021-11-12T02:07:27
Dr. Rabab Abdulhadi comments on SFSU President Mahoney’s decision to uphold the University’s acceptance of Big Tech’s increasing control over academic discussion, and its complicity with Zionist or...
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Foreign Pressure Mounts To Overturn Sudan’s Coup - 5 Nov 2021 from 2021-11-05T22:44:32
Elsadig Elsheikh, Director of the Global Justice Program at the Othering&Belonging Institute at UC Berkeley, discusses the recent coup in Sudan. Egyptian-American rising star Shereen Ahmed talks a...
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Israel’s War On Palestinian Civil Society - 28 Oct 2021 from 2021-10-28T23:55:20
Palestinian-American human rights activist discusses Israel’s targeting of six Palestinian NGOs that it labeled as “terrorist organizations.” Jess&Jamal talk about Al-Yusufiyah cemetery part of wh...
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Bad Week For Apartheid - 13 Oct 2021 from 2021-10-14T03:13:15
Israeli filmmaker Avi Mograbi talks about his latest documentary, “The First 54 Years – An Abbreviated Manual for Military Occupation.” The film builds the handbook of the perfect occupier, based o...
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Pandora Papers And The Middle East - 6 Oct 2021 from 2021-10-08T01:03:34
Journalist Daoud Kuttab discusses the Pandora Papers, a massive leak of more than 11 million confidential files to the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), which revealed t...
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Biden’s Middle East Policy- Business As Usual - 30 Sep 2021 from 2021-10-01T00:52:41
Sarah Leah Whitson, Executive Director of DAWN, says that President Biden’s Middle East policy is just sugar-coated business as usual. “The president’s actions speak louder than his lofty rhetoric ...
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Human Rights Activists Reject Israel's Observer Status At The African Union - 23 Sep 2021 from 2021-09-23T22:30:44
Attorney Stanley Cohen explains why a group of lawyers, activists and researchers from various countries submitted a petition to the African Commission on Human and People’s Rights on September 16,...
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Imbalance In US Foreign Aid - 16 Sep 2021 from 2021-09-16T15:38:40
The Palestine Museum founder, Faisal Saleh, shares his vision of researching and preserving Palestinian history, culture, and art. To learn more: https://www.palestinemuseum.us/Virtual online auct...
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A Cartoon Is Worth A Thousand Words - 9 Sep 2021 from 2021-09-10T02:41:08
Brazilian Political Cartoonist Carlos Latuff talks about his activism and lifework, which spans from South America to the Middle East and beyond. Learn more about Carlos https://latuffcartoons.word...
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Why Did Algeria Cut Diplomatic Ties With Morocco? - 2 Sep 2021 from 2021-09-02T20:26:07
Professor Abdelkader Berrahmoun from the Middlebury Institute of International Studies in Monterey, California explains the reasons and historical background that led to the recent diplomatic break...
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Iran's Nuclear Deal Works - 26 Aug 2021 from 2021-08-27T02:15:33
Israeli PM Naftali Bennett said that he will work to convince Biden to abandon his plan to reenter the Iran nuclear deal. Our guest Samuel M. Hickey from the Center for Arms Control and Non-Prolife...
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Afghan Women Abandoned - 19 Aug 2021 from 2021-08-20T01:19:56
Heather Barr, interim co-director of the Women’s Rights Division at Human Rights Watch, discusses the plight of Afghan women after the Taliban have seized power in Afghanistan. She spoke to us from...
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Afghanistan: Graveyard Of Empires? - 12 Aug 2021 from 2021-08-12T22:07:51
Author Mona Hajjar Halaby talks about her newly published book, “In My Mother’s Footsteps: A Palestinian Refugee Returns Home.” Mona is a Palestinian-American educator specializing in conflict reso...
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Demystifying Tunisia - 5 Aug 2021 from 2021-08-06T00:55:51
Cultural activist Hisham Ben Khamsa provides nuanced analysis from the capital Tunis after President Kais Saied sacked the prime minister and suspended parliament. Tunisia is coping with economic, ...
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The Politics Of The Olympics - 29 Jul 2021 from 2021-07-29T23:17:10
Journalist May Shigenobu discusses controversy over the opening ceremony at the Tokyo Olympics and Japanese politics during an uptick in Coronavirus cases. Jess&Jamal comment on Ben&Jerry’s statem...
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Is Lebanon A Failed State? - 22 Jul 2021 from 2021-07-23T00:13:27
Professor Rania Masri and Anis Germany, MD talk about the dire political situation in Lebanon, as the Lebanese people struggle through economic collapse. Jess&Jamal discuss the Israeli meltdown ov...
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Sentiments On Israel Shifting Among Jewish Americans - 15 Jul 2021 from 2021-07-15T23:33:20
Author and human rights activist Miko Peled talks about the shifting sentiments among Jewish Americans towards Israel. He also discusses Israel’s racist Citizenship and Entry into Israel Law. Jess...
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Is The Palestinian Authority Cracking Down On Dissent? - 1 Jul 2021 from 2021-07-02T01:06:26
Human rights attorney Diana Buttu discusses the death of Nizar Banat, a prominent critic of the Palestinian Authority (PA), while in the custody of PA security forces last week. She also talks abou...
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Despotic Arab Regimes' History Of Normalization - 23 Jun 2021 from 2021-06-24T21:53:21
Dr. As’ad Abukhalil discusses despotic Arab regimes and their history of normalization with Israel. He also talks about Biden’s foreign policy in the Middle East. Jess and Jamal discuss the death ...
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Israel’s New Government, A Facade Of Change - 17 Jun 2021 from 2021-06-17T21:35:55
Israeli Jewish activist Ronnie Barkan explains why Israel’s new government will bring no major changes to Israeli policy. The new Prime Minister Naftali Bennett is on record as advocating the murde...
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Palestine: Reclaiming The Narrative - 10 Jun 2021 from 2021-06-11T02:23:22
Jillian C. York, Electronic Frontier Foundation’s (EFF) Director for International Freedom of Expression, discusses the rights group’s campaign: “Tell Facebook: Stop Silencing Palestine” https://st...
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Uptick In Anti-Semitic Incidents Linked To Mideast Violence? - 3 Jun 2021 from 2021-06-04T00:29:29
Journalist Max Blumenthal accuses the Israel Lobby of deceptively editing videos and making up dubious allegations, manufacturing an anti-semitism epidemic to turn the media’s gaze away from dead c...
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Gift To Palestine - 27 May 2021 from 2021-05-27T22:37:19
Jess&Jamal discuss the Irish Parliament’s motion condemning the “de facto annexation” of Palestinian land by Israel. They also talk about the recent denunciation of the French Foreign Minister Jean...
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Gaza Ceasefire: Band-Aid For Failed US Diplomacy - 20 May 2021 from 2021-05-20T23:15:54
Journalist Abby Martin discusses the recent Israeli atrocities in Gaza and Jerusalem. She also talks about the US media’s bias towards the Israeli narrative. Her documentary, “Gaza Fights for Freed...
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Do Palestinians Have A Right To Self-Defense? - 13 May 2021 from 2021-05-14T01:42:45
More than 100 Palestinians, including 18 children have been killed in Gaza due to Israeli airstrikes&bombardment, while Jewish mobs attacked Palestinian families and businesses in Haifa, Jaffa and ...
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The Ethnic Cleansing Of Jerusalem - 6 May 2021 from 2021-05-07T01:19:39
Israeli-American activist and author Miko Peled says that only through boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) imposed on Israel can the international community force an end to Israeli Apartheid a...
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Human Rights Watch Accuses Israel Of Apartheid Crimes - 29 Apr 2021 from 2021-04-29T21:46:17
Human rights attorney Diana Buttu praises Human Rights Watch’s report on Israel and says that Palestinians have experienced Apartheid under Israeli rule for decades. Jess and Jamal discuss whether...
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Zoom&Facebook: Ministry Of Information - 22 Apr 2021 from 2021-04-22T19:19:17
After Zoom and Facebook succumbed to Israeli Lobby pressure and deleted their event “Whose narrative? What Free Speech for Palestine?”, Dr. Rabab Abdulhadi, Arab and Muslim Ethnicities and Diaspora...
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Ramadan: Fasting And Fighting Islamophobia - 15 Apr 2021 from 2021-04-16T00:37:14
Dr. Hatem Bazian talks about what Muslims can do to help one another and communities in need during Ramadan with COVID still devastating many people. He also discusses the raging Islamophobia in Eu...
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Jordan: Family Feud Or Coup Attempt - 8 Apr 2021 from 2021-04-08T22:09:45
Award-winning journalist and former Ferris Professor at Princeton University Daoud Kuttab discusses the “Royal Feud” in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. He also talks about the future of Palestinia...
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"The Present" Deserves An Oscar - 1 Apr 2021 from 2021-04-01T23:13:08
Palestinian-British filmmaker Farah Nabulsi talks about the making of “The Present,” which was nominated for the 93rd Academy Awards in the Best Live Action Short Film category. Jess and Jamal di...
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Palestinian&Israeli Elections- Who Benefits - 25 Mar 2021 from 2021-03-25T21:01:05
Palestinian legal expert and analyst Diana Buttu weighs in on the Israeli and upcoming Palestinian elections. Jess and Jamal discuss the recent mass murders in Atlanta and Boulder and the intracta...
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She Dared To Speak Out - 18 Mar 2021 from 2021-03-19T00:42:34
Dr. Stavit Sinai talks about why she'll refuse to pay a fine to a German court for disrupting a speech by a former Israeli Knesset member. Jess&Jamal discuss the protests in Jordan due to the trag...
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Israeli Soldier Loses Lawsuit To Stifle Free Speech In US - 11 Mar 2021 from 2021-03-11T23:10:02
Guests Palestinian-American activist Suhair Nafal and her lawyer Haytham Faraj discuss their win over a defamation suit brought against Nafal by Rebecca Rumshiskaya, an Israeli soldier. Faraj calls...
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International Women's Day: Israel Incarcerates More Palestinian Women - 4 March 2021 from 2021-03-05T01:26:40
Attorney Yafa Jarrar talks about the Israeli military court sentencing of her mother, Palestinian politician Khalida Jarrar, to two years in prison. Jess and Jamal discuss opposition to the Intern...
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Is Discourse On Israel In The US Shifting? - 25 Feb 2021 from 2021-02-26T01:14:56
Jess and Jamal discuss the recent shifts on discourse about Israel in the United States, with recent comments by politicians and challenges in US media. Also, former students at AMED at San Francis...
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This Week In Palestine - 21 Feb 2021 from 2021-02-18T22:10:13
Jess&Jamal discuss global warming and the cold weather that triggered a wave of blackouts across Texas, leaving millions of residents shivering in the dark. Our guest this week is Sani Meo, publis...
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ICC Opens Door To Holding Israel Accountable - 11 Feb 2021 from 2021-02-11T23:34:24
Legal expert Diana Buttu discusses the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) ruling that it has jurisdiction over the territories occupied by Israel in 1967, opening the way for an inquiry into alle...
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Medical Apartheid - 4 Feb 2021 from 2021-02-04T23:21:29
Jewish Israeli activist Ronnie Barkan says that Israel is demonstrating “Medical Apartheid,” and not vaccine leadership, by not providing COVID-19 vaccines to approximately five million Palestinian...
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"This Is Apartheid" - 28 Jan 2021 from 2021-01-28T23:17:52
Jess and Jamal discuss a recently discovered video showing Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a QAnon-supporting Republican, trying to force Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib to retake their congression...
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The Day After - 21 Jan 2021 from 2021-01-21T22:43:03
Jess and Jamal discuss the challenges that President Joe Biden faces repairing the damage caused to US allies overseas, while domestically confronting COVID-19, soaring unemployment and undoing man...
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Confronting Violent White Supremacy - 14 Jan 2021 from 2021-01-14T22:28:02
Jess and Jamal discuss the rising threat of white supremacy in the US. They analyze the events that led to the storming of the US Capitol and the second impeachment of Donald Trump. Israeli Filmma...
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Is The US A Banana Republic? - 7 Jan 2021 from 2021-01-07T23:42:59
Arab Talk reporter Phil Pasquini provides an update from Washington, DC about the storming of the US Capitol and the looting and vandalism that ensued. Jess&Jamal discuss the security failure and t...
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Remembering Bouazizi - 17 Dec 2020 from 2020-12-17T22:34:50
Human rights attorney Huwaida Arraf discusses President-elect Joe Biden’s nominations to fill government positions in his administration, and their impact on the progressive movement in the Democra...
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Arab Sheikh Buys Racist Israeli Soccer Team - 10 Dec 2020 from 2020-12-11T00:24:33
Jess&Jamal discuss the recent purchase of Beitar Jerusalem, known as the “most racist soccer team in the world,” by Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Nahyan, a first cousin of the de facto Emirati ruler,...
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Will Trump Risk A 'Full - Fledged War' With Iran? - 3 Dec 2020 from 2020-12-04T00:47:32
Jess&Jamal discuss whether Iran will strike back at Israel or the US over the assassination of its top nuclear scientist, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, and if Trump will risk a 'full-fledged war' with Iran b...
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Will An Orderly Transfer Of Power Happen In The US? - 19 Nov 2020 from 2020-11-19T22:32:32
While most congressional Republicans have been silent about acknowledging Biden’s presidential victory, Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said America will “have an orderly transfer...
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Trump Vs. Biden: It Ain’t Over Till It’s Over - 5 Nov 2020 from 2020-11-05T22:27:18
Arab Talk correspondent Phil Pasquini provides updates on the US presidential race from Washington, DC, and discusses how a potentially contested election might batter America’s global image. Jess ...
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If Trump Loses, Will He Concede? - 29 Oct 2020 from 2020-10-29T22:35:52
Arab Talk reporter Phil Pasquini provides an update about the ongoing preparations for the US Elections in Washington, DC, with some business owners boarding up their storefronts in anticipation of...
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Why Is Macron Targeting Muslims In France? - 15 Oct 2020 from 2020-10-16T01:28:12
Our guest Chafika Attalai, International Project Manager at CCIF (Collectif Contre L’Islamophobie en France), discusses Emmanuel Macron’s recent attacks on Muslims in France and a new Islamophobic ...
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Israeli Left In Denial - 8 Oct 2020 from 2020-10-09T01:33:08
Arab Talk guest analyst Ronnie Barkan says that the Israeli left is in denial, as thousands of Israelis protested across the country, flouting a new law meant to curb anti-Netanyahu demonstrations ...
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Armenian - Azerbaijani Conflict Could Set The Region On Fire - 1 Oct 2020 from 2020-10-02T00:26:43
Canadian-Armenian Journalist Raffi Elliott discusses the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict which erupted over the enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh. More than 100 people, including civilians, have died in se...
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Corporate Censorship In America - 24 Sep 2020 from 2020-09-25T00:18:29
A Webinar Censored: an interview with Dr. Rabab Abdulhadi. Jillian C. York, Director for International Freedom of Expression discusses corporate censorship.
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Faithwashing And "Peace" In The Middle East - 17 Sep 2020 from 2020-09-18T02:44:24
Our guest Ali Abunimah discusses his recent article in the Electronic Intifada, "Meet Emgage, the pro-Israel Muslims backing Joe Biden." Jess and Jamal deconstruct the so-called Abraham Accords.
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Donald Trump, The Teflon Man - 10 Sep 2020 from 2020-09-11T00:40:20
Donald Trump, The Teflon Man - 10 Sep 2020 by News You Can Use with Jamal Dajani&Jess Ghannam
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Islamophobia At MSNBC - 3 Sep 2020 from 2020-09-04T01:59:16
Journalist Daoud Kuttab discusses the recent arrest of Emad Hajjaj, one of the Arab world’s best-known cartoonists, by Jordanian police. He was released only after an international outcry, which in...
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Racial Schism: Jacob Blake&Kyle Rittenhouse - 27 Aug 2020 from 2020-08-28T01:50:44
Palestinian-American attorney and human rights activist Huwaida Arraf discusses why the 2020 Democratic platform betrays Palestinians and again gives Israel a pass.Jess and Jamal talk about the sho...
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What's Behind The Israel-UAE Peace Deal? - 20 Aug 2020 from 2020-08-21T00:18:54
The UAE government says that its normalization with Israel “immediately stops” Israeli plans to annex parts of the West Bank. Our guest Diana Buttu refutes this. Jess and Jamal discuss what’s shap...
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UAE Normalizes Relations With Israel - 13 Aug 2020 from 2020-08-14T03:07:47
Guest Dr. Rania Masri describes the aftermath of Beirut’s explosion. She says that Lebanon's donor countries have pledged very little money to help Beirut recover from its horrific devastation. Be...
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Lebanon Is Devastated - 6 Aug 2020 from 2020-08-06T22:29:15
Lebanon Is Devastated - 6 Aug 2020 by News You Can Use with Jamal Dajani&Jess Ghannam
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Can Trump Delay The Elections? - 30 Jul 2020 from 2020-07-30T23:35:15
Guest Lara Kiswani, Executive Director of the Arab Resource and Organizing Center (AROC) discusses why right-wing groups are flooding an ongoing public comment period on whether California should c...
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Feast In The Middle East While In Quarantine - 23 Jul 2020 from 2020-07-24T00:25:04
Jess and Jamal discuss both the Democratic Party’s platform on foreign policy and President Trump’s cognitive abilities. Cookbook author and host of "Feast in the Middle East," Blanche Shaheen, sh...
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Erdogan And The Hagia Sophia: What Gives? - 16 Jul 2020 from 2020-07-16T21:20:43
Guest Ronnie Barkan describes his ordeal along with two other activists who are facing trial in Berlin for disrupting an event which was held in June 2017 at the Humboldt University for member of t...
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Are Arabs White? - 9 Jul 2020 from 2020-07-09T22:18:11
Guest comedian and writer Amer Zahr says that Arab Americans should not be counted as white in the US Census. Does being legally white turn this oft-sidelined community into a ‘legally invisible’ ...
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US Media Ignores Ghislaine Maxwell's Family Ties To The Mossad - 2 Jul 2020 from 2020-07-02T21:21:31
Diana Buttu, legal analyst and former legal advisor to the Palestine Liberation Organization Chairman Mahmoud Abbas and Palestinian negotiators, explains the planned Israeli annexation of illegal c...
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Surviving COVID-19, A Personal Experience - 25 Jun 2020 from 2020-06-25T22:14:28
Arab Talk guest Eman Jamal shares her personal experience fighting COVID-19 after contracting it along with her family in Dubai, UAE. She also provides tips about ways to cope with the illness.Jess...
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Is Finland In Russia? - 18 Jun 2020 from 2020-06-18T21:37:40
Our guest, Rev. Michael Yoshii, talks about race relations and solidarity between Japanese Americans and Palestinians. Jess and Jamal discuss the book by former National Security Advisor John Bolto...
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European Human Rights Court: France Violated BDS Activists' Rights - 11 Jun 2020 from 2020-06-12T02:17:29
Arab Talk guest Dr. Hatem Bazian talks about racism and Islamophobia in the United States and Europe.Jess and Jamal discuss the ruling of the European Court of Human Rights saying that France viola...
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Where Do Many Police Departments Train? - 4 Jun 2020 from 2020-06-04T23:11
Jess and Jamal discuss the recent developments in the murder cases of George Floyd and Ahmaud Arbery. They also talk about how US law enforcement agencies have been receiving training on crowd cont...
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I Can't Breathe - 28 May 2020 from 2020-05-28T23:00:07
Jamal interviews Dr. Rabab Abdulhadi, who has recently won the prestigious Georgina M. Smith Award from the American Association of University Professors. She discusses the significance of the awar...
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Quarantined Music - 21 May 2020 from 2020-05-22T02:04:29
Arabic violin virtuoso Georges Lammam talks about his collection of works and how he has been coping with the shelter-in-place orders. He also performs live on Arab Talk.Jess and Jamal discuss the ...
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Despite COVID-19, Israel Plans West Bank Annexation - 14 May 2020 from 2020-05-15T00:26:20
Jess and Jamal discuss the latest updates on the killing of Ahmaud Arbery. They also discuss Israel’s plans to annex large parts of the West Bank. Israeli veteran Journalist David Michaelis provide...
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Justice For Ahmaud Arbery - 7 May 2020 from 2020-05-08T02:35:13
Jess and Jamal discuss the killing of Ahmaud Arbery and the inadequacies of citizen’s arrest laws in the United States. (Since the recording of this program, the two suspects were arrested after a ...
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Ramadan In Times Of Covid-19 And A Special Report From Lebanon - 24 Apr 2020 from 2020-04-24T22:19:38
Jess and Jamal discuss Ramadan 2020 and how to practice faith in times of Covid-19, joined by the Zahra Billoo, Executive Director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, San Francisco Bay Ar...
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The New Normal In The Coronavirus Age - 16 Apr 2020 from 2020-04-16T23:23:45
Jess and Jamal discuss the new normal in the age of the Coronavirus (COVID-19). Is there a rush to return to old norms? What are the repercussions? Journalist Daoud Kuttab provides an update about ...
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COVID-19 Special Report From Jordan - 13 Apr 2020 from 2020-04-13T20:29:29
Arab Talk co-host Jamal Dajani interviews award-winning journalist and former Ferris Professor of Journalism at Princeton University, Daoud Kuttab. From his shelter-in-place in Amman, Jordan, Profe...
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Coronavirus- Are We Bending The Curve? - 9 Apr 2020 from 2020-04-09T23:12:39
Jess&Jamal provide the latest updates on COVID-19, discussing how black and brown populations in the US are disproportionately affected by this pandemic. They also discuss its effects on communitie...
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Coronavirus: Taking Care Of Your Mental Health - 2 Apr 2020 from 2020-04-02T22:42:13
Jess&Jamal provide updates about the Coronavirus (COVID-19), as more than 6.6 million Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week. Jess Ghannam, PhD discusses best practices for confined pe...
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Shelter In Place - 25 Mar 2020 from 2020-03-25T22:06:53
As the number of people suffering from COVID-19 is approaching half a million, Jess and Jamal discuss the importance of ’Shelter in Place,' and what life is like under the mandate. They also discu...
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Coronavirus: Is It Time To Panic? - 12 Mar 2020 from 2020-03-13T00:20:29
Jess and Jamal discuss President Trump’s mishandling of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) that has crippled China and has been spreading worldwide. At a Friday news conference at the CDC, Trump told...
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Coronavirus Myths&Facts - 5 Mar 2020 from 2020-03-06T00:36:16
Jess and Jamal discuss the misinformation circulating about the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and help clarify information to help keep people healthy and safe, based on scientific facts.They also...
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Islamophobia In France - 20 Feb 2020 from 2020-02-21T01:57
Jess&Jamal interview Chafika Attalai and Isis Koral from CCIF, the Collective Against Islamophobia in France. They discuss the different laws, discrimination and obstacles facing the Muslim communi...
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Daily Hugz...Do We All Need One? - 13 Feb 2020 from 2020-02-14T02:40:40
Jamal interviews Maad Abu-Ghazalah, Founder and Executive Director of Daily Hugz, an animal shelter located in an olive grove in the village of Asira. Daily Hugz offers sanctuary to homeless and ab...
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The State Of The Union - 6 Feb 2020 from 2020-02-07T01:50:08
Jess and Jamal decipher President Trump’s State of the Union address and its inaccuracies. They also comment on Republican Senator Mitt Romney’s vote to convict Donald Trump, and the debacle at the...
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Trump’s Apartheid Plan - 30 Jan 2020 from 2020-01-31T00:31:28
Jess&Jamal discuss the unveiling of President Trump’s so-called “Deal of the Century,” which is tantamount to the Bantustans of South Africa’s apartheid regime. According to the plan, Palestinians ...
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The “Deal Of The Century” Without Palestinians - 23 Jan 2020 from 2020-01-24T01:16:35
Jess&Jamal discuss President Trump’s impeachment trial, as Democrats argue that Trump pushed the Ukrainian government to probe Biden and his son because he was worried about facing the former vice ...
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Trump Impeachment Saga - 16 Jan 2020 from 2020-01-17T00:49
Jess&Jamal discuss President Trump’s impeachment trial in the US Senate, as a trove of texts, voice mail messages, calendar entries and other records from Lev Parnas were released. An associate of ...
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The War Of Misinformation - 9 Jan 2020 from 2020-01-10T02:09:32
Jess&Jamal discuss the repercussions resulting from the assassination of Iranian Major General Qasem Soleimani and the War of Misinformation surrounding Iran’s response and the downing of the Ukrai...
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Trump's Executive Order Muzzles Critics Of Israel On College Campuses - 12 Dec 2019 from 2019-12-13T02:36:48
Jess and Jamal discuss President Trump’s executive order designed to cut off aid to colleges that tolerate anti-Semitism. However, many First Amendment advocates see it as an effort to stifle free ...
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Food&Politics With Blanche Shaheen - 5 Dec 2019 from 2019-12-06T01:38:05
Jamal Dajani interviews journalist and cooking show host Blanche Shaheen who has recently published her first cooking book, "Feast in the Middle East: A Personal Journey of Family and Cuisine." Acc...
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Netanyahu Indicted For Bribery, But Not For War Crimes - 21 Nov 2019 from 2019-11-21T23:58:43
Jess&Jamal discuss the recent indictment of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust.They also discuss US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s announce...
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Gaza, Netanyahu’s Scapegoat - 14 Nov 2019 from 2019-11-15T01:44:19
Jess&Jamal interview Dr. Rabab Abdulhadi (San Francisco State University)&Dr. Simona Sharoni (Merrimack College) about the recent Israeli attacks on Gaza, which resulted in the death of at least 24...
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Saudi Spies At Twitter - 7 Nov 2019 from 2019-11-08T00:50:25
Jess and Jamal discuss the recent revelations that two former employees of Twitter were charged with spying for Saudi Arabia by snooping into thousands of private accounts seeking personal informat...
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US Congress Endorses Impeachment Inquiry - 31 Oct 2019 from 2019-11-01T00:36:56
Jess and Jamal discuss the recent vote by the US House of Representatives to endorse the Democratic-led impeachment inquiry into President Trump. The vote was 232-196 to approve a resolution that s...
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Uprisings- From Chile To Lebanon - 24 Oct 2019 from 2019-10-25T00:04:51
Jess and Jamal discuss the mass protests that have challenged governments and captured attention around the world. They analyze the reasons behind the ongoing demonstrations in Lebanon, and whether...
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“Dear Mr. President... Don’t Be A Fool!” - 17 Oct 2019 from 2019-10-18T01:31:26
Jess&Jamal discuss Trump’s letter to the President of Turkey, Recep Erdogan. In it, he tries to persuade Erdogan to negotiate by lobbing insults at him — saying Erdogan could be viewed as “the devi...
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Trump Throws The Kurds Under The Bus - 10 Oct 2018 from 2019-10-11T00:15:53
Jess&Jamal discuss the major shift in US military policy in Syria, as President Trump gives his endorsement for a Turkish military operation that would sweep away American-backed Kurdish forces nea...
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Sisi’s Crackdown On Opposition - 3 Oct 2019 from 2019-10-04T01:52:40
Jess&Jamal discuss the recent popular protests against Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi which have spread to at least eight cities, including Cairo, Alexandria, and Suez. The protests appear...
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Impeaching Donald Trump - 26 Sep 2019 from 2019-09-26T23:50:27
Jess&Jamal discuss the recent announcement by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to launch a formal investigation that could lead to impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump. In a detailed, n...
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Israel’s Elections - A Palestinian Perspective - 19 Sep 2019 from 2019-09-20T01:11:25
Jamal interviews Dr. Rabab Abdulhadi about the results of the Israeli elections and their impact on Palestinian Israeli citizens, and other Palestinians living under Israeli Occupation. Dr. Abdulh...
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Netanyahu's Corruption Cover-Up: Annexation Of The West Bank - 12 Sep 2019 from 2019-09-13T02:25:15
Along with Dr. Rabab Abdulhadi, Jess&Jamal discuss Benjamin Netanyahu’s last-ditch efforts to distract from his corruption charges and attract Israeli right-wing voters before national elections ne...
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US District Judge Rules “Watchlist” Unconstitutional - 5 Sep 2019 from 2019-09-05T23:47:40
Jess&Jamal discuss U.S. District Judge Anthony Trenga’s recent ruling that the federal government's watchlist of "known or suspected terrorists" is unconstitutional. Judge Trenga ruled that the Ter...
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Are We On The Brink Of War In The Middle East? - 29 Aug 2019 from 2019-08-29T23:49:23
Jess and Jamal discuss the recent escalations between Israel and Iran, following a series of Israeli attacks in Iraq and Lebanon and Hezbollah's threats to retaliate. Israel’s state of high alert o...
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The New “King Of Israel” - 22 Aug 2019 from 2019-08-23T00:48:15
Jess&Jamal discuss President Trump’s tweet quoting from a right-wing conspiracy theorist who called him "the King of Israel." “President Trump is the greatest President for Jews and for Israel in ...
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President Trump Puts Israeli Interests Over Members Of Congress - 15 Aug 2019 from 2019-08-16T02:35:01
President Trump Puts Israeli Interests Over Members Of Congress - 15 Aug 2019 by News You Can Use with Jamal Dajani&Jess Ghannam
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White Supremacy Attacks And Unethical Journalism - 8 Aug 2018 from 2019-08-09T01:59:12
Jess&Jamal discuss the recent terror attacks by white supremacists in the US, and how pundits and journalists have unethically covered it. The most egregious examples are FOX News' Tucker Carlson w...
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Live From Granada&Hasbara Central - 1 Aug 2019 from 2019-08-02T02:04:15
Jamal provides a live update from Granada, Spain, shedding some light on the 800-year Arab renaissance in the Iberian Peninsula. Jess and Jamal discuss Israeli Hasbara (Propaganda) and President T...
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Executive Racism - 18 Jul 2019 from 2019-07-19T01:16:18
Jess&Jamal discuss Donald Trump’s recent racist attacks on four female lawmakers of color, tweeting that they should "go back" to their countries. Representatives Ocasio-Cortez, Pressley, and Tlaib...
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Netanyahu Uses The Philistine Trope To Justify Occupation - 11 Jul 2019 from 2019-07-12T02:02:46
Jess and Jamal discuss Benjamin Netanyahu’s (a/k/a Mileikowsky, from Poland via Belarus) recent tweets trying to deny Palestinians a homeland by employing racist DNA science. They also discuss con...
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Morsi’s Death An Egyptian Tragedy - 20 June 2019 from 2019-06-21T02:34:53
Jess and Jamal discuss the mysterious death of former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi. Egypt’s chief prosecutor has said Morsi “was immediately taken” to a hospital after fainting inside a glass c...
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US Media Beating The Drums Of War Against Iran - 13 June 2019 from 2019-06-14T02:19:52
Jess&Jamal discuss the recent attacks on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman. The United States, which has accused Iran or its proxies of carrying out a May 12 attack on four tankers off the UAE’s ...
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Jared Kushner’s Incompetence&Colonial Mentality - 6 June 2019 from 2019-06-06T23:38:15
Jess and Jamal dissect Jared Kushner’s interview on Axios/HBO. His interview with journalist Jonathan Swan revealed Kushner's underlying Zionist and Western attitudes toward the Palestinian people ...
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Netanyahu’s Sinking Ship - 30 May 2019 from 2019-05-30T23:46:36
Jess&Jamal discuss one of Benjamin Netanyahu’s biggest setbacks of his political career, as he missed a deadline to form a new coalition government, pushing the Israeli Knesset to dissolve itself, ...
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Syrian Kurds Thrown Under The Bus, Again - 23 May 2019 from 2019-05-24T01:26:10
Jess&Jamal discuss the political future of Syrian Kurds, after the US Syria envoy James Jeffrey told a press briefing on Wednesday that the Trump Administration did not support Kurdish independence...
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Is John Bolton Calling The Shots To Strike Iran? - 16 May 2019 from 2019-05-16T23:50:40
Jess&Jamal discuss the influence of National Security Adviser John Bolton within the Trump Administration to drag the US into war with Iran. Bolton has a history of abusing U.S. intelligence to jus...
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The No Deal Of The Century - 9 May 2019 from 2019-05-10T00:42:45
Jess&Jamal discuss some of the details of leaked content of Trump-Kushner’s so-called Deal of the Century. The deal, according to leaked documents, will be signed between Israel, Hamas and the Pale...
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Antisemitism&Islamophobia, Two Sides Of The Same Coin-2 May 2019 from 2019-05-03T00:45:40
Jess&Jamal interview Zeiad Abbas from the Middle East Children's Alliance (MECA) about their upcoming event: Indigenous, Palestinian and Black Liberation, Commemorating the Palestinian Nakba. They ...
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The Un-Redacted Jess&Jamal Report - 18 Apr 2019 from 2019-04-18T22:59:30
Jess&Jamal provide their own take on the Redacted Mueller Report. They also discuss Trump’s Middle East Peace Plan a/k/a Deal of the Century and the increased incitement and verbal attacks targetin...
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Israel’s Election Exposes Right - Wing Extremism - 11 Apr 2019 from 2019-04-11T23:35:44
Jess&Jamal analyze the results of the recent Israeli election, guaranteeing Benjamin Netanyahu his fifth term as Prime Minister. They also discuss Airbnb’s decision to backtrack on delisting proper...
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Arab Talk’s Take On The Democratic Candidates&Scenes From 71 Years - 4 Apr 2019 from 2019-04-05T02:13:11
Jess&Jamal discuss and analyze some of the Democratic candidates in the crowded 2020 U.S. Presidential race. They also interview Michael Malek Najjar, the director of Scenes from 71 Years, a play a...
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Did God Send Trump To Save Israel? - 28 Mar 2019 from 2019-03-28T23:24:42
Jess&Jamal discuss “separation of church and state” as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo suggested in a televised interview that his boss President Trump, like the Bible’s Queen Esther, may have been ...
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Fox News Is Drowning In Hatred And Racism - 14 Mar 2019 from 2019-03-15T01:06:30
Jess and Jamal discuss recent racist and Islamophobic comments by two of Fox News’ most prominent opinion hosts — Jeanine Pirro and Tucker Carlson.Jeanine Pirro — an outspoken supporter of Presiden...
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Attacks On Rep. Ilhan Omar: Islamophobic? - 7 Mar 2019 from 2019-03-08T01:33:05
Jess&Jamal discuss with Dr. Hatem Bazian the vicious attacks on Representative Ilhan Omar. Dr. Bazian also talks about a recent New Yorker article, which exposes Psy-Group (established by "former" ...
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UN: Israel Intentionally Shot Children&Journalists In Gaza from 2019-03-01T00:45:08
Jess and Jamal discuss recent UNHRC‘s report which provided evidence suggesting that Israel committed crimes against humanity in responding to 2018 protests in Gaza, as snipers targeted people clea...
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Netanyahu Embraces Racist Kahane Followers - 21 Feb 2019 from 2019-02-22T01:52:34
Jess&Jamal along with guest Dr. Rabab Abdulhadi discuss Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who recently embraced racist&extremist Meir Kahane followers. Under the Netanyahu-backed agreement...
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Congresswoman Ilhan Omar Under Attack - 14 Feb 2019 from 2019-02-15T01:15:48
Jess&Jamal interview Dr. Rabab Abdulhadi about the recent attacks targeting Rep. Ilhan Omar (Democrat - Minnesota). Dr. Abdulhadi discusses the conflation of criticism of Israel with antisemitism. ...
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Senators Vote To Shred The US Constitution For Israel - 7 Feb 2019 from 2019-02-08T12:56:55
Jess and Jamal interview Dr. Rabab Abdulhadi about the passage of Senate Bill (S.1) that would empower states to punish companies and individuals who boycott Israel to protest its occupation of Pal...
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Israeli Interests Trump The Constitution In Congress - 31 Jan 2019 from 2019-02-01T02:19:23
Jess&Jamal discuss the passing of Senate Bill (S.1) which enacts penalties on entities that engage in boycotts of Israel — one of many measures in the US intended to push back on the Boycott, Dives...
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Trump's Wall Of Shame - 24 Jan 2019 from 2019-01-25T03:26:27
Jess&Jamal discuss the plight of 800,000 federal government employees who lost their income due to the government shutdown, as Congress refuses to fund Trump’s Wall with Mexico. They also discuss M...
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The Bigots Are Coming Out Of The Woodwork - 17 Jan 2019 from 2019-01-18T00:29:47
Jess&Jamal discuss the racist attacks by Anabelle Lima-Taub, a commissioner in Hallandale Beach, Florida targeting freshman Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib, accusing her of being a terrorist. Lima-T...
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Jess&Jamal’s Predictions For 2019 - 2 Jan 2018 from 2019-01-02T22:13:18
Jess&Jamal outline their predictions for the year from Donald Trump’s Border Wall to Bashar al-Assad and Syria. They also talk about the US elections in 2020. Will Donald Trump get re-elected for f...
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Supporting BDS Gets You Fired In Texas - 17 Dec 2018 from 2018-12-18T04:16:40
Jess and Jamal discuss the State of Texas, McCarthyite loyalty oath requiring contractors not to boycott Israel. Pursuant to Section 2270.001 of Texas Government Code, contractors are barred from "...
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News From Qatar&Beyond - 13 Dec 2018 from 2018-12-14T02:55:37
Jess has just returned from Qatar providing a comprehensive update on the political situation there. He discusses the tense relations between Qatar and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Jamal reports on...
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Palestine - Food&Politics - 6 Dec 2018 from 2018-12-07T00:47:40
Jamal interviews journalist and host Blanche Shaheen who recently returned from Palestine. They discuss Palestinian cuisine and the plight of the Palestinian Christian community living under the Is...
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Israel Admits To Sinking Refugee Ship - 24 Nov 2018 from 2018-11-25T19:27:05
Jess&Jamal discuss the recent revelation that an Israeli submarine sank a Lebanese boat full of refugees in 1982. Was it a mistake or a war crime? They also talk about Airbnb's decision to remove l...
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Israel’s Government Collapses After “Botched” Operation In Gaza - 15 Nov 2018 from 2018-11-16T03:35:36
Jess and Jamal discuss the sudden resignation of Israel’s defense minister, Avigdor Lieberman, over the cabinet's decision to accept a ceasefire ending two days of fighting with Palestinians in Gaz...
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The Midterm Elections&Gun Control - 8 Nov 2018 from 2018-11-09T04:03:04
Jess&Jamal reflect on the results of the Midterm Elections. Was it a Blue Wave as analysts predicted, or a Pink Wave? They also discuss the ongoing mass shootings in the US, gun control and the att...
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White Supremacy And The Defeat Of The Lawfare Project - 1 Nov 2018 from 2018-11-02T01:47:01
Jess&Jamal along with Dr. Rabab Abdulhadi discuss the recent deadly attack by a white supremacist on a Synagogue in Pittsburg and the case of the Florida pipe-bomb suspect. Dr. Abdulhadi talks abou...
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Khashoggi’s Murder- Who Benefits - 18 Oct 2018 from 2018-10-18T23:55:51
Jess&Jamal discuss the bizarre mystery surrounding the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi and US-Saudi relations. Turkish officials have been leaking information to members of the pr...
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Power, Money and the Politics of Fear from 2018-10-12T01:43:47
Jamal Dajani discusses with Dr. Rabab Abdulhadi the disappearance of Saudi dissident and journalist Jamal Khashoggi and the silence of the Trump Administration. They also discuss the content of the...
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Pro-Israel Canary Mission Exposed, Secret Funders Unveiled - 4 Oct 2018 from 2018-10-05T01:10:36
Jess and Jamal discuss with Dr. Rabab Abdulhadi the recent exposé about Canary Mission. A shadowy online entity which publishes negative, often defamatory, portraits of activists, students and acad...
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Kavanaugh Vs. Ford And The Effects Of Bullying&Trauma On Academic Freedom - 27 Sep 2018 from 2018-09-28T01:37:33
Jess&Jamal discuss with Dr. Rabab Abdulhadi the confirmation hearing of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the US Supreme Court and the testimony of Dr. Christine Blasey Ford who testified that she was sexua...
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Big Harp George - Uptown Cool - 20 Sep 2018 from 2018-09-21T01:18:23
Jamal Dajani interviews Big Harp George (Bisharat) about his latest album: Uptown Cool. They discuss his latest release, his inspiration to pursue music after a successful academic career, the diff...
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Oslo&Trump’s Deal Of The Century - 13 Sep 2018 from 2018-09-14T00:35:16
Jess&Jamal discuss the demise of the Oslo agreement signed between Israel and the PLO at the White House twenty-five years ago to bring about an independent Palestinian state on the territories occ...
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The Real Story On Syria’s "Rebels" - 6 Sep 2018 from 2018-09-06T23:56:56
Jess&Jamal discuss Israel’s secretly arming and funding at least 12 “rebel” groups in southern Syria. The Israeli military transfers, which ended in July of this year, included assault rifles, mach...
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The Medieval Kingdom&Beheadings - 23 Aug 2018 from 2018-08-24T00:53:04
Jess and Jamal discuss how the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia may behead a Saudi woman activist for her work on human rights and justice in the Kingdom. They further discuss the implications for the Middl...
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So What's New - Palestinians Have Always Been Detained&Interrogated By Shin Bet - 16 Aug 2018 from 2018-08-17T15:11:35
Jess and Jamal discuss the recent detainment of journalist Peter Beinart by the Israeli Shin Bet upon his arrival at Ben Gurion Airport as well as other Jewish Americans who have detained recently ...
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The Attack On Academic Freedom And Professor Rabab Abdulhadi - 6 Aug 2018 from 2018-08-07T02:42:38
Jess Ghannam interviews Attorney Behnam Gharagozli, who is representing Professor Rabab Abdulhadi of San Francisco State University. Professor Abdulhadi has been attacked legally by the Lawfare Pro...
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Which Country Is Interfering In US Elections More - Russia Or Israel - 2 Aug 2018 from 2018-08-03T02:28:55
Jess and Jamal discuss how Israel for years has been interfering with US elections via surrogates like AIPAC. The Russian election interference scandal pales in comparison to what these Israeli sur...
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Fake Peace In The Middle East - 26 July 2018 from 2018-07-27T02:30:19
Jess and Jamal explore the Trump Administration's attempt to create peace in the Middle East.
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The Codification Of Apartheid In Israel - 19 July 2018 from 2018-07-20T00:50:34
Jess&Jamal discuss Israel’s “nationality bill” which states only Jewish people have the right to self-determination in the State of Israel, declaring Israel a nation-state for the Jewish people and...
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Khan Al-Ahmar: Israel’s Ethnic Cleansing of a Bedouin Village - 5 July 2018 from 2018-07-06T00:23:45
Jess&Jamal discuss the forced eviction of the residents of the Bedouin village of Khan al-Ahmar by Israeli authorities. Israel plans to erase the village to make room for an expansion of its coloni...
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Banned In The USA - 28 Jun 2018 from 2018-06-29T02:44:40
Jess&Jamal discuss the erosion of civil liberties in the United State under Trump, the separation of immigrant children from their families, the travel ban on Muslims and the censorship imposed on ...
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The Incarceration Of Children And Erosion Of Human Rights - 21 June 2018 from 2018-06-22T01:39:20
Jamal Dajani discusses with civil rights attorney Liz Jackson the incarceration of hundreds of immigrant children in cages at the US border with Mexico. They also talk about the confirmation of Ken...
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The New Axis Of Evil - 14 June 2018 from 2018-06-15T01:34:47
Jess and Jamal discuss President Trump’s bromance with Kim Jong Un and his alienation of America’s closest allies: Canada, Mexico and the European Union. They also talk to Dr. Rabab Abdulhadi who j...
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In Memory Of Razan Al - Najjar - 7 June 2018 from 2018-06-08T00:58:23
Jess&Jamal discuss the murder of Palestinian medic Razan al-Najjar in Gaza. Instead of apologizing, Israeli officials claimed that the medic was acting as a human shield for Hamas when she was shot...
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Confronting Racism&Islamophobia In The United States - 31 May 2018 from 2018-06-01T00:44:54
Jamal interviews Dr. Hatem Bazian about the rise of racism and Islamophobia in the United States. From actress Roseanne Barr to President Trump, why are people feeling emboldened to bash Muslims, i...
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Born A Refugee - 24 May 2018 from 2018-05-25T02:24:27
Jess&Jamal interview Ziad Abbas from the Middle East Children's Alliance to talk about Palestinian refugees and MECA’s work. Mr. Abbas grew up at the Dheisha Refugee Camp in Bethlehem where he co-...
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Nakba At 70 - The Catastrophe That Never Ended - 17 May 2018 from 2018-05-18T01:22:14
Jess&Jamal host Dr. Rabab Abdulhadi to talk about “Al Nakba,” which literally translates as “The Catastrophe.” It refers to the mass expulsion and ethnic cleansing of at least 750,000 Palestinians ...
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Islamophobia At San Jose Police Department - 10 May 2018 from 2018-05-11T01:20:43
Jess and Jamal interview Lebanese-American, Muslim-American Police Officer, Nabil Haidar, who filed a claim against the City of San Jose and the San Jose Police Department alleging continuous haras...
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Who Lies More: Benjamin Netanyahu Or Donald Trump? from 2018-05-04T01:18
Jess&Jamal discuss the recent lies by Benjamin Netanyahu&Donald Trump, ranging from Netanyahu’s allegations about Iran’s nuclear program to Trump’s denial of knowing about the payment of $130,000 i...
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Remembering The Palestinian Nakba - 26 April 2018 from 2018-04-27T00:46:57
Jamal Dajani interviews UC Hastings Professor, Dr. George Bisharat. They discuss the effect of al-Nakba (Catastrophe) on Palestinians since 1948, as Israelis celebrate the 70th anniversary since th...
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Arab Fusion Music With Georges Lammam&Gabriel Navia - 19 April 2018 from 2018-04-20T02:03:46
Jess&Jamal discuss Arab Fusion Music with violin virtuoso Georges Lammam, accompanied by Bolivian guitarist extraordinaire, Gabriel Navia. Georges Lammam talks about his new album Opus Omnia and hi...
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Is the US Going to Strike Syria - 12 Apr 2018 from 2018-04-13T01:31:47
Jess&Jamal discuss the recent threats made to Syria by President Trump. Also, in the studio, Phil&Elaine Pasquini from the Washington Report, discuss politics in the nation’s capital and the “drain...
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Why Is The Media Silent On Palestine? - 5 April 2018 from 2018-04-06T02:07:01
Jess&Jamal interview Dr. Rabab Abdulhadi and Jaime Veve who recently returned from a conference in Palestine. They were part of an international delegation who spent two weeks in the West Bank meet...
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The Return Of John Bolton - 29 March 2018 from 2018-03-30T00:41:38
Jess and Jamal discuss President Trump’s replacement of H.R. McMaster with John Bolton as his new national security adviser. They breakdown Bolton’s militant rhetoric, hawkish positions and his bac...
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Trump And The Saudi Prince Bromance - 22 March 2018 from 2018-03-23T00:20:11
Jess and Jamal discuss the reasons behind Tump’s cozying up to Saudi Crown Prince Salman. They also discuss the role Israeli spies played in the mining of Facebook user data.
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Home Away From Home - 15 March 2018 from 2018-03-16T01:34:41
Jamal Dajani interviews photojournalist and artist Najib Joe Hakim about his latest project, Home Away from Home, in which he juxtaposes recorded oral histories with black-and-white portraits of P...
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Daily Hugz In Palestine And Much More - 8 March 2018 from 2018-03-09T04:25:56
Jess&Jamal interview Maad Abu Ghazaleh, a Palestinian American activist and entrepreneur, who has recently established an animal rescue shelter in Palestine and a safe place for children. They also...
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Follow The Money - 1 March 2018 from 2018-03-02T01:01:53
Jess&Jamal discuss the meltdown at the White House, as President Trump’s Communications Director resigns and Jared Kushner has his security clearance downgraded. The New York Times reported that tw...
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NRA, AIPAC And The Hijacking Of US Democracy - 22 Feb 2018 from 2018-02-23T01:27:57
Jess and Jamal discuss the influence of powerful lobby groups, such as the NRA and AIPAC, and their corruption of American lawmakers. They also discuss the unraveling of the Trump Administration.
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Gun Violence In America - 15 Feb 2018 from 2018-02-16T03:48:30
Jess&Jamal discuss the recent shooting at a high school in Parkland, Florida. They talk about the role the NRA and other lobby groups play to influence decision makers in Washington, DC. They also ...
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Civil Liberties Under Threat And Those Who Defend It! - 8 Feb 2018 from 2018-02-09T03:28:59
Jamal Dajani interviews civil rights attorneys Mark Kleiman, Behnam Gharagozli and Dr. Rabab Abdulhadi about their victory against the Lawfare Project, a shadowy organization that advocates the "us...
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Palestinian Women, Gender&Sexual Justice - 1 Feb 2018 from 2018-02-02T01:41:54
Dr. Rabab Abdulhadi discusses the case of Ahed Tamimi and the vilification of Palestinian women. She also talks about the First Amendment and discusses why attempts to tamper with it will eventuall...
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Race&Resistance With Dr. Rabab Abdulhadi - 25 Jan 2018 from 2018-01-26T12:52:13
Jess&Jamal interview Dr. Rabab Abdulhadi about the recent outcome of a lawsuit targeting her and San Francisco State University. This is part one of a series of interviews focusing on racism, Islam...
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If You Are From A S***hole Country, We Love You... - 18 Jan 2018 from 2018-01-19T01:11:54
Jess&Jamal respond to Trump and debunk his comment about what he referred to as immigrants from s***hole countries. They also discuss the Senate’s vote to reauthorize a controversial legal authorit...
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Trump, Kushner, Books, Lies And Videotapes - 11 Jan 2018 from 2018-01-12T01:03:31
Jess&Jamal discuss Donald Trump’s 2,000 lies in less than a year in office. They also talk about his son-in-law Jared Kushner’s deep involvement in business deals in Israel.
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Arab Talk’s Predictions For 2018 - 4 Jan 2018 from 2018-01-05T02:10:39
Jess and Jamal provide their predictions for 2018. They also discuss the arrest of Palestinian sixteen-year-old Ahed Tamimi.
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Trump Loses “Bigly” At The United Nations - 21 Dec 2017 from 2017-12-22T01:13:05
Jess&Jamal discuss the recent votes at the United Nations General Assembly and the Security Council where the majority of countries voted in favor of a UN call for US to withdraw Jerusalem decision...
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From Alabama To Jerusalem - 14 Dec 2017 from 2017-12-15T14:43:46
Jess&Jamal discuss the recent defeat of Republican Roy Moore in Alabama. They also talk about the Saudi role in Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
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Jerusalem - What Trump Didn’t Tell You...and Palestinian Cuisine With Blanche Shaheen - 7 Dec 2017 from 2017-12-08T02:14:40
Jamal Dajani provides his insights on Trump’s decision to move the US Embassy to Jerusalem. He also interviews journalist and chef Blanche Shaheen about Palestinian cuisine.
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Islamophobia In The White House - 30 Nov 2017 from 2017-12-01T06:47:37
Jess&Jamal discuss recent Islamophobic and fake news tweets by President Trump prompting rebukes by UK PM Theresa May and other world leaders. According to a British lawmaker, the group Trump retwe...
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Judge Dismisses Lawfare Project Lawsuit And A Coup In Saudi Arabia - 9 Nov 2017 from 2017-11-10T01:44:12
A Federal Court judge dismissed a frivolous lawsuit brought against Dr. Abdulhadi&San Francisco State University, allowing the plaintiffs to amend&resubmit their lawsuit. An internal coup within th...
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The Balfour Declaration And Reem’s Mana’eesh - 2 Nov 2017 from 2017-11-03T02:43:08
Jess&Jamal discuss the Balfour Declaration as people in various parts of the world stage protests on the centenary of Britain's Balfour Declaration, which promised a homeland for Jewish people and ...
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Arab World Review - 19 Oct 2017 from 2017-10-21T01:01:30
Arab Talk Co-host Jess Ghannam reviews news and events from the Arab World and Middle East. News from Palestine and Yemen is covered and analyzed.
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Travels Through America’s Arab&Muslim Roots - 12 Oct 2017 from 2017-10-13T00:23:36
Jess&Jamal interview journalist and author Jonathan Curiel about the media’s coverage of terrorism and acts of violence in the US. They also discuss the author’s book and work on educating the publ...
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The Racism Of Mass Murder - 5 Oct 2017 from 2017-10-06T01:02:20
Jess&Jamal discuss the Las Vegas Shooting: Why has it not been referred to as terrorism in the media? They also talk about the NRA and its influence on Congress.
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Murder Under The Fig Tree - 28 Sep 2017 from 2017-09-29T00:24:30
Jess&Jamal interview author and activist Kate Raphael about her new Palestine mystery novel. They also discuss the vilification of NFL players by President Trump for taking a knee during the Nation...
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Is The UN Still Relevant? - 21 Sep 2017 from 2017-09-22T01:05
Jamal&Jess discuss the recent world leaders’ meeting at the UN General Assembly. They analyze the speeches of Donald Trump, Benjamin Netanyahu and Mahmoud Abbas.
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Crisis in the Academy - Dr. Rabab Abdulhadi Fights Back - 14 Sep 2017 from 2017-09-15T00:11
Jess&Jamal discuss recent attacks on San Francisco State University professor. Dr. Rabab Abdulhadi speaks about the recent attacks to silence her and her strategy to fight back against bigotry and ...
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DACA Myths&The Ethnic Cleansing Of Palestinians - 07 Sep 2017 from 2017-09-08T00:46:14
Jess&Jamal discuss the misinformation and the fear-mongering about DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals). They also report on a right-wing Israeli party promoting a plan to pay Palestinians...
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Hurricane Harvey-Is America's Infrastructure Crumbling? - 31 Aug 2017 from 2017-09-01T02:18:04
Hurricane Harvey ravages the State of Texas with an estimated damage and loss of revenues of 190 billion dollars. Jamal and journalist Phil Pasquini discuss the readiness of the United States to co...
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Bigots descend on San Francisco&Trump increases US troops in Afghanistan 25 Aug 2017 from 2017-08-25T15:23:29
Hate group Patriot Prayer obtains permits to hold rally in San Francisco's Crissy Field despite objections by Mayor Ed Lee, US Congress Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and other politicians. President...
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White Supremacy, Israeli Settlers And ISIS 17 Aug 2017 from 2017-08-18T17:47:16
Jess&Jamal discuss the rise of White Supremacy in the United States under the Trump Administration, and connect the dots between hate groups such as, the KKK, Israeli Settlers and ISIS. They also p...
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The Trump Saga Continues - 3 August 2017 from 2017-08-04T00:59:54
Jamal&Jess discuss the recent investigations and leaks of the Trump family and its connection to Russia. They also talk about Jared Kushner's ties to the Israeli Colonial Settlement movement.
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First Amendment Threatened - 27 July 2017 from 2017-07-28T16:51:23
Constitutional attorney Liz Jackson discusses AIPAC-sponsored Senate bill aimed at criminalizing and penalizing advocates for Palestinian rights in violation of the First Amendment.
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Al-Aqsa Under Attack - 20 July 2017 from 2017-07-21T00:03:13
Guest Ziad Abbas from Middle East Children's Alliance discusses the recent Israeli takeover of Al-Aqsa Compound in Jerusalem. He also discusses 3000 Nights, a film about Palestinian female politica...
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Qatar In The Crosshairs - 13 July 2017 from 2017-07-14T14:10:51
Arab Talk Co-Host Jess Ghannam discusses and analyses the attempt to weaken and isolate Qatar. The role of the Saudi-Egyptian axis is discussed in light of new attempts by the US to negotiate a set...
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San Francisco State University And The Attack On Free Speech - 29 June 2017 from 2017-06-30T02:20:21
Arab Talk Radio interviews Professor Rabab Abdulhadi about current developments at San Francisco State University regarding attacks on free speech.
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Attacks On Free Speech At SFSU - The Palestine Exception - 22 June 2017 from 2017-06-23T02:23:01
Arab Talk Radio discusses attacks on free speech at San Francisco State University with Saleem Shehadeh and Linda Erikat of the General Union of Palestine Students. They discuss the ongoing demoniz...
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Legal Attacks On Palestine Solidarity Work - 15 June 2017 from 2017-06-16T01:08:01
Arab Talk Co-Host Jess Ghannam interviews Liz Jackson, attorney for Palestine Legal (www.palestinelegal.org) about recent legal attacks on Palestine Solidarity Groups across the US.
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What's Behind The Saudi Blockade Of Qatar? - 8 June 2017 from 2017-06-09T12:04:11
Co-hosts Jamal Dajani&Jess Ghannam discuss the on-going rift between Saudi Arabia&Qatar and the James Comey hearing. Also on the show, 50 years have passed since Israeli warplanes attacked the USS ...
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Arab Talk-Arab Sheiks Love Trump-01 June 2017 from 2017-06-02T00:58:50
Arab Talk co-host Jess Ghannam has recently returned from Qatar and Saudi Arabia. Jess discusses the warm reception Trump received and the reasons behind it. Also on the show: Islamophobia claims t...
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