Understanding Israel, Palestine with Prof. Tamir Sorek, PhD - a podcast by Fred Richani

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Fred Richani interviews acclaimed professor and author Tamir Sorek, PhD, about history of the Israel and Palestine conflict, the ongoing Israeli onslaught on Gaza and the West Bank, growing up as an Israeli near the border of Lebanon, debunking the media myths, Hamas' Oct. 7 attack, what needs to happen after a permanent ceasefire, the 1948 Nakba, Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu's regime, and the possibility of a free and liberated Palestine in a one country or two state solution. Note: The opinions reflected in this interview are those of Professor Tamir Sorek.


For more info on Prof. Sorek: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Tamir-Sorek/author/B001HCV6NA


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Professor Tamir Sorek Interview Time Stamps:


  • 00:00 Introducing Professor Tamir Sorek, PhD

  • 00:59 Tamir Sorek on growing up in Israel, Palestine, studies

  • 02:50 Tamir Sorek on fear, anxiety as an Israeli youth

  • 03:46 Tamir Sorek on becoming a professor, backlash

  • 04:22 Tamir Sorek on Hamas' Oct. 7 attack on Israel, Jewish anxiety

  • 05:16 Tamir Sorek on genocide vs. war distinction

  • 06:40 Tamir Sorek on Israeli reaction to October 7, collective punishment

  • 08:04 Tamir Sorek on Israeli politicians' revenge, Gaza destruction by IDF

  • 08:48 Tamir Sorek on conflicting October 7 media reports

  • 10:14 Tamir Sorek on reports of Israeli neglect on Oct. 7

  • 12:06 Tamir Sorek on media exaggeration, anger at Hamas

  • 13:39 Tamir Sorek on international community, "destroying Hamas"

  • 15:03 Tamir Sorek on Biden Administration's role in Israel, Palestine

  • 16:27 Tamir Sorek on 1948 Nakba, mass expulsion, ethnic cleansing

  • 18:43 Tamir Sorek on 1967 Israeli expansion, Gaza blockade brief history

  • 20:03 Tamir Sorek on history of Hamas governing Gaza

  • 21:24 Tamir Sorek on one country, two state solution, liberation

  • 24:13 Tamir Sorek on difficulty of long-term solutions in Palestine

  • 26:18 Tamir Sorek on Palestinian erasure in U.S., Israel

  • 29:09 Tamir Sorek on resistance groups in Middle East

  • 30:30 Tamir Sorek on terror in West Bank

  • 31:30 Tamir Sorek on permanent ceasefire, next steps

  • 34:14 Tamir Sorek on advice for concerned citizens to take action

  • 36:04 Tamir Sorek on books, future work


 


Tamir Sorek studies culture as a field of conflict and resistance, particularly in the context of Palestine/Israel. His research has highlighted the political role of sports, poetry, and collective memory, as well as tensions around the boundaries of the religious and the secular realms. He is the author of The Optimist: A Social Biography of Tawfiq Zayyad (Stanford University Press, 2020), Palestinian Commemoration in Israel: Calendar, Monuments, and Martyrs (Stanford University Press, 2015) and Arab Soccer in a Jewish State: The Integrative Enclave (Cambridge University Press 2007).

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