On today’s show, we discuss the latest updates on Israel’s continued assault on Palestine and Lebanon with Phyllis Bennis, who joins us from the Poor People’s Campaign is doing a pre-election prayer vigil at Congress this morning, demanding the US stop arming Israel.
Phyllis Bennis is a Middle East analyst and directs the New Internationalism Project at the Institute for Policy Studies. Her book Understanding the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict: A Primer was recently re-published in its 7th edition.
We discuss the current retaliation and punishment for those supporting Palestine in higher education.
Michael Sainato is a labor reporter for the Guardian US. His latest story is “US professors face discipline and investigations over Palestine support”
Then, an update on the Golden Gate 26 demonstrators facing criminal felony charges in San Francisco.
Jeff Wozniak, a criminal defense attorney, part of the legal team defending the Golden Gate 26.
This week, our Resistance in Residence artist in Leigh Rondon-Davis (they/them) is a performer, dramaturg, director, and producer; in addition to their creative work, Leigh is on staff as part of Crowded Fire Theater’s shared leadership team as the Leader of Artistic Curation & Marketing, where they are also a Resident Artist.
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