THE PALESTINE COURSE
10 parts
90 minutes
The Palestine Course highlights the Palestinian perspective through diverse global viewpoints on the historical context and current events, featuring news organizations, human rights organizations, UN reports and interviews with activists and experts.
"Our freedom is incomplete without the freedom of the Palestinians"
Nelson Mandela, 1997
Part 1/10 | The Death Toll
Part 2/10 | The History
How Palestinians were expelled from their homes (16:26)
Published on May 15th, 2023
Vox Media, Inc., American mass media company
Part 3/10 | Jewish Peace Activist Speaks Out
Jewish peace activist: Israel will not stop until it gets rid of all Palestinians (07:34)
Published on YouTube on October 16th, 2023
TRT World, Turkish public broadcaster
Part 4/10 | Apartheid
Is Israel Guilty Of Apartheid Against Palestinians? (12:15)
Published on May 15, 2021
Al Jazeera is known for its independent and in-depth reporting and broadcasts in over 150 countries and territories. It is part of Al Jazeera Media Network which is funded by the government of Qatar.
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Part 5/10 | Gaza
How Israel Made Gaza The World’s Biggest Prison (04:35)
Published on June 8th, 2021
Al Jazeera is known for its independent and in-depth reporting and broadcasts in over 150 countries and territories. It is part of Al Jazeera Media Network which is funded by the government of Qatar.
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Part 6/10 | Professor Noam Chomsky
Noam Chomsky Discusses Israel with Professor John Haas (00:51)
The interview took place on March 20, 2018
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Context
Professor John Haas interviews Noam Chomsky, an American professor and public intellectual known for his work in linguistics, political activism, and social criticism. Born to Ashkenazi Jewish immigrants in Philadelphia 1928. The interview took place on March 20, 2018, at the University of Arizona.
Hasbara (Hebrew: הַסְבָּרָה) has no direct English translation, but roughly means "explaining". It is a communicative strategy that "seeks to explain actions, whether or not they are justified". (source)
Part 7/10 | Genocide
On October 15, 2023, "over 800 scholars and practitioners of international law, conflict studies and genocide studies signed a public statement warning of the possibility of genocide being perpetrated by Israeli forces against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. Signatories include prominent Holocaust and genocide studies scholars, as well as many international law and TWAIL scholars." See the full public statement at academia.edu.
South Africa Files Case Against Israel at International Court of Justice over "Genocidal" Gaza War (22:44)
Published on January 2, 2024
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Part 8/10 | Plans of Ethnic Cleansing
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Published in October, 2023
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Part 9/10 | Palestinian Violence
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Published on October 21, 2023
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Amnesty International says that "according to Israeli media, one soldier was moderately injured due to shrapnel from a grenade thrown by a Palestinian from inside Gaza and one Israeli soldier was killed by Palestinian sniper fire near the fence that separates Gaza and Israel outside of the context of the protests." (source)
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Part 10/10 | Hostages
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Published October, 2023
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