Palestine Remembered

Palestine Remembered commemorates the 50th anniversary of Naksa and the 1967 occupation of what remained of Palestine, the rise of Fundamentalist Religious Zionism as well as Amnesty International’s call to ban Israeli products produced in the Occupied Territories.Our listeners are invited to a free public lecture to be given by Yousef.Jerusalem – 50 years of the de-Arabisation of the Holy CityWednesday 28th of JuneMulticultural Hub Blue Room506 Elizabeth St Melbourne.Please reserve your free ticket here. For comments and questions please call or text Palestine Remembered on 0437 990 415.

Palestine Remembered speaks to Palestinian author, journalist and academic Dr Ramzy Baroud about his latest project “Palestine in Motion” as well as the end of the Hunger Strike and Trump's visit amongst other topics.For comments and questions please call or text Palestine Remembered on 0437 990 415.

Palestine Remembered continues the discussion of the ongoing prisoners' strike, now entering its 6th week. We answer a listener's questions on the Nakba and we discuss the human rights that Israel “guarantees” to Palestinians.For comments and questions please call or text Palestine Remembered on 0437 990 415

This week on Palestine Remembered we talk to Jafar Ramini, Ramini is a Palestinian writer, commentator and analyst on Middle Eastern affairs living in London. He was born in Jenin, educated in England and has worked in the Gulf and Saudi Arabia.We ask Jafar to reflect on memories of his childhood growing up in Jenin, Northern Palestine in 1948 as planes flew overhead. We also discuss the power of the Israeli lobby worldwide and the strength of the Palestinian people….

Palestine Remembered concludes our 2 week conversation on the 69th anniversary of Al-Nakba (the Catastrophe) where 800,000 indigenous Palestinians where ethnically cleansed from their homes and over 500 villages destroyed by Zionist terrorist forces.Nasser shares his personal story and a quick update on the ongoing prisoners' strike and the Nakba rally from Melbourne last night.For comments and questions please call or text Palestine Remembered on 0437 990 415

Palestine Remembered begins a 2 week conversation on the 69th anniversary of Al-Nakba (the Catastrophe) where 800,000 indigenous Palestinians where ethnically cleansed from their homes and over 500 villages destroyed by Zionist terrorist forces.Yousef shares his personal story and a quick update on the ongoing prisoners' strike and the Melbourne event held last week.For comments and questions please call or text Palestine Remembered on 0437 990 415

“Palestine Remembered speaks to the similarities and parallels between settler colonialism in Israel and Palestine and the dispossession of both indigenous peoples by European settlers. An update on Palestine Prisoners Day and the leadership of Marwan Barghouti in a mass prisoner hunger strike inside Israeli jails. For comments and questions please text Palestine Remembered on 0437 990 415”To read more on the similarities between Israeli and Australian settler colonialism please read this excellent article by Michael Brull.

Palestine Remembered commemorates Palestine Prison Day and the leadership of Marwan Barghouti in a mass prisoner hunger strike inside Israeli jails. A link to Marwan Barghouti's article in the New York times.See a list of the demands of the hunger strikers here.No one is to be charged with the murder of Bassem Abu Rahma due to a “stolen” file, more details here Also our listeners are invited to a Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian Prisoners.The 2-hour event will include a Screening of exclusive footage, presentation, poetry recitals, music performance and more.. On Sunday, 30th of AprilAt the Trades Hall, 54 Victoria Street, Carlton South (Victoria Street entrance) At 3:00 pm (for 3:30 start) Please RSVP by SMS to 0437 990 415 by the 26th of April to reserve your seat

Palestine Remembered speak to the concerning decision within the Victorian State Liberal Party to support a move of the Australian Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. We remember the 69th anniversary of the barbaric massacre of Deir Yassin. Click here to see the “Wanted Poster” for the terrorist and later Prime Minster of Israeli Menachem Begin; Bassem Tamimi was due to visit Australia this weekend but his visa was revoked only hours before he boarded a plane and finally we speak to Robert about his trip to Washington… details of what he saw and heard here and here.

This weeks programme is a replay of the show from March 4, 2017 which featured an interview with Professor Emeritus Stuart Rees AM of the Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies at Sydney University about his career in the fields of peace and justice as well as discussion about the (then) upcoming State Visit of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Australia.

Palestine Remembered discusses two new polls, one in Australia and one in Israel and the results couldn't be more divergent. We also discuss Land Day, the Palestinian annual commemoration of the loss of Palestinian lands, a call for an open ended hunger strike inside Israeli jails, as well as remembering a friend of Palestine, Ahmed Kathrada. We invite our listeners to SMS questions and comments to 0437 990 415.

Palestine Remembered continues the conversation on Israeli Apartheid and the resignation of Under Secretary Rima Khalef from ESCWA and we remember IRA and Sein Fein leader and stalwart Martin McGuiness.

Part 2… Palestine Remembered speaks to the reality of Israeli Apartheid in Palestine… join Yousef, Robert and Nasser as they have this very important discussion. To down load the UN report follow this link

Palestine Remembered speaks to the reality of Israeli Apartheid in Palestine… join Yousef, Robert and Nasser as they have this very important discussion.

“Palestine Remembered interviews Professor Emeritus Stuart Rees AM of the Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies at Sydney University about his career in the fields of peace and justice and the upcoming State Visit of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Australia.”

Palestine Remembered rebuts the falsehoods and omissions within the Netanyahu/Turnbull press conference of February 22, 2017.

Palestine Remembered speaks to Associate Professor Peter Slezak about his journey within the Jewish community and advocacy for Palestine, followed by our analysis of the Trump/Netanyahu press conference, where Trump befuddles Netanyahu with a suggestion of a one state solution

Palestine Remembered gives Former MP George Galloway the microphone today as he speaks to the muted uproar following Al Jazeera’s expose on the Israel Lobby in the UK, followed by our thoughts on Israel’s new law legalising land theft from Palestinians and an update on the State Visit of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Palestine Remembered interviews Professor Emeritus Stuart Rees AM of the Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies at Sydney University about his career in the fields of peace and justice and the upcoming State Visit of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Australia.(N.B. It has been reported just recently, though not officially confirmed, that this visit has been shortened from four to two days and will now not include Melbourne in its itinerary)

Palestine Remembered interviews (with an introduction by Dr Colin McNaughton) Miko Peled, a renowned peace activist. On the line from the United States, Miko discusses his undisputed Zionist lineage and his epiphanous transformation from Israeli to Palestinian humanitarian…

Dr Sary Zananiry is an artist, academic and a codirector of Palestinian Film Festival. He told us about the upcoming festival as well as the Palestinian Flag Raising in Federation Square.

Haya Muneer Kildani is a Melbourne-based humanist and writer originally from Jordan. She spoke to Yousef about Jordan and her hometown; Madaba. Haya also shared her thoughts on issues of human rights, migration, literature and more..