Parallax Views w/ J.G. Michael
Society & Culture
On this editiion of Parallax Views, Writer and researcher Abdalhadi Alijla, author of Trust in Divided Societies and co-editor of Rebel Governance in the Middle East, joins the show to discuss his perspective on Israel-Palestine and the Gaza War from his perspective as both a researcher and writer on the region as well as someone who was born in Gaza. We'll also be discussing the aforementioned book Rebel Governance in the Middle East and examine groups like Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Houthis. Ajiljla will also look at the effect of the war on Israel as well as Palestinians, the response of the Global South to the war, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's strategy, the risks of regional war, how the war could have an impact on the U.S. Presidential election, Jordan and Egypt in relation to the current war, forced migration of Palestinians and Egyptian security concerns, Saudi Arabia and the Gulf States (including most especially Qatar) in relation to the war, talk of the resettlement of Gazans by Israeli political figures, Israel's political scene and the Israeli far-right, one state vs two state solution, the IDs issued to Palestinians by Israel, the one state reality and the Occupation, the issue of human dignity in regards to Israel-Palestine, misperceptions about the Palestinian people and the specter of antisemitism, and more.
NOTE: RECORDED 1/31/24
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