Mixed Cities: Jerusalem

We begin our Mini-Series where the violence in May all started - Jerusalem. We speak with Jerusalem activists Nivene Sandouka and Suf Patishi about what it's actually like on the ground, what they think led to the interethnic violence in May, and what’s next. 

The show is hosted by Sally Abed and Dina Kraft. We are powered by the New Israel Fund and The Alliance for Middle East Peace. Learn more about our show at Groundworkpodcast.com 

Nivene Sandouka is a Palestinian from East Jerusalem and the executive director of Hoqukna, an organization supporting East Jerusalem Palestinian’s civic and political rights.

Suf Patishi is a Jewish Israeli who lives in West Jerusalem. He works in the Knesset as a parliamentary advisor and is a longtime member  of Standing Together - Israel’s largest grassroots movement of Jewish and Palestinian Israelis.

This episode was produced by Dina Kraft and Yoshi Fields. Edited by Yoshi Fields. Scoring by Joel Shupack. Theme music by System Ali. Additional music from Blue Dot Sessions.