Palestine/Israel

Palestine/Israel, Reality Asserts Itself

Israel’s Iron Dome and Palestinian Armed Resistance – Norman Finkelstein on RAI (pt 2/3)

This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself, produced on May 20, 2015. On Reality Asserts Itself, Mr. Finkelstein analyzes Hamas rocket attacks and Israel’s claims of self-defence.

Palestine/Israel, Reality Asserts Itself

Israel’s Descent into Barbarism – Norman Finkelstein on RAI (pt 1/3)

This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself, produced on May 19, 2015. On Reality Asserts Itself, Mr. Finkelstein describes the “necessity” of Israel, proving its destructive capabilities.

Palestine/Israel, Reality Asserts Itself

Does Israel Have the Right to Exist as a Jewish State? – Ali Abunimah on Reality Asserts Itself (3/5)

Mr. Abunimah says no state exists as an absolute right, but there is a people’s right to self-determination. This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself, produced May 15, 2014.

Middle East, Palestine/Israel, Reality Asserts Itself

The Pain Doesn’t Go Away – Rachel Corrie’s Parents on Reality Asserts Itself pt 3/3

This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself, produced March 27, 2015. On Reality Asserts Itself, Craig and Cindy Corrie tell Paul Jay that in ruling against their claim, the Israeli Supreme Court essentially said that Israel is beyond international law.

Middle East, Palestine/Israel, Reality Asserts Itself

The Pain Doesn’t Go Away – Rachel Corrie’s Parents on Reality Asserts Itself pt 2/3

This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself, produced March 27, 2015. On Reality Asserts Itself, Craig and Cindy Corrie tell Paul Jay, “people find hope in the work that we’re doing and in the fact that Rachel was there that day, and stood against what was happening to all of those families in the Gaza Strip”.

Palestine/Israel, Reality Asserts Itself

16th Anniversary of Rachel Corrie’s Murder – Interview With Her Parents pt 1/3

This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself, produced March 27, 2015. Sixteen years ago, Israel’s IDF murdered solidarity activist Rachel Corrie as she defended a Palestinian home from demolition; we replay our 2015 interview with her parents, with host Paul Jay.

Palestine/Israel, Reality Asserts Itself

The Making of Norman Finkelstein – Reality Asserts Itself (pt 8/8)

This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself, produced on January 20, 2015. Dr. Finkelstein says the BDS movement must take a position on Israel’s right to exist as a state.

Palestine/Israel, Reality Asserts Itself

The Making of Norman Finkelstein – Reality Asserts Itself (pt 7/8)

This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself, produced on January 18, 2015. Dr. Finkelstein discusses the “complicated question” of Israel’s right to regulate the ethnic balance of the state and Palestinian’s right of return.

Palestine/Israel, Reality Asserts Itself

The Making of Norman Finkelstein – Reality Asserts Itself (pt 6/8)

This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself, produced on January 16, 2015. Dr. Finkelstein says there was no way that considerations of his livelihood ever entered into his calculus about whether or not to say something or not say something.

Palestine/Israel, Reality Asserts Itself

The Making of Norman Finkelstein – Reality Asserts Itself (pt 5/8)

This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself, produced on January 15, 2015. Dr. Finkelstein says writing the “Holocaust Industry” changed his life, isolating him academically and making him a target – but he felt he had to take on the subject to defend the legacy of his holocaust survivor parents.

Palestine/Israel, Reality Asserts Itself

The Making of Norman Finkelstein – Reality Asserts Itself (pt 4/8)

This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself, produced on January 4, 2015. Dr. Finkelstein explains why he endures slings and arrows, being isolated and attacked for his critique of Israel.

Palestine/Israel, Reality Asserts Itself

Is Israel Unfairly Held to a Higher Standard? Norman Finkelstein on Reality Asserts Itself (pt 1/8)

This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself, produced on December 24, 2014. Norman Finkelstein and Paul Jay discuss a full-page ad in the NYT that says Israel is condemned by liberals for human rights violations while it defends gay rights, and less is said about the persecution of gays by Iran, Hamas and ISIS.

Palestine/Israel, Reality Asserts Itself

Identity and Collective Denial – Lia Tarachansky on Reality Asserts Itself (3/3)

This interview was originally published on December 19, 2014. Ms. Tarachansky says Israel is ripping itself apart and fascism is celebrating in the ruins.

Palestine/Israel, Reality Asserts Itself

Identity and Collective Denial – Lia Tarachansky on Reality Asserts Itself (2/3)

This interview was originally published on December 18, 2014. Ms. Tarachansky talks about her journey from growing up in a settlement to opposition to the Israeli occupation.

Palestine/Israel, Reality Asserts Itself

Identity and Collective Denial – Lia Tarachansky on Reality Asserts Itself (1/3)

This interview was originally published on December 17, 2014. Ms. Tarachansky, TRNN Israel – Palestine correspondent and former Israeli settler, tells Paul Jay about her new documentary film, On the Side of the Road.

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Gaza Under Siege – Eva Bartlett on Reality Asserts Itself Pt 2/2

Eva Bartlett talks about her experiences living in Gaza. This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself, produced October 5, 2014, with Paul Jay.

Middle East, Palestine/Israel, Reality Asserts Itself

Gaza Under Siege – Eva Bartlett on Reality Asserts Itself Pt 1/2

Eva Bartlett talks about her experiences living in Gaza. This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself, produced October 5, 2014, with Paul Jay.

Palestine/Israel, Reality Asserts Itself

Class Struggle in Palestine – Ali Abunimah on Reality Asserts Itself (4/5)

Mr. Abunimah says there’s conspicuous consumption in Palestine but the reality for the vast majority in the West Bank and Gaza is increasing poverty. This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself, produced May 18, 2014.

Palestine/Israel, Reality Asserts Itself

Palestinians can Learn From the African America Struggle – Ali Abunimah on Reality Asserts Itself (2/5)

On Reality Asserts Itself, Ali Abunimah, founder of Electronic Intifada, says that Palestinians need to know that even in a country with formal legal equality, the reality can mean mass incarceration, economic inequality and racism. This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself, produced May 14, 2014.

Palestine/Israel, Reality Asserts Itself

Awakened by the Palestinian Intifada – Ali Abunimah on Reality Asserts Itself (1/5)

Mr. Abunimah, founder of Electronic Intifada, says after the Israeli 2006 invasion of Lebanon and the 2008 attack on Gaza, he knew what he had to do. This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself, produced May 13, 2014.

Palestine/Israel, Reality Asserts Itself

Justice Requires an End to Israeli Jewish Supremacy Over Palestinians – Ali Abunimah on Reality Asserts Itself (5/5)

On Reality Asserts Itself, Mr. Abunimah says that justice in Palestine does not require Israeli Jews giving up any legitimate rights, but they must give up the “right” to supremacy. This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself, produced May 19, 2014.

Palestine/Israel, Reality Asserts Itself

From a Zionist Youth to Outspoken Critic of a Jewish State – Michael Ratner on RAI Pt 2/7

TRNN Replay: On Reality Asserts Itself, Mr. Ratner tells Paul Jay of his journey – from seeing Israel as an extension of his Jewish identity to realizing Israel was a settler, colonial state. This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself, produced March 4, 2014 with Paul Jay.

Middle East, Palestine/Israel, Reality Asserts Itself

One State or Two, Solution Must be Based on Palestinian Rights Phyllis Bennis on RAI Pt 4/4

On Reality Asserts Itself with Paul Jay, Phyllis Bennis examines proposals to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself, produced December 13, 2013, with Paul Jay.

Middle East, Palestine/Israel, Reality Asserts Itself

Fmr. Israeli Intel. Chief Says Palestinian Israeli Conflict Greater Risk than Nuclear Iran Pt 2/4

On Reality Asserts Itself with Paul Jay, Phyllis Bennis examines the Israeli debate about Iran and Palestine, and the complex changes taking place in Middle East politics. This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself, produced December 11, 2013, with Paul Jay.

Middle East, Palestine/Israel, Reality Asserts Itself

Vietnam War Created Middle East Activist – Phyllis Bennis on Reality Asserts Itself Pt 1/4

On RAI with Paul Jay, Phyllis Bennis traces her development from active Zionist youth to whom Jewish identity meant support for Israel, to a leading American anti-Zionist writer and analyst. This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself, produced December 10, 2013, with Paul Jay.

Middle East, Palestine/Israel, Reality Asserts Itself

Syria’s Six Wars and Humanitarian Catastrophe – Phyllis Bennis on Reality Asserts Itself Pt 3/4

On RAI with Paul Jay, Phyllis Bennis examines the coming Geneva conference on Syria and the unwillingness of the West to deal with the humanitarian crisis. This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself, produced December 10, 2013, with Paul Jay.

Palestine/Israel, Reality Asserts Itself

Racism, Occupier, and the Occupied – Max Blumenthal On Reality Asserts Itself (pt 5/5)

This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself, produced on November 1, 2013. In the final episode of Reality Asserts Itself with Paul Jay, Max Blumenthal responds to critics who say he has not dealt with the effect of terrorist attacks and anti-Jewish propaganda in the Arab world in strengthening racist and apartheid opinion in Israel.

Palestine/Israel, Reality Asserts Itself

Architect of Apartheid in Israel: “If we don’t kill, we will cease to exist” – Blumenthal (pt 4/5)

This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself, produced on October 31, 2013. In this episode of Reality Asserts Itself with Paul Jay, Max Blumenthal looks at Arnon Sofer, one of Israel’s most important strategic thinkers, who developed plans to defend Jewish demographics.

Palestine/Israel, Reality Asserts Itself

Netanyahu’s Greater Israel Based on Expulsion and Annexation – Max Blumenthal (pt 3/5)

This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself, produced on October 30, 2013. In this episode of Reality Asserts Itself with Paul Jay, Max Blumenthal, author of Goliath – Life and Loathing in Greater Israel, looks at PM Netanyahu’s strategy of ethnic cleansing and negotiations without end.

Palestine/Israel, Reality Asserts Itself

Ethnic Cleansing and the Israeli Center – Max Blumenthal On Reality Asserts Itself (pt 2/5)

This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself, produced on October 29, 2013. In this episode of Reality Asserts Itself with Paul Jay, Max Blumenthal author of Goliath – Life and Loathing in Greater Israel, looks at Tzipi Livni, whose support for expelling Israeli Palestinians even surprised Condoleezza Rice.

Palestine/Israel, Reality Asserts Itself

Goliath, Life and Loathing in Greater Israel – Reality Asserts Itself (pt 1/5)

This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself, produced on October 27, 2013. On Reality Asserts Itself with Paul Jay, author Max Blumenthal discusses his new book and traces the rise of Avigdor Lieberman and current policies of ethnic cleansing in Israel.

Middle East, Palestine/Israel, Reality Asserts Itself

The Survival of the Palestinian People is Itself a Form of Resistance – Rania Masri pt 3/3

This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself, produced September 25, 2013. In this last segment of Reality Asserts Itself with Rania Masri, Paul Jay asks why she considers Israel the “enemy” state; the one-state solution; and the possibility of a new political leadership amongst the Palestinians.

Middle East, Palestine/Israel, Reality Asserts Itself

Rania Masri on Reality Asserts Itself (pt 1/3)

This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself, produced September 25, 2013. Paul Jay talks to peace activist and environmentalist Rania Masri about her journey – from Bahrain to North Carolina, from scientist to global activist.

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