A Palestinian Voice: Gaza, History, and Hope - A Conversation with Ahmed Fouad Alkatib (Part 1)

Unpacking Israeli History

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🗓️ 18 March 2025

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

What happens when a proud American, native Gazan, and pro-peace advocate joins Unpacking Israeli History? In this groundbreaking episode, Noam Weissman sits down with Ahmed Fouad Alkatib for a deeply honest and nuanced conversation about Palestinian history, identity, and lived experience. From Gaza in the 1990s to the legacy of Hajj Amin al-Husseini, Sykes-Picot, and the Nakba, Ahmed offers a powerful, personal perspective. In part 1 of a two part series, Ahmed and Noam discuss everything from the failures of pan-Arabism and missed opportunities for peace, to the challenges of anti-normalization, Zionism, and the road ahead. Ahmed Fouad Alkatib is the director of Realign for Palestine. Ahmed is also on Instagram and X. Follow Unpacking Israeli History on Instagram and check us out on youtube. Please note that our email address has changed. You can now email noam@unpacked.media. This podcast was brought to you by Unpacked, a division of OpenDor Media. ------------------- For other podcasts from Unpacked, check out: Jewish History Nerds Soulful Jewish Living Stars of David with Elon Gold Wondering Jews

Transcript

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0:00.0	Hey, I'm Noam Weissman and you're listening to Unpacking Israeli History, the podcast that takes a deep dive in some of the most intense, historically fascinating and often misunderstood events and stories linked to Israeli history.
0:12.8	As always, I love to hear from you.
0:15.2	I love to hear from you.
0:16.1	So shoot me a note.
0:17.3	Hit me up.
0:18.1	Email me at knowam at Jewish Unpacked.com.
0:21.6	Your email might even get on the show.
0:25.0	I want to give you a little peek behind the scenes.
0:27.7	This work doesn't happen in a vacuum at all.
0:30.5	Before every episode, there are several people who we get feedback from, including scholars
0:35.3	of the region and history, but also just people,
0:38.6	regular people, Israelis, Palestinians, that's what we hear from. But we often get feedback
0:44.7	from listeners. And one of the things that we have been hearing about from listeners is we'd love
0:51.6	to hear for more voices from the Palestinian world.
0:54.8	They like hearing from real people, which is why I'm excited for this episode.
0:59.6	I'm sitting here with my friend Ahmed Fuad al-Katib.
1:03.5	Does I pronounce that well decently?
1:05.5	Yes, sir. Good job.
1:05.8	Like, one to ten?
1:06.5	What would you give me?
1:07.1	I would say seven.
1:07.9	I would give it at like eight.
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