A Stain on Our Conscience
In The Thick
Futuro Media
4.9 • 1.9K Ratings
🗓️ 8 June 2021
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
Maria and Julio are joined by Middle East political analyst Omar Baddar to unpack the recent events in Palestine and Israel. They give an update on the forced evictions of Palestinian families in East Jerusalem, and the situation in Gaza following the bombings and airstrikes last month. They also discuss the impact of social media in documenting what is happening, and the U.S.’ role in Israel. ITT Staff Picks: - For Scientific American’s Opinion section, Yasser Abu Jamei writes about the mental health crisis in Gaza and the toll the recent Israeli bombings have had on its people. - Haggai Matar, Israeli journalist and political activist, explains Israel’s likely incoming government for +972 Magazine. - Journalist Mariam Barghouti discusses the recent violence and reality of living in the West Bank on The Intercept’s Deconstructed podcast with Ryan Grim. Photo credit: AP Photo/Nasser Nasser
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| 0:22.8 | Thank you. |
| 0:32.4 | Life is really, there's no other way to describe it apart from the fact that Palestinians |
| 0:36.3 | are completely suffocated. |
| 0:37.9 | It's really just intolerable. |
| 0:40.9 | An intolerable situation. |
| 0:41.9 | Hey, what's up there? |
| 0:46.0 | Welcome to In The Thick, a podcast about politics, race and culture from a POC perspective. |
| 0:51.0 | And I'm Julio Ricardo Varela. |
| 0:53.0 | So I did that right. |
| 0:54.0 | What's up there? |
| 0:55.0 | It's like there here. |
| 0:56.0 | Here we are. |
| 0:57.0 | We're right here. |
| 0:58.0 | Yes. |
| 0:59.0 | And join in us from Washington DC. |
| 1:00.0 | He's Omar Badar. |
| 1:01.0 | He's a Middle East political analyst. |
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