Let's talk about Palestine.

Let me unpack and explain it.

This is Sean Kank and you are listening to The Breakdown.

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Breakdown. There is so much to say about Palestine, about the brutality and lack of humanity that they are experiencing right now.

But first, I want to lift up two very important voices. I'll come back after that to speak and share my thoughts.

But first, I want you to hear a clip from my friend and brother, Medias Saan, my former colleague and coworker at the intercept.

Medias now at the peacock network division of NBC.

I want you to hear just this short 60 second clip from Medi about a core idea that you have to consider before you think of anything else about Palestine and Israel.

Listen to me.

And look, one word you hear a lot when you cover Israel-Palestine is the word clashes.

There are clashes between Israelis and Palestinians in Jerusalem tonight.

And I get it. It's journalistic shorthand often. But it's a word personally, I cannot stand. These are not clashes.

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