"Palestine does matter" w/ Yousef Munayyer
Makdisi Street
Bayt al Makdisi
4.9 • 642 Ratings
🗓️ 18 April 2026
⏱️ 76 minutes
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Summary
The brothers welcome Yousef Munayyer of the Arab Center in Washington, DC to the show to discuss the US-Israeli war on Iran and Lebanon, the role of the Zionist lobby and the nature of the relationship between the US and Israel, rapidly shifting attitudes on Israel and the Palestinians among the American public, the ferocious crackdown on dissent and protest against Israeli apartheid and genocide, and prospects for the urgent renewal of the anti-apartheid campaign for boycotts, divestments and sanctions.
Date of recording: Apr 14, 2026
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| 0:00.0 | But what Mondani showed and what 2024 showed is it does, this issue does matter, right? |
| 0:08.4 | It's not the only issue that matters, but it's not an issue that could be dismissed. |
| 0:13.1 | That's number one. |
| 0:14.6 | And number two, it's not just a moral issue. |
| 0:18.3 | It's not just a moral issue. |
| 0:19.7 | This is what I think is so important that a lot of people are missing. And this has implications not just for moral issue. It's not just a moral issue. This is what I think is so important that a lot of |
| 0:21.7 | people are missing. And this has implications not just for the left side of the spectrum, but also |
| 0:26.5 | the right side of the spectrum. We live in a very, very cynical moment. Our politics are extremely |
| 0:33.8 | cynical. The amount of money in our politics, everybody understands, has completely corrupted the system. |
| 0:42.1 | Welcome everybody to another episode of the Magdasi Street podcast. My name is Sari, joined us always by my brother, Osama and Kareem. |
| 0:49.8 | And we're delighted today to welcome our guest for this week, Yusuf Munayyar. |
| 0:55.0 | Yusif holds a PhD in International Relations and Comparative Politics from the University of Maryland. |
| 1:01.0 | He's head of the Palestine Israel Program and Senior Fellow at the Arab Center in Washington, D.C. |
| 1:07.0 | He also serves as a member of the editorial committee of the Journal of Palestine Studies and was previously executive director of the U.S. campaign for Palestinian rights. |
| 1:16.3 | You may well have seen his work on in the Washington Post, the nation, Boston Globe, foreign policy, and of course, Journal of Palestine Studies and other outlets. |
| 1:27.2 | And he's quite active on Twitter as well well and he's worth following there for sure. |
| 1:32.3 | And before we really get into the conversation, I just want to remind everybody to give us, I hate to say this, but we just have to do it, to give us a five-star rating on whatever app you're following us on or a thumbs up or subscribe |
| 1:45.1 | on YouTube because it helps keep the program visible. We've had reports that on not necessarily |
| 1:52.3 | an Apple podcast, but on some of the other podcast platforms, our podcast is being suppressed. |
| 1:57.1 | And same thing on YouTube. Apparently, it's being suppressed by the algorithm. So the more you can do to boost it, basically, the more visible the show will remain so that |
| 2:05.6 | Arabs get their own voice on YouTube, which I think is important because YouTube, as you know, |
| 2:10.6 | even if there's good stuff out there, it's often saturated by non-Arab voices, speaking on behalf of Arabs, |
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