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Welcome to the dig, a podcast from Jacobin magazine. My name is Daniel Denver and

I'm broadcasting this introduction on the road from Vienna. This is the last of our three-part

epilogue to our voluminous series Thawra, an extensive investigation into 20th century Arab politics with historian

Abdel Razakkriti. Thawra is Arabic 4, revolution.

It's a word that contains historical multitudes, diverse political

radicalisms and revolts that have swept across Arab lands over the past century.

Yes, this is the final installment of our three-part epilogue

to Thawra, and so also the very last Thawra episode of any sort with my dear friend Abdel Rizaktakriti.

In this installment, Abid and I chronicle the Palestinian liberation struggles fight against the

Israeli settler state over the last 20 years or so.

From Hamas's victory in the 2006 legislative election through the FATA attempted coup against

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