Te Kuaka

From Aotearoa to Palestine: Discussing Foreign Policy for Solidarity

Te Kuaka

Show Notes

Our third episode of Te Kuaka concentrates on the relationship between Aotearoa and Palestine.

Host, Phoebe Carr, is joined by Nadia Abu-Shanab and Samira Archer from Justice for Palestine, and Marilyn Garson from Alternative Jewish Voices to discuss the situation in Palestine, what foreign policy for solidarity with Palestine would look like, and how building solidarity with Palestine is tied to creating a better world for everyone.

You can find Nadia and Samira's organisation Justice for Palestine on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram

Alternative Jewish Voices is Marilyn Garson's organisations website. You can read her blog posts on Palestine policy here and here, and her book: Still Lives - a memoir of Gaza.

To learn more about Palestine, please check out these links below.

The Guardian: Here in Jerusalem, We Palestinians are still fighting for our homes- Mohammed El Kurd

Amnesty International: Israel and Occupied Palestinian Territories- Israel continues to break international laws while the world turns a blind eye.

Human Rights Watch report: Gaza - apparent war crimes during May fighting

Red Cross: 80% of Gazans live much of their lives in darkness

Ha'aretz: 'This is catastrophic' - one out of five Gazans has no access to running water

Financial Times: Ban Ki Moon - US should back a new approach to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

New York Times: 'So they know we existed', Gazans film their survival under fire

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