Ro Khanna and Israeli Apartheid, the Iran War, and the Politics of the World Cup

About this episode

Rep. Ro Khanna discusses his experiences in the West Bank and debates key issues surrounding Palestinian resistance and the World Cup's political implications.

On this week’s stream, Rep. Ro Khanna describes being detained by Israeli settlers backed by the Israeli army in the West Bank earlier this month—and talks about his meetings with Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. Khanna and Drop Site co-founder Jeremy Scahill debate Palestinian armed resistance, the Iron Dome, and Congress’s role. Then: As the FIFA World Cup enters its final week, visiting teams and fans have been subject to discriminatory treatment or bans by the U.S. FIFA has been accused of increasingly corrupt practices, poor officiating in matches has grown into accusations of systemic bias, and the issue of Palestine has been raised. Drop Site’s Sharif Abdel Kouddous speaks with Abdullah Al-Arian, a professor of history at Georgetown University in Qatar and editor of the book “Football in the Middle East: State, Society, and the Beautiful Game” about the politics of the World Cup. Subscribe to all our journalism at dropsitenews.com . Get full access to Drop Site News at www.dropsitenews.com/subscribe

People in this episode

Host: Jeremy Scahill

Guests: Ro Khanna, Abdullah Al-Arian

Topics covered

• Israeli Apartheid
• Iran War
• World Cup Politics
• Palestinian Resistance
• U.S. Discrimination
• FIFA Corruption

Keywords

• Ro Khanna
• Israeli settlers
• Palestinian armed resistance
• Iron Dome
• FIFA World Cup
• discriminatory treatment
• systemic bias
• Abdullah Al-Arian

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: FIFA

Books & works: Football in the Middle East: State, Society, and the Beautiful Game

Places: West Bank, U.S.

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