About this episode
The episode features an interview with Francesca Albanese discussing her new book and the situation in Gaza.
This week’s Zoom call will be at a special time: Thursday at 1 PM . Our guest will be Francesca Albanese, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories and author of the new book, When the World Sleeps: Stories, Words and Wounds of Palestine . She has been sanctioned by the Trump administration, which has barred her from entering the United States and frozen her assets in the country. We’ll talk about her new book, her investigations into Israeli actions in Gaza and the West Bank, her views of US, European, and United Nations policy toward Israel, and about the criticisms of her. We’ll also talk about what it’s like to live under US sanctions. Cited in Today’s Video Muhammad Shehada’s comments about life in Gaza, in conversation with Jehad Abusalim and Adam Shatz for the London Review of Books podcast. The Israeli human rights group Gisha on Israel’s restrictions on the import of toilets—and other essential civilian goods—into Gaza. The World Health Organization on the surge of “ectoparasite infections and rodent-borne illnesses” in Gaza. Things to Read (Maybe this should be obvious, but I link to articles and videos I find provocative and…
People in this episode
Host: Peter Beinart
Guest: Francesca Albanese
Topics covered
- Gaza
- Israeli actions
- US sanctions
- UN policy
- human rights
- Palestinian territories
Keywords
- Gaza
- Francesca Albanese
- UN
- sanctions
- Israeli actions
- human rights
- Palestinian territories
- book
- policy
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: United Nations, World Health Organization, Gisha
Books & works: When the World Sleeps: Stories, Words and Wounds of Palestine
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