Welcome to Episode 72 of the Kinship Collective Podcast, we are ending otherness and cultivating kinship!

Are you finding it hard to wade into the conversation about what is happening between Israel and Palestine in the Middle East right now? This week Dana Ayoob Leota joins us to talk about her family's history in the region and how she’s choosing to engage right now.  Dana exemplifies the maturity to be generous to those who disagree and talks a lot about how “othering” is a huge part of the conflict and the reason there is still so much violence in Gaza.  Then we reimagine Leviticus 19:33-34 and talk about “becoming”.

Follow Dana on instagram @dbooya310 and learn more about the conflict from her recommended resources:

IG Accounts to Follow:

Reporter on the ground in Gaza: @byplestia 

US Professor who shares a lot of good perspective: @nouraerakat

Simple explanations and infographics: @letstalkpalestine 

Jewish org that has a lot of good info and action steps: @jewishvoiceforpeace

Books to Read

Palestine - graphic novel by Joe Sacco

A Land With People - collection of stories/poems, edited by Farmer, Petchesky, and Sills

Against the Loveless World - historical fiction by Susan Abulhawa

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