The brothers talk with the distinguished legal scholar Richard Falk about the possible political, legal, and moral consequences of the International Court of Justice case brought by South Africa against Israel on the charge of genocide.  Date of recording: January 9, 2024. Watch this episode on YouTube  Follow us on X: @MakdisiStreet Follow us on YouTube: @MakdisiStreet   Music by Hadiiiiii

“Legitimacy does, in the end, prevail" w/ Richard Falk

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The brothers welcome Professor Stephen Walt to the show to discuss US foreign policy in the Middle East, the role of the Israel lobby in influencing US decision-making, and how all these dynamics may develop in the wake of Israel’s genocidal campaign in Gaza. Watch the episode on our YouTube channel Date of recording: May 14, 2024. Follow us on our socials: X: @MakdisiStreet YouTube: @MakdisiStreet Insta: @Makdisist TikTok: @Makdisistreet   Music by Hadiiiiii  *You can now support Makdisi Street on Patreon! Sign up at Patreon.com/MakdisiStreet to access future bonus content, including the first (now published!) Q&A; and the latest bonus episode!*  

"A Special Relationship" w/ Stephen Walt

The brothers welcome Elham Fakhro to the show to discuss the shifting patterns of relations between the states of the Arab Gulf and the established metropoles of the Arab world, the interplay of education and political transformation, the trend towards normalization with the Zionist state and recent developments in attitudes towards and relationships with Iran. Watch the episode on our YouTube channel Date of recording: Apr 23, 2024. Follow us on X: @MakdisiStreet Follow us on YouTube: @MakdisiStreet Follow us on Insta: @Makdisist   Music by Hadiiiiii  *You can now support Makdisi Street on Patreon! Sign up at Patreon.com/MakdisiStreet to access future bonus content, including the first (now published!) Q&A; and the latest bonus episode!*  

“The Gulf, the Arab metropoles and shifting patterns of power” w/ Elham Fakhro

The brothers welcome historian and journalist Vijay Prashad (@vijayprashad) to the show to discuss the emergence of Palestine as the keystone struggle of the Global South, the importance of the PLO, the question of sovereign national interests vs. solidarity with Palestinian liberation, and the radical student movements rising up across the West. Watch the episode on our YouTube channel Date of recording: April 30, 2024. Follow us on X: @MakdisiStreet Follow us on YouTube: @MakdisiStreet Follow us on Insta: @Makdisist   Music by Hadiiiiii  *You can now support Makdisi Street on Patreon! Sign up at Patreon.com/MakdisiStreet to access future bonus content, including the first (now published!) Q&A; and the latest bonus episode!*  

"The process of liberation is irresistible and irreversible" w/ Vijay Prashad

The brothers welcome the historian Rashid Khalidi of Columbia University to the show to discuss the history of the Palestinian people’s struggle against the Zionist project in Palestine, the colonial affiliations of Zionism, the background to the 1948 Nakba, and the role of Arab and Palestinian leaders and forms of resistance in bringing about change. Watch the episode on our YouTube channel Date of recording: Apr 16, 2024. Follow us on X: @MakdisiStreet Follow us on YouTube: @MakdisiStreet Follow us on Insta: @Makdisist   Music by Hadiiiiii  *You can now support Makdisi Street on Patreon! Sign up at Patreon.com/MakdisiStreet to access future bonus content, including the first (now published!) Q&A; and the latest bonus episode!*      

“Learning how to be colonialists" w/ Rashid Khalidi

[Producer's note: This is a preview of the latest bonus episode of Makdisi Street. You can listen to the entire episode by subscribing to the Patreon for as low as $5 a month and get access to other great bonus content. Since we want to make as much content accessible as possible, we have unlocked this for the YouTube channel.] The brothers discuss the latest developments in and around Palestine, including European denial and complicity, the role of the ICJ and other systems of accountability in international politics, the possible expansion of the conflict, and whether dogs wag tails or tails wag dogs. Watch the episode on our YouTube channel Date of recording: Apr 13, 2024. Follow us on X: @MakdisiStreet Follow us on YouTube: @MakdisiStreet Follow us on Insta: @Makdisist  Music by Hadiiiiii

“Legitimacy does, in the end, prevail" w/ Richard Falk

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