The Electronic Intifada

Pressure mounts on Radiohead to cancel their planned Tel Aviv gig; and Omar Barghouti and Nyle Fort discuss common resistance in the struggles for Palestinian and Black liberation. Read more: https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/nora-barrows-friedman/building-common-resistance-us-palestine (Photos: Barghouti and Fort [top], activists plead with Radiohead at a Berkeley performance in April [bottom]).

Anne Paq and Ala Qandil of Obliterated Families talk about their multimedia project and US tour; Marguerite Dabaie speaks to Palestinian cartoonist Mohammad Sabaaneh about his new book, White and Black: Political Cartoons from Palestine. For more, read: https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/nora-barrows-friedman/stories-gazas-obliterated-families (Photo: Reporter Ala Qandil, courtesy of Obliterated Families)

Actor and co-writer Tamer Nafar and director Udi Aloni discuss the stories behind the new film Junction 48. Read more: https://electronicintifada.net/content/rapping-amid-palestines-ruins/20031

Young dancers and hip hop emcees from Dheisheh refugee camp are on a US tour. For more, read: https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/nora-barrows-friedman/young-palestinian-dancers-tell-stories-resistance (Photo: Dancers perform in Oakland, 19 March. Brooke Anderson)

Malaka Mohammed has been targeted by Israel lobby groups for her defense of Palestinian rights. For more, read: https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/nora-barrows-friedman/listen-gaza-student-uk-speaks-out-against-harassment (Photo of Malaka Mohammed by Jeremy Abrahams)

Read Malaka's post on Medium here: http://bit.ly/2nmLPZH

And follow her on Twitter: @malakashwaikh

Youth protesters interrupted the senate hearing of David Friedman as US ambassador to Israel on Thursday, in an action they say was aimed at inspiring others to ensure senators block his confirmation. (Image: C-Span, https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4657125/palestinian-protester-disrupts-friedman-nomination-hearing)

Reporter Charlotte Silver talks about the ongoing push by immigration attorneys to protect the rights of immigrants and refugees under the Trump administration's Muslim ban. (Photo by sarah-ji on Flickr, http://bit.ly/2jCWgHt)

Activists Amanda Weatherspoon and Nadya Tannous highlight strengthening solidarity between Black and Palestinian struggles. For more: https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/nora-barrows-friedman/listen-resisting-youth-incarceration-us-palestine (Image: Friends of Sabeel North America, https://nochildbehindbars.squarespace.com)

Hashem Abu Sham'a, who grew up in al-Arroub refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, wins prestigious Rhodes scholarship; a talk on BDS and activism by Omar Shakir and Rahul Saksena. (Photo: Ryan Rodrick Beiler/Activestills)

Journalists and authors Mohammed Omer and Jordan Flaherty join the podcast to talk about Palestine and activism. Music: Naima Shalhoub. For more: https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/nora-barrows-friedman/listen-gaza-fuel-emergency-daily-routine (Photo: A Palestinian man overlooks Gaza's power station in the central Gaza Strip, July 2015. Ashraf Amra/APA Images)