66. Gaza, Gaza Under Attack – What do we do? (Stand Up, Fight Back) w. Independent Jewish Voices Canada

Rundown Mexie’s fiancé, Jacob, who is a Jewish anti-Zionist activist in Toronto, is taking over VV for this episode! He interviews Sheryl Nestel, an academic and activist who is on the executive committee of Independent Jewish Voices Canada, about the latest round of Israeli violence sparked by the incidents in Sheikh Jarrah. They discuss the brutality of the occupation, the harmful myths about Israel that are taught to Jews through various institutions, the cognitive dissonance associated with liberal Zionism, and much more. From Turtle Island to Palestine, occupation is a crime. Free Palestine! Sources and Links * Independent Jewish Voices Canada: http://ijvcanada.org/* #NoIHRA: http://noihra.ca/* Independent Jewish Voices: Solidarity in Uncertain Times: https://youtu.be/E5JO0mfKSEQ* Suzanne Weiss Holocaust survivor – Toronto Al Quds Rally 2019: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdrG1mrna00* Vegan Vanguard, The Vegan-Washing of Israel Continues (Brand Israel, Palestine, and Occupation) w. Laura Schleifer: https://veganvanguardpodcast.com/11-the-vegan-washing-of-israel-continues-brand-israel-palestine-and-occupation/* Vegan Vanguard, The Great March of Return and Palestinian Resistance with Abby Martin: https://veganvanguardpodcast.com/29-the-great-march-of-return-and-palestinian-resistance-with-abby-martin/ Reading * Jewish Currents: https://jewishcurrents.org/* My Happiness Bears No Resemblance to Happiness (Adina Hoffman): https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300164275/my-happiness-bears-no-relation-happiness* Gate of the Sun (Elias Khoury): https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/234442/gate-of-the-sun-by-elias-khoury/* The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine: A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 1917-2017 (Rashid Khalidi): https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781627798556* The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem Revisited (Benny Morris): https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/birth-of-the-palestinian-refugee-problem-revisited/8AE72A6813CEA7DDDE8F9386313F0D97#:~:text=Its%20startling%20revelations%20about%20how,part%20of%20a%20systematic%20plan.* Journal of Palestinian studies: https://online.ucpress.edu/jps* 10 Myths About Israel (Ilan Pappe): https://www.versobooks.com/books/2430-ten-myths-about-israel* Why Racism Still Matters (Alana Lentin): https://www.wiley.com/en-us/Why+Race+Still+Matters-p-9781509535712* Avi Shlaim books: https://www.thriftbooks.com/a/avi-shlaim/238890/* Freedom is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundation of a Movement (Angela Davis): https://www.