Ep. 036 — Gaza: Tragedy and Resistance, w/ Muath [AR/EN] Collaboration with Unrest Radio

It can be hard to imagine life in Gaza outside of the constant terror, the bombings, and the continuous tragedy of the Palestinians. It’s hard to even imagine anything about Gaza at all, bombed as we are by constant propaganda and fear mongering. So we sat down with Muath, who lived there for most of his childhood and adult life, and he painted for us a picture of a place where life exists, like everywhere else, with daily tragedy, resistance, and, of course, with humour. The episode was recorded in Arabic, and then translated and read in English by our comrade Ghassan, who also did the art for the episode. Timestamps for the two versions below. In the first part of the conversation, Muath talks about his own family history and how it ties into the plight of the Palestinian people and the ongoing genocide. In the second part we talk about day to day life in Gaza, its struggles, and some of the misconceptions associated with it, even by people in solidarity with the Palestinian cause. Finally, in the third part we discussed resistance and solidarity, and what anyone can do to help, even in the slightest, in the face of the overwhelming tragedy. Timestamps: Arabic original: 4:10 English translation: 20:50 ===== Some Palestine Solidarity groups in Germany Students for Palestine Bonn: @stud4palbonn Students for Palestine Berlin: @studentsforpalestine_fu Jüdische Stimme für gerechten Frieden in Nahost (Jewish Voices for Peace): @juedischestimme Palestine Solidarity groups in Romania Cluj: @palestinesolidarity_cj Timisoara: @palestinesolidarity.tm Brasov: @palestinesolidarity_brasov (ex) Student encampments in Romania Cluj Students for Palestine: @clujstudents.forpalestine Bucharest Students for Palestine: @buchareststudents.forpalestine Art and translation by: Ghassan Follow Saad and unrest radio (linktr.ee/unrestradio) flickr: @unrestradio apple podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/unrest-radio/id1659525221