Israeli Elections and Palestinian Citizens with Amjad Iraqi
04/25/21 • 38 min
Amjad Iraqi joins host Yara Hawari to discuss the Israeli elections, focusing in particular on the Palestinian citizens of Israel. Iraqi explains the current political deadlock, the history of Palestinian participation in the Knesset, the rise and demise of the Joint List and the curious case of an Islamist party embracing Netanyahu.
Amjad Iraqi joins host Yara Hawari to discuss the Israeli elections, focusing in particular on the Palestinian citizens of Israel. Iraqi explains the current political deadlock, the history of Palestinian participation in the Knesset, the rise and demise of the Joint List and the curious case of an Islamist party embracing Netanyahu.
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Rethinking Palestine - Israeli Elections and Palestinian Citizens with Amjad Iraqi
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The transcript below has been lightly edited for brevity and clarity.
Amjad Iraqi 00:00
Citizenship does not imply in any way that they are actually equals. On the country, there's a large structure of discriminatory laws and policies that are inherently designed to make Palestinian citizens unequal. They are effectively colonial laws that continue to expropriate the lands and properties of Palestinians within the state, and that also applies against their p
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