Please join us at patreon.com.tortoiseshack The case brought by South Africa, against Israel over committing genocide in Gaza to the International Court of Justice, has captured the world’s attention and shone a light on the plight of the Palestinians. South Africa was clear that the genocide didn’t start on October 7th, and that what Israel is doing can’t be justified, […]
Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack and help keep this show going Note: The intro is Irish comedian, actor and activist, Tadhg Hickey Palestinian refugees have always been mapping their return, but today they are also mapping their displacement in Gaza due to genocide, death and domicide. Today on the PalCast, the meaning of homeless and houselessness is deeper. The world […]
Help keep this show on the road. Please click on:patreon.com/tortoiseshack While the world is watching the situation on the ground in Gaza worsening, Israel is also carrying out land grabs and ethnic cleansing in the West Bank. Rejoining us on the podcast from Ramallah, to discuss what is happening on the ground is Irish journalist and longtime contributor, Hannah McCarthy. […]
Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Martin often says that his activism in some areas is based on the knowledge he gleans from podcast guests. One such guest is Trinity College Assoc Prof Eoin O’Dell, and he rejoined us to discuss the significance of the Data Protection Commissioners decision on Martin’s Public Services Card complaint and a lot, lot more. Tickets […]
Please join us in 2024 at:patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this podcast Rory talks to real estate expert Rob Cass (and friend of the pod), Director of Irish Sustainable Homes, about the housing crisis, how Ireland is not full, we have land and vacant buildings but a failure to acknowledge and plan for real levels of housing need, and three ways in which […]
Tickets for Podcasts for Palestine:https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/podcasts-for-palestine-tickets-782538141647?aff=oddtdtcreator In a week in which tensions spurred on by Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza spiked in many parts of West Asia, PalCast’s Dr. Yousef Aljamal, Helena Cobban, and producer Tony Groves hosted distinguished retired U.S. diplomat Amb. Chas W. Freeman Jr for a broad discussion of the effects the genocide is having on both U.S. […]
Tickets for Podcasts for Palestine:https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/podcasts-for-palestine-tickets-782538141647?aff=oddtdtcreator Claire Mitchell is a writer, researcher, self-described 1798 style dissenter and the author of The Ghost Limb. Stephen Baker is a socialist, trade unionist, ukulele player (it takes a big man to play a small guitar) and part of Left Bloc. They joined us to review 2023 in Northern Irish politics, civic society and to […]
Tickets for Podcasts for Palestine:https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/podcasts-for-palestine-tickets-782538141647?aff=oddtdtcreator The genocide in Gaza is taking longer than planned by the Israeli military. But this is ok for Netanyahu, who wants to prolong the war because the last day of war will most likely be his last day in politics. Israel is withdrawing more battalions and suffering heavier losses than anticipated. Palestinians too have suffered […]