Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack This conversation delves into the founding of Hamas, its view of itself, its designation by different actors/nation states and the change that took place in its discourse by highlighting its charter of 1988 and its document of 2017, in addition to its different wings as well as comparisons with other international groups designated as terrorist. […]
Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack The second episode of Palcast discusses the shared struggle of the Palestinian and Irish peoples. From Captain Boycott, to Bloody Balfour, to hunger strikes, Dr Yousef Aljamal, Helena Cobban and Tony Groves delve into the shared struggle between the two nations, and indeed the anti-apartheid movements globally. We also look at the mistakes that Ireland […]
Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack As Israel’s genocide in Gaza continues, PalCast’s Dr Yousef Aljamal and his co-host Helena Cobban survey the situation on the ground in Gaza and the West Bank and the waves of pro-Palestinian sympathy that have swept around the whole world, including throughout the Global South and even at the grassroots level within most Western countries. […]
Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack The tortoise shack is delighted to be working with Just World Education on a brand new series, PalCast, hosted by Palestinian refugee (and friend of the shack) Dr Yousef Aljamal and his longtime collaborator and friend Helena Cobban, herself an activist and author of great renown. This twice weekly series will discuss the ongoing crisis, […]