Palestine In Context

Black Diplomats

This week, we’re replaying our May 10 show about Palestine. We’re pretty sure you’re aware of the terrorist attacks Hamas committed against Israeli civilians October 7 and Israel’s response. What is making matters worse is the massive disinformation that is going around on social media. Twitter is a cesspool of disinformation, where even the best and most seasoned reporters are being tripped up by false accounts and videos.

Black Diplomats wants to fight against the disinformation by resurfacing the May 10 episode we aired about Palestine.

It features Palestinian human rights lawyer Diana Buttu and independent journalist Sharif Abdel Kouddous. We were talking about the then one-year anniversary of Shireen Abu Akleh’s killing, but we got into Israel’s apartheid government and why the West tolerates it.

We hope this will add some much-needed context about what’s happening now. Thank you for listening and please stay safe.

News articles:

A timeline of Israel and Palestine’s complicated history (VOX)

This Gaza war didn’t come out of nowhere (VOX)

We cannot stand by and watch Israel commit atrocities (The Washington Post)

Muslim members of Congress face spikes in death threats (NBC)

Verified Accounts on Musk’s X Spread 74 Percent of Israel-Hamas War Misinformation (Rolling Stone)

Who was behind the Gaza hospital blast – visual investigation (Channel 4)