In this episode, we speak with Washington D.C.-based writer, communications professional, and student of international affairs Dorgham Abusalim and Atlanta-based organizer Jasmine Burnett about the situation currently unfolding in the Gaza Strip.
Since the recent escalation in the Israeli-Palestine conflict on Oct. 7, Palestinian citizens have been facing a relentless genocide and numerous war crimes by Israel. Mainstream media has failed to correctly cover the conflict and ongoing genocide, leaving out very important history and context for viewers; effectively shaping ideologies that manufacture consent for the genocide, or in the least, civil disengagement from what is happening.
Dorgham brings his personal experience as a Gaza native with family members currently in the strip to speak to recent events, history that brought us here, and the journalistic malpractice that has occurred in response. Jasmine speaks to Black liberation movements’ solidarity to Palestinians, currently and historically, as well as what this means for those still fighting to stop Cop City and all related issues in Atlanta.
Dorgham’s writing has been featured in BBC, Washington Post, the Washington Blade, and the New York Times. Sources below.
Music: “Lenses” by Split Diopter.
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Resources:
“LGBTQIA+ and progressive communities have a Palestine problem; supporting Israel is not the answer” by Dorgham Abusalim, Washington Blade, 2023
’I wake up and check if my family in Gaza is still alive,’ says Palestinian American, BBC with Dorgham Abusalim
Palestinians abroad struggle to contact family in Gaza as siege continues, WaPo with Dorgham Abusalim
WUSA9 televised interviews with Dorgham Abusalim
In Washington, a son of Gaza keeps watch for precious messages that his parents are still alive, NYT with Dorgham Abusalim
‘No safety to be found’: Americans with family in Gaza watch and worry, Forward with Dorgham Abusalim
“From Atlanta to Palestine: The Georgia International Law Enforcement Exchange” by Christopher Luke, Mainline, 2020
