• Shot 4 Times | Wanted by Israel | Interrogated | Exiled | Palestinian Journalist

  • Jun 19 2023
  • Length: 1 hr and 16 mins
  • Podcast

Shot 4 Times | Wanted by Israel | Interrogated | Exiled | Palestinian Journalist

  • Summary

  • We speak with John Phoenix a Palestinian exile and political commentator. He tells us about working in Palestine during the Intifada in the late 80's, the realities of Israeli Apartheid, being shot at by the security forces, and other elements of the occupation. 0:00 Introduction 1:10 Where in Palestine he is from and some personal background 3:00 The start of the Intifada or uprising in the 1980's 6:33 Working as a journalist for NBC in Palestine covering the conflict 7:00 Catching and filming Zhionist troops breaking the bones of youths 9:30 Being shot by Israel on 4 separate occasions for being a journalist 11:15 Going into exile and leaving Palestine to avoid being killed by the Israeli state 12:15 Stories from doing undercover work to expose the crimes of Israel, torture, and spying 21:45 Becoming wanted by the state and being tortured by Israel 22:40 Going to jail over an Italian flag and watermelons 29:00 What is it like being interrogated by Israeli soldiers? 34:40 A discussion on how apartheid works in occupied Palestine. Racism, pass books, education, separate amenities, economics, and fascism 40:00 Jews-only roads and Arabs-only roads 42:20 Comparing South African apartheid and Israeli apartheid 47:50 The ICC just issued an arrest warrant for Putin's alleged removal of children meanwhile Israel does this on a regular basis and has been doing so for decades 49:30 Resistance by not following the Israeli time zone 52:20 Zionist extremism in New York 53:10 Reflections from an ex-Israeli high ranking officer 56:40 Arabs in the Israeli parliament and Arab Israeli "citizens" 59:50 Open challenge to any Zionist who want to prove John wrong 1:01:30 How conscription serves as a function of apartheid by excluding those who don't serve, namely Arabs 1:03:20 the inclusion and militarization of other minorities to serve the state 1:05:40 How taxes are used to further Zionist aims particularly in Jerusalem 1:07:45 Closing questions; why does the US have such support for Israel? Would things be different if there was no Suez Canal? 1:15:05 Conclusions
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