Best Roberto Mazza Podcasts (2024)

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Israel's Black Panthers with Asaf Elia-Shalev 1:08:53

23d ago1:08:53

1:08:53

Today the guest of Jerusalem Unplugged is Asaf Elia/Shalev the author of Israel's Black Panthers that tells the story of the young and impoverished Moroccan Israeli Jews who challenged their country's political status quo and rebelled against the ethnic hierarchy of Israeli life in the 1970s. Inspired by the American group of the same name, the Bla…

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Give Peace a Chance with John Lyndon and ALLMEP 1:00:57

2M ago1:00:57

1:00:57

For the series dedicated to current events, today we have the privilege of speaking with John Lynden, executive director of ALLMEP - the Alliance for Middle East Peace. ALLMEP is an impressive coalition, bringing together over 160 organizations and hundreds of thousands of Palestinians and Israelis. Their mission is to build cooperation, justice, e…

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The pulse of Israeli politics and society with Gilad Halpern 1:04:42

2M ago1:04:42

1:04:42

Welcome to the first episode exploring the current war on Gaza. In today's episode with Gilad Halpern we'll be taking an in-depth look at the current situation within Israel itself - examining the state of Israeli society and the complex political dynamics at play. Israel remains a deeply divided nation, with sharp social and ideological rifts runn…

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Zionism: from the Mandate to the present with Arie Dubnov 38:23

2M ago38:23

38:23

Welcome back for part two of our comprehensive exploration of Zionism on Jerusalem Unplugged. In our previous episode, Arie Dubnov provided invaluable insights tracing the diverse ideological currents and forces that shaped the Zionist movement from its origins through the tumultuous events surrounding Israeli statehood in 1948. Today, we continue …

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Zionism(s): the early period with Arie Dubnov 56:08

3M ago56:08

56:08

In this first installment of a special two-part series, Jerusalem Unplugged takes a deep dive into the origins and development of Zionism leading up to the establishment of Israel in 1948. I am joined by Professor Arie Dubnov, an expert on the histories of this influential nationalist ideology. Over the course of this thorough yet riveting episode,…

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Palestinian Chicago with Loren Lybarger 1:18:06

3M ago1:18:06

1:18:06

For this episode I had the pleasure to interview Loren Lybarger, a long time resident of Palestine who devoted a few years studying the Palestinian community of Chicago which is home to one of the largest, most politically active Palestinian immigrant communities in the United States. For decades, secular nationalism held sway as the dominant polit…

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The Balfour Declaration: part 2 with Avi Shlaim and Salim Tamari 58:25

4M ago58:25

58:25

In this second episode dedicated to the Balfour Declaration I have republished the presentations made by Professor Avi Shlaim and Salim Tamari at: 'The British Legacy in Palestine: Balfour and Beyond' conference held at the Palestinian National Theatre on 2 November 2017. This was a joint event from the Kenyon Institute and the Educational Bookshop…

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The Balfour Declaration: part 1 46:20

5M ago46:20

46:20

Cherished and hated by many, the Balfour Declaration is certainly considered one of the most controversial documents in recent history. In this first episode of a series dedicated to this document, I will discuss the origins of the Declaration and offer several explanations in the attempt to understand why the British promised a Jewish National Hom…

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Country of Words with Refqa Abu-Remaileh 1:15:48

5M ago1:15:48

1:15:48

Country of Words: A Transnational Atlas for Palestinian Literature is a digital-born project that retraces and remaps the global story of Palestinian literature in the twentieth century, starting from the Arab world and going through Europe, North America, and Latin America. Sitting at the intersection of literary history, periodical studies, and d…

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Palestina - Israele Dal sionismo delle origini al 1948: eventi, documenti, interpretazioni 1:13:06

5M ago1:13:06

1:13:06

(Episodio in Italiano) In questa puntata di Jerusalem Unplugged ho il piacere di pubblicare il mio intervento insieme a quello di Maria Chiara Rioli e Arturo Marzano come relatori del seminario Palestina - Israele Dal sionismo delle origini al 1948: eventi, documenti, interpretazioni che ha avuto luogo all'universita' di Bologna Dipartimento di Sto…

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Our Palestine Question with Geoffrey Levin 1:14:56

6M ago1:14:56

1:14:56

American Jews began debating Palestinian rights issues even before Israel’s founding in 1948. Geoffrey Levin recovers the voices of American Jews who, in the early decades of Israel’s existence, called for an honest reckoning with the moral and political plight of Palestinians. These now‑forgotten voices, which include an aid‑worker‑turned‑academic…

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Aspects of History: Israel Palestine 1:02:06

7M ago1:02:06

1:02:06

This is an edited recast of the podcast I recorded with Oliver Webb-Carter, founder of Aspects of History home - Aspects of History. After the horrific attacks of 7th October our editor discussed the long running Israel Palestine conflict with historian and author Roberto Mazza. Covering the growing Zionist movement in the early 20th century, to th…

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The Armenian Quarter of Jerusalem under threat with Bedross Der Matossian 39:33

7M ago39:33

39:33

In the Old City of Jerusalem, 80 kilometres from the war in Gaza, another religious conflict is taking place. An Australian property developer, aided by a group of armed Jewish settlers, has attempted to occupy a prized piece of land in the Armenian Christian quarter. Even though a deal to build a hotel was overturned, Armenian families are threate…

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Settler Colonialism with Arnon Degani 1:10:26

8M ago1:10:26

1:10:26

What is settler colonialism? How does this concept relate to Israel and Palestine? What about other countries? These are all great questions which I discussed in this episode with Arnon Degani. Arnon is currently a Fellow at Molad – Center for the Renewal of Israeli Democracy, specializing in the history of Zionism, Palestinian nationalism, and the…

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Israel, Palestine, and Turkey in the post Oct 7th Reality: A historical look toward the Future with Louis Fishman 59:26

8M ago59:26

59:26

I'm thrilled to bring you a thought-provoking talk by my good friend and friend of the podcast Louis Fishman. Our conversation today delves deep into the complex dynamics of the Middle East, focusing on "Israel, Palestine, Turkey in the post-Oct. 7th reality: A Historical Look Toward the Future." The talk was given at Northwestern University of Nov…

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The Life and Death of the Mughrabi Quarter 1187-1967 with Vincent Lemire 1:02:39

8M ago1:02:39

1:02:39

As the war keeps raging in Palestine, thousands have been killed, thousands are living under threat of immediate death, hundreds of hostages are still held somewhere in Gaza, the West Bank is on the brink of exploding, Islamophobia and anti-Semitism are on the rise, polarized views leave no room for dialogue, I choose to publish an interview I reco…

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Ripercorrendo le Pagine del Conflitto Israele-Palestina: Contesto Storico e Attualità 53:52

8M ago53:52

53:52

Dopo tante richieste personali, ho pensato di organizzare un webinar non-accadmeico dedicato alla questione israelo-palestinese e ad Hamas, un'occasione unica per esplorare il contesto storico che ha plasmato gli eventi contemporanei che hanno portato all'attacco del 7 Ottobre e la conseguente risposta di Israele. Durante questa sessione di 50 minu…

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Displacement and Erasure in Palestine: the Politics of Hope with Noa Shaindlinger 1:10:51

9M ago1:10:51

1:10:51

We open season 5 without any celebration. The current war on Gaza, the brutal killings of civilians perpetrated by Hamas and the equally brutal response by the State of Israel carpet-bombing Gaza indiscriminately and essentially pushing Palestinians towards a second Nakba could not be a good time to celebrate 100 episodes of Jerusalem Unplugged. In…

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Palestinian Citizenship and licit and Illicit Mobility along the Borders of Palestine, 1920-1950 with Lauren Banko 53:24

10M ago53:24

53:24

In this fast moving conversation with Lauren Banko we discussed her first book 'The Invention of Palestinian Citizenship 1918-1947' and the question of Palestinian citizenship as a product of colonial rule, but also adopted by local Palestinians. We also discussed hew new projects like 'Medical Deportees: narrations and pathographies of health at t…

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The Merits of Jerusalem with Fadi Ragheb 55:39

11M ago55:39

55:39

The Holy Land was the destination for many Muslim pilgrims during the late medieval and early modern period. In addition to worshipping on Jerusalem’s Haram al-Sharif, Muslim pilgrims in the Holy Land also visited important Christian holy sites, such as the Mount of Olives, the Tomb of Mary, and the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. With fada’il al-Qud…

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Ronald Storrs 1918-1926 a Forgotten Legacy: Part II - the Pro-Jerusalem Society 51:45

12M ago51:45

51:45

On September 6, 1918, twelve individuals met at the residence of the military governor of Jerusalem.1 The room was filled with tension as the governor was trying to win the confidence of those who were still skeptical and suspicious of British rule. A few months earlier, in December 1917, General Allenby had led the British troops into Jerusalem, e…

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Ronald Storrs 1918-1926 a Forgotten Legacy: Part I 46:45

1y ago46:45

46:45

This is the first episode of a short series dedicated to the British Military rule of Jerusalem between 1917 and 1920 introducing the almost forgotten figure of Ronald Storrs. Following the conquest of the city, the British established military rule which lasted until 1 July 1920. From the perspective of the local population the government of the c…

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Dwelling on the Green Line with Gabriel Schwake 1:00:22

1y ago1:00:22

1:00:22

In this episode I discussed with Gabriel Schwake his latest book Dwelling on the Green Line, looking at the question of Israeli settlements built around the Green Line separating Israel and Palestine. Concealed within the walls of settlements along the Green-Line, the border between Israel and the occupied West-Bank, is a complex history of territo…

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Sacred Cuisine with Izzeldin Bukhari 56:08

1y ago56:08

56:08

Izzeldin Abdul Aziz Bukhari is the self-taught chef and founder of SacredCuisine; a culmination of Izzeldin’s life experiences that are deeply embedded in his Sufi roots. It embodies everything he values and aspires to instill. Originating from Bukhara – Uzbekistan, his family migrated to the Old City of Jerusalem in 1616 AD to teach Sufism. As a y…

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The Nabi Musa Festival - part III 1:01:07

1y ago1:01:07

1:01:07

Led by General Allenby, British troops entered Jerusalem in December 1917, ending Ottoman rule and opening a new and crucial era in the history of Jerusalem and Palestine. The history of Jerusalem has traditionally been depicted as the quintessential history of conflict and strife, of ethnic and communal tensions and of incompatible national narrat…

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The Nabi Musa Festival - part II 1:03:09

1y ago1:03:09

1:03:09

Following the first conversation with Awad Halabi (episode 49) as we discussed his work on the Nabi Musa festival, we are glad to celebrate and discuss in more details his latest book Palestinian Rituals of Identity. In this second part dedicated to the Nabi Musa Festival we will focus on the origins of the festival, its development with a particul…

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From the Iron Age to the age of Covid with Chandler Collins 1:00:19

1y ago1:00:19

1:00:19

Chandler is a Ph.D. candidate at Bar Ilan University in Ramat Gan, Israel. He holds two M.A. degrees in the fields of Semitic languages, Hebrew Bible, and archaeology from Trinity International University in Deerfield, IL. He is a faculty member and the former Dean of Administration at Jerusalem University College. He is also a member of ARCH Jerus…

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Words and names with Fadi Boukaram - @cedrusk 40:00

1y ago40:00

40:00

In this Ramadan/Passover/Easter episode I sat down with Fadi Boukaram - aka @cedrusk - and spent some time talking about words and names that changed throughout time and travelled unimaginable distances. I recommend all listeners of Jerusalem Unplugged to subscribe to @cedrusk on whatever social media you are on as you will enjoy and learn lots of …

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The Lives and Deaths of Jubrail Dabdoub with Jacob Norris 1:04:40

1+ y ago1:04:40

1:04:40

In this episode I discussed with Jacob Norris his latest book, born after he heard about the canonization of two Palestinian nuns, who amongst the various miracles also brought back to life Jubrail Dabdoub.This is the fantastical, yet real, story of the merchants of Bethlehem, the young men who traveled to every corner of the globe in the nineteent…

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Teaching Jerusalem 38:27

1+ y ago38:27

38:27

In this solo episode I am discussing the question of teaching Jerusalem. While the bookshelves of countless libraries around the world host at least a book on Jerusalem, a superficial browsing of classes taught about the city’s history reveals a different picture. Writing and publishing material about Jerusalem is as easy as it gets, but to teach a…

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Palestine 1936 with Oren Kessler 1:13:54

1+ y ago1:13:54

1:13:54

The 1936–1939 revolt was the crucible in which Palestinian identity coalesced, uniting rival families, city and country, rich and poor in a single struggle for independence. British forces’ aggressive counterinsurgency took care of the rest, finally quashing the uprising on the eve of World War II. In this episode I engage in an interesting convers…

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Jerusalem's Interrupted Futures: Part II 46:20

1+ y ago46:20

46:20

In this second part dedicated to the presentation and discussion of Jerusalem Quarterly 92 'Jerusalem's Interrupted Futures' I have asked the authors to provide more details related to their articles and to speculate what would have happened if these unfulfilled projects would have actually been completed. History cannot be changed, however these m…

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Jerusalem's Interrupted Futures: Part I 58:07

1+ y ago58:07

58:07

In this first episode dedicated to the publication of Jerusalem Quarterly 92 "Jerusalem's Interrupted Futures" the guest editor Falestin Naili and several authors including Yair Wallach, Michelle Campos, Maria Chiara Rioli, Harris Ford and Semih Gokatalay talk about the unfilled plans for Jerusalem. The authors take hold of threads of unfinished sc…

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Palestine Nexus: a conversation with Zachary Foster 50:08

1+ y ago50:08

50:08

Palestine exists in our minds, says Zachary Foster, not in nature. If Palestine doesn’t exist, why do we identify with it? We identify with Palestine, first, because it has a name. In fact, we only identify with places we’ve named. Unnamed places, such as 22°29′05″N 22.48 to 53°46′19″E 53.77, have no identities based on them. But we don’t identify …

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Gaza with Chris Whitman 1:08:54

1+ y ago1:08:54

1:08:54

Chris Whitman works for Medico, an NGO dedicated to provide health care to Gazans. With Chris we talked about his work, but more importantly about Gaza city, its daily life and its traffic and how Gazans navigate the challenges to live in the larges open air prison in the world. We talked about mobility and antiques, but also we discussed perceptio…

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Ayyubid Jerusalem with Mahmoud Hawari 1:01:50

1+ y ago1:01:50

1:01:50

In this episode I talked to Professor Mahmoud Hawari, a leading scholar in the history of Ayyubid Jerusalem. The conquest of Jerusalem by Saladin in 583/1187, after nearly nine decades of Frankish rule, opened a new era of cultural, socio-economic and architectural changes. The renewed political fervour that followed it gave a fresh impetus to an e…

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Palestinian Christianity with John Munayer 50:47

1+ y ago50:47

50:47

John Munayer is a researcher, writer, theologian and interreligious facilitator from Jerusalem. Most of his research focuses on Palestinian Theology, the Palestinian Christian community in the Holy Land and interreligious dialogue. With him we discussed Palestinian Christianity in Palestine, who are the Christians and what are the current theologic…

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UNRWA its work and archives with Anne Irfan and Jo Kelcey 58:47

1+ y ago58:47

58:47

UNRWA has often been described as a quasi-government or even a quasi-state for millions of Palestinian refugees across the Middle East. Active since 1950 it provides services more typically the domain of the modern nation-state, including a large-scale education program, healthcare, municipal services in the camps, and registration procedures. UNRW…

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Israeli politics and Jerusalem with Gilad Halpern 51:27

1+ y ago51:27

51:27

Israeli politics has underwent a visible radicalization pointing to right-wing policies designed to be exclusive rather than inclusive. The political spectrum has been dominated by the Likud party and its leader Benjamin Netanyahu. In this episode I talked to Gilad Halpern with the idea to make sense of current Israeli politics and understand the m…

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Looking for your help 1:58

1+ y ago1:58

1:58

While the podcast is taking a break I would like to wish you all my best wishes for a very happy 2023. I have now recorded a little over 80 episodes but I still need your help to find the people you want to be on the show discussing Jerusalem: artists, musicians, scholars, chefs, clergy, shopkeepers etc....get in touch and let me know. Episode #100…

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Transnational Palestine with Nadim Bawalsa 1:07:59

1+ y ago1:07:59

1:07:59

Almost 40,000 Palestinians relocated to Latin America in the late 19th century, from Bethlehem, Bei Jala and indeed Jerusalem. In this episode Nadim Bawalsa talks about his new book that looks at Palestinian migrants to Mexico and Chile and how they negotiated the changes occurring in Palestine, including the end of Ottoman rule and the beginning o…

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All things Jerusalem with Daniel Seidemann 57:35

1+ y ago57:35

57:35

All things Jerusalem, says his twitter account @DanielSeidemann. Daniel is not just a lawyer specializing in difficult issues related to East Jerusalem, but he has an intimate knowledge of the city, its dynamics and his visitors. Daniel has lived in Jerusalem since he made Aliyah in 1973 and since 1991, he has focused on the geopolitics of contempo…

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Jerusalem Story with Kate Rouhana 41:39

1+ y ago41:39

41:39

In this episode I have interviewed Kate Rouhana, Founder and Director of Jerusalem Story. As we unpacked the mission and structure of the website, we also delved into some of the stories told by the contributors of the website. Jerusalem Story aims to tell the story of a unique city through a new lens—that of the city’s large and diverse indigenous…

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The Bookseller of Jerusalem: Mahmoud Muna 58:25

1+ y ago58:25

58:25

In this episode I had the pleasure to interview one of the most visible figures in East Jerusalem today: Mahmoud Muna. We have talked about why and how his father established the Educational Bookshop and from there we delved into an intimate conversation about Jerusalem, its present and its possible futures. Support this show http://supporter.acast…

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Chronicles of Occupation with Ramsey Hanhan 52:47

1+ y ago52:47

52:47

Ramsey Hanhan, having come to America from Palestine in his teens, had experienced first-hand both the Israeli occupation of his country, and the immigrant journey of rebuilding life anew. In his former career, he was a physics professor noted for his computer models that describe and predict complexity in nature. Nowadays, you can find him on a jo…

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Heritage and archaeology in Silwan and the City of David with Joel Stokes 41:44

1+ y ago41:44

41:44

Heritage claims are unequivocally tied to the idea of socio-political legitimacy. This applies most poignantly amongst communities bound by a shared ethnic, religious, historical, or indeed national, identity. Joel’s research investigates fluctuations of socio-political legitimacy vis-à-vis heritage within cross-cultural, and often contested spaces…

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The UN and Jerusalem in 1947, the history of a failed plan with Harris Ford 43:57

1+ y ago43:57

43:57

As the British Mandate in Palestine ended in mid-May 1948, responsibility for the territory shifted to the newly-formed United Nations. With tensions between Zionist settler Jews and Indigenous Arab Palestinians at an apex, the international organization sought to engender peace by implementing an internationalization of the Holy City of Jerusalem …

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The Dome of the Rock: with Beatrice St. Laurent 1:03:20

1+ y ago1:03:20

1:03:20

The opening of Season 4, the final season, is dedicated to one of the most iconic buildings of Jerusalem: the Dome of the Rock. While the Dome has become a sort of brand defining the image of Jerusalem, there is a lot of confusion about its history and purpose. Built by the Umayyads in the late 7th century, scholars developed different ideas about …

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Jerusalem, Palestine and Israel with Ilan Pappe 1:08:09

2y ago1:08:09

1:08:09

Season 3 ends with a fantastic guest: Ilan Pappe. In this intimate episode, the most famous Israeli historian talks about his early life and work, the journey to discover the real meaning of Israeli rule over the Palestinians and how he started, through his work, to fight back and offer an alternative historical narrative from the traditional Zioni…

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Jerusalem in World War One: Leah Tannenbaum. Part 5 39:18

2y ago39:18

39:18

The month is ending, but not the more or less naughty comments being made about the projected wedding of Djemal Pasha with a beautiful Jewish lady named Leah Tennenbaum. The news seemed so unlikely to me that I gave it the least importance, but it persists, and there is no one in the city who is not commenting on it. – Consul Conde de Ballobar, Jer…

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