Episode 206: Palestine, Part 2

Life, the Universe & Everything Else

On this episode of Life, the Universe & Everything Else, Gem is joined by Laura, Ashlyn, and Lauren to conclude their discussion of the situation in historic Palestine. Laura describes barriers to access food and water imposed by the government of Israel on both Gaza and the West Bank. Gem contrasts popular working definitions of antisemitism and examines claims that criticism of Israel and support for Palestinian liberation are antisemitic.

Life, the Universe & Everything Else is a podcast that explores the intersection of science and society.

Note: This episode was recorded on 19 September 2024 and does not discuss the escalating regional war between Israel, Lebanon, and Iran.

The Blockade of Gaza: Canadians are facing higher levels of food insecurity (Statistics Canada) | State study finds nearly 1 million Israelis suffered from food insecurity in 2021 (The Times of Israel) | Hunger (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) | Procedure for monitoring and assessing inventories in the Gaza Strip (State of Israel Ministry of Defence via Gisha Legal Center for Freedom of Movement) | Putting Palestinians “On a Diet”: Israel’s Siege & Blockade of Gaza (IMEU) | Israel Gaza blockade study calculated Palestinians’ calories (Reuters) | Food Insecurity in Palestine: A Future for Farmers (Wilson Center) | Gaza bonanza (Haaretz via Gisha Legal Center for Freedom of Movement) | Gaza siege: Years of starvation (Mada) | West Bank and Gaza Market Overview (US International Trade Administration) | Palestine runs dry: ‘Our water they steal and sell to us’ (Al Jazeera) | Food Consumption in the Gaza Strip – Red Lines (Gisha Legal Center for Freedom of Movement) | Israel-Palestine: Water Sharing Conflict (Climate-Diplomacy.org) | Parched: Israel’s policy of water deprivation in the West Bank (B’Tselem) | UNICEF seawater desalination plant helps head off Gaza water crisis (UNICEF) | The Siege of Gaza’s Water (CSIS) | Gaza turns to desalination amid increasingly scarce water access (EFE Noticias)

Antisemitism and the State of Israel: Counting the dead in Gaza: difficult but essential (The Lancet) | Working Definition of Antisemitism (IHRA) | The Jerusalem Declaration on Antisemitism (JDA) | Statement of ICC Prosecutor Karim A.A. Khan KC: Applications for arrest warrants in the situation in the State of Palestine (ICC) | Israel must take steps to prevent genocide in Gaza, UN court says in ruling on temporary measures (CBC News) | Anatomy of a Genocide – Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territory occupied since 1967 (United Nations) | Semitic people (Wikipedia) | Semitic languages (Wikipedia) | Canadian Sanctions Related to Syria (Government of Canada) | Canadian Sanctions Related to Sudan (Government of Canada) | Canadian Sanctions Related to Russia (Government of Canada) | National Council of Canadian Muslims | Report: Unveiling the Chilly Climate – The Suppression of Speech on Palestine in Canada (Independent Jewish Voices Canada)

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