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We were joined by writer and Birzeit University lecturer Abdeljawad Omar to talk about the situation in the West Bank and the resistance across Palestine. As seemingly interminable negotiations to end the genocidal war drag on – facing obstacle after obstacle placed by Israel and its American sponsors – the resistance continues to erode Israel’s military power. In the beginning of the livestream, associate editor Nora Barrows-Friedman covered the latest headlines in a brief news report on the ongoing genocide in the Gaza Strip. Since 7 October, Israel’s military has intensified its raids into occupied West Bank cities, towns and refugee camps. These attacks have wrought widespread devastation, severely damaging electricity networks, water and sewage infrastructure, uprooting roads and destroying homes. Israel has killed more than 550 Palestinians in the West Bank alone since that date, while seizing more Palestinian land for colonization and moving to consolidate its effective annexation of the West Bank. Meanwhile, at any other time in Palestinian history, the resistance to Israel’s lethal military raids and colonial encroachments in the occupied West Bank could have earned the title of a third intifada – were they not now overshadowed by the genocide in Gaza. Nora Barrows-Friedman, Asa Winstanley, Ali Abunimah and Jon Elmer of The Electronic Intifada were joined by Abdaljawad Omar live from the occupied West Bank, on the day 285 livestream. You can watch the entire broadcast here: Your gift supports The Electronic Intifada's independent journalism on Palestine: • Donate by credit card or PayPal via Network for Good: • Donate by credit card, ApplePay or US bank account via Kindful: Gifts are welcome from anywhere and are tax-deductible for US taxpayers as allowed by law. (📸 Mohammed Nasser / APA images) 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐚𝐝𝐚 Visit our website for more reporting: Facebook: Twitter: Instagram: Soundcloud: Spotify: Apple Podcasts: #TheElectronicIntifada #TheElectronicIntifadaPodcast
