Oct 23, 2023
On episode 296 we play speeches from the Palestine Rally: Keep standing with Gaza, stop the genocide of Palestinians by Free Palestine Melbourne. We also discuss the recent developments and history of the issue, focusing on the Australian media coverage and the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism.
Additional links:
You can listen to our recording of all of the speeches of the Palestine Rally here – we have played a shortened, edited version of the talks on this episode: https://archive.org/details/palestine-rally
For more information about the Palestine Rally in Melbourne by Free Palestine Melbourne, see the Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1704771963377431
Media Watch: Murder, missiles and misinformation in the Israel-Hamas war: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Y5z1OCb1KM
The Chaser: Media guide - how to cover Israel and Palestine: https://preview.mailerlite.io/preview/448398/emails/102520594773313321
Caitlin Cassidy article on The Guardian: Melbourne university first in Australia to take up controversial definition of antisemitism: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jan/25/melbourne-university-first-in-australia-to-take-up-controversial-definition-of-antisemitism
You can hear our episode on the BDS movement, Episode 63: Take Action Against Occupation! https://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2014/07/28/action/
Check out our previous episodes on Palestine here: https://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/tag/palestine/
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Intro music: Embrace by ItsWatR: https://pixabay.com/users/itswatr-12344345/
Outro music: The Blackest Bouquet by Leonell Cassio: https://pixabay.com/users/leonellcassio-2264996/
Both of the above songs are free to use with credit.
For more in-depth show notes, including additional links, go to: https://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2023/10/23/296/