Nasser speaks with Sarah Schwartz, a human rights lawyer, Principal lawyer with Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service, and lecturer at Melbourne University Law School, and Dr Max Kaiser, an expert on antisemitism and Australian Jewish history and author of Jewish Antifascism and the False Promise of Settler Colonialism, both Sarah and Max are executive and advisory committee members of the Jewish Council of Australia (JCA).They speak about their Jewish upbringing and their political consciousness shift on the Palestinian struggle, the conflation of criticism of Israel with anti-Semitism, their ousting from Jewish communities, and the Commission of Inquiry into Antisemitism at Australian Universities Bill 2024 (No. 2). For info on Jewish Council of Australia, visit jewishcouncil.com.au.Free Palestine rally, State Library Victoria, every Sunday from 12pm.Info on upcoming events and actions via APAN and Free Palestine Melbourne.Daily broadcast updates via Let's Talk Palestine. Image credit: x.com/jewishcouncilAU 

Nasser speaks with Nour Salman, Palestinian activist, organiser, and subject-matter expert on SWANA geopolitics and history. They speak about Nour's Nakba story, changes in Free Palestine and resistive socio-political movements, the importance of engaging in active discourse with elected councillors, and the We Vote for Palestine campaign. For info on We Vote for Palestine, visit wevoteforpalestine.net.Free Palestine rally, State Library Victoria, every Sunday from 12pm.Info on upcoming events and actions via APAN and Free Palestine Melbourne.Daily broadcast updates via Let's Talk Palestine. Image credit: wevoteforpalestine.net 

Nasser speaks with Tan Safi, a Palestinian activist, documentary and filmmaker, and volunteer media producer for the Gaza Freedom Flotilla Coalition, about their work with the organisation. For more info and to donate, visit freedomflotilla.org or @gazafreedomflotilla.Free Palestine rally, State Library Victoria, every Sunday from 12pm.Info on upcoming events and actions via APAN and Free Palestine Melbourne.Daily broadcast updates via Let's Talk Palestine. Image credit: freedomflotilla.org 

Nasser has a conversation with Tasnim Sammak, a Palestinian activist, mother, community organiser, and PhD candidate at Monash University. They speak about her family's exile to Gaza and life in refugee camps, Tasnim's reflections on the Free Palestine movement since her involvement in 2008, the military-industrial complex and profiteering from wars, the importance of staunch union solidarity, and upcoming campaigns, including Disrupt Land Forces.  For info on Disrupt Land Forces, MCEC, Sep 8 -14, visit disruptlandforces.org.Disrupt Land Forces launch, Camp Sovereignty, Sun 8 Sep 5pm.Hanwha-Elbit Out of Victoria rally, Hanwha Australia Headquarters, Thu 12 Sep 4.30pm.3CR Disrupt Land Forces Coverage, Sep 9 -18 from 8am. Details.Info on Vic Pol declaration of designated area MCEC, Sep 6 - 15 via Melbourne Activist legal Support. Free Palestine rally, State Library Victoria, every Sunday from 12pm.Info on upcoming events and actions via APAN and Free Palestine Melbourne.Daily broadcast updates via Let's Talk Palestine. Image credit: 'Land Farces' @disruptwars 

Nasser has a conversation with Aran Mylvaganam, a former refugee, Tamil Refugee Council founder, trade unionist, and human rights activist. They speak about the discrimination against the Tamils in Sri Lanka, Aran's refugee story, his activism, and the socio-political effects of Australia's immigration policies and treatment of refugees, including the recent news of the self-immolation of 23-year-old asylum seeker, Mano Yogalingam.  For further info, visit Tamil Refugee Council.Free Palestine rally, State Library Victoria, Sundays 12pm.Info on upcoming events and actions via APAN and Free Palestine Melbourne.Daily broadcast updates via Let's Talk Palestine. Image credit: ‘Rest In Power, Mano Yogalingam’ by Nicky Minus 

Nasser has a long-form conversation with Mai Saif, a Palestinian activist, Free Palestine Melbourne organiser, and member of the Palestinian Community Association for Victoria. They speak about Mai's Nakba story during the First Intifada, her activist work with Free Palestine Melbourne, and how reporting of genocide and apartheid have entered the lexicon of the media landscape and public narratives. For info on Free Palestine Melbourne's work and to get involved, visit linktr.ee/fpmelbourne.Denial in a time of genocide with Prof. Saree Makdisi and Louise Adler, RMIT City Campus, Thu 29 Aug, 6 - 8:30 pm. Details.Free Palestine rally, State Library Victoria, Sundays 12pm.Info on upcoming events and actions via APAN and Free Palestine Melbourne.Daily broadcast updates via Let's Talk Palestine. Image credit: Free Palestine Melbourne 

Nasser provides commentary on the ongoing genocide and oppression of Palestinians by the apartheid state of Israel and its intersections with global socio-politcial issues, including the ever-changing position(s) of international organisations on the legal definition of genocide, the censorhip of artists in defense of Palestine, and a report released on 14 Aug 2024 by the Australian Muslim Advocacy Network (AMAN) and Australia Palestine Advocacy Network (APAN) entitled 'Observations of Anti-Palestinian and Anti-Muslim Racism'. Download the report via apan.org.au/reports.Free Palestine Melbourne rally, State Library Victoria, Sundays 12pm.Info on upcoming events and actions via APAN and Free Palestine Melbourne.Daily broadcast updates via Let's Talk Palestine. Free Palestine by Maher Zain Image credit: APAN 

Nasser has a long-form conversation with Rand, a '48er Palestinian, community organiser, student representative, BDS Youth convener, and a member of Dare to Struggle Film Festival, living on Gadigal Land. They speak about Rand's Nakba family history, the BDS movement and the effectiveness of campaigning and implementing strategies, and the Apartheid Free Zones campaign. For information on Apartheid Free Zones, visit bdsmovement.net/apartheid-free-zones.Free Palestine Melbourne rally, State Library Victoria, Sundays 12pm.Info on upcoming events and actions via APAN and Free Palestine Melbourne.Daily broadcast updates via Let's Talk Palestine. Image credit: Montecruz Foto | Image | CC BY-SA 3.0 

Today is the International Day of Solidarity with Gaza and Palestinian Prisoners, and will be marked by actions of solidarity with Palestine against the ongoing genocide in Gaza and silent genocide in West Bank.Nasser provides updates and commentary on Gaza, including the deaths and assassiantions of Palestinians and journalists, a chronologiocal history of Hamas' inception, the ongoing calls for ceasefires and peace talks throughout the 80s, 90s, and aughts, and how the recent assassination of Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh will likely lead to instability in the region.Nasser then interviews longstanding pro-Palestinian activist and sometime Palestine Remembered co-host, Robert Martin, who has spent time in Palestine documenting horrific human rights abuses by Israeli forces, and seen the brutality of the occupation first hand. They speak about his upcoming participation in the Free Gaza Coalition's mission to provide humanitarian aid and workers to Palestinian people in Gaza experiencing the ongoing effects of genocide and displacement at the behest of the settler-colonial state of Israel.Follow the Freedom Flotilla boat location during its journey via follow-ffc-boats. International Day of Solidarity with Gaza and Prisoners protest, State Library of Victoria, Sat 3 Aug (today), 2 - 4pm. Details.More info on the Gaza Freedom Flotilla Australia via gaza-freedom-flotilla-australia.Free Palestine Melbourne rally, State Library Victoria, Sundays 12pm.Info on upcoming events and actions via APAN and Free Palestine Melbourne.Daily broadcast updates via Let's Talk Palestine. 

On this week's episode, Nasser presents an excerpt of a talk given by veteran Palestinian activist Yousef Alreemawi entitled 'The Palestinian refugees: When the temporary became permanent', Part 9 in the series 'Understanding Palestine', originally recorded 21 July 2024. 'Understanding Palestine' series, every second Sunday at Black Spark Cultural Centre, 126 Gladstone Ave, Northcote. The next talk, 'What happens when the Palestinian refugees become refugees again?', is happening on Sun 4 Aug 2024, 4.30pm. Register via [email protected]. More info. Free Palestine Melbourne rally, State Library Victoria, Sundays 12pm.Info on upcoming events and actions via APAN and Free Palestine Melbourne.Daily broadcast updates via Let's Talk Palestine. 

Nasser provides updates and information on the International Justice Court's ruling against Israel's settlement polices, the Oslo Accords (1993), and Israel's breach of Article 3 of the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights.Nasser then speaks with Dr. Bushra Othman, a Palestinian-Australian woman and surgeon who recently returned from volunteering at Shuhada al-Aqsa Hospital hospital in Deir Al-Balah, Gaza, with the Palestinian Australian New Zealand Medical Association (PANZMA). Dr. Othman speaks about her family life and history, the process of entering Gaza and the conditions she encountered, and her experiences of performing surgeries during her medical mission. Donate to PANZMA via panzma.org.Free Palestine Melbourne rally, State Library Victoria, Sundays 12pm.Info on upcoming events and actions via Free Palestine Melbourne Instagram.Daily broadcast updates via Let's Talk Palestine. Image credit: panzma.org