The Creation of Israel and the War on Palestine | Ash Meets Rashid Khalidi

Rashid Khalidi is the Edward Said Professor of Modern Arab Studies at Colombia University and the author of several books focussing on the Middle East including “The Hundred Years War On Palestine“. Here he explains some of the basic facts of the struggle for Palestinian independence and the creation of the Zionist project of Israel. 00:00 - Intro 01:15 - Palestine before 1948 03:07 - How did Zionism emerge? 05:30 - The Balfour declaration 08:30 - Zionist resistance to Britain 12:47 - Britain’s chaotic withdrawal from Palestine 14:44 - Was the Nakba inevitable? 18:40 - The violent partition of Palestine 20:49 - Do the Palestinians reject peace? 26:19 - Is Israel a good neighbour? 28:51 - The six day war 30:54 - Palestinian resistance over time 34:27 - Are Hamas terrorists? 40:18 - The end game in Gaza. Novara Live broadcasts every weekday from 6PM on YouTube and Twitch. Episodes of Downstream are released Sundays at 6PM on YouTube. __________________________ Can you help fund people-powered media? To be ready for next year, we need 5,000 of you to join our regular supporters and back our work. Donate one hour’s wage per month, or whatever you can afford at today.