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Dov - From hilltop youth to human rights lawyer
Today, Dov is an intern in a human rights law firm. Up until a decade ago, he was active in what is termed the “Hilltop youth”, and participated in incidents of settler violence, some of which he was convicted for. He is a prominent figure on social media in Israel and writes often and with detail about his past and present from a political point of view. Dov currently lives with his wife and two children in Haifa.Check out my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Yehavit ****A few important disclaimers:This podcast was created and funded privately by me. I don’t belong to any organization, nor does it represent anyone other than myself.Secondly, I don’t intend this content to provide a justification or excuse for the actions people interviewed did in their past, but rather to learn from their personal experiences and gain insight as to what the process of transformation looks like. Certain parts of the episode could be triggering for you, and I advise taking into consideration that some of the events discussed are morally and ethically challenging (to say the least)..And lastly:I acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which I work as the indigenous people of this country, and pay my respects to their elders, past and emerging..****.Thank you Roy Geva for the soundtrack.You can contact me at @yehavit on Instagram (or write to yehavit@gmail if you’re not on Instagram).Stuff we mentioned:.The three oaths: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Oaths .Dov on Twitter: https://x.com/DovMorell?t=ml3cf2v2DCwOm-D1zJs4Xg&s=09 .The Bereaved Families Forum: https://www.theparentscircle.org/en/homepage-en/
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Becca - Teaching Israelis to ask the hard questions
Becca Strober is a political strategist and educator. They are a co-founder of ‘Freedom School’, a former Senior Director at Breaking the Silence, and current chairperson of the board of the Jewish-Palestinian educational organization, Sedaka-Reut. They run the Instagram page and podcast Becca.explains.the.occupation, which aims to deepen the understanding of the actions and policies in the Palestinian Occupied Territories and Israel, in both Hebrew and English. They believe that in a time of widespread disinformation, focusing on changing the system rather than on buzzwords is necessary so that we can push for equality and a just future for Palestinians and Israelis..Check out my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Yehavit .****.A few important disclaimers:This podcast was created and funded privately by me. I don’t belong to any organization, nor does it represent anyone other than myself.Secondly, I don’t intend this content to provide a justification or excuse for the actions people interviewed did in their past, but rather to learn from their personal experiences and gain insight as to what the process of transformation looks like. Certain parts of the episode could be triggering for you, and I advise taking into consideration that some of the events discussed are morally and ethically challenging (to say the least)..And lastly:I acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which I work as the indigenous people of this country, and pay my respects to their elders, past and emerging..****.Thank you Roy Geva for the soundtrack.You can contact me at @yehavit on Instagram (or write to yehavit@gmail if you’re not on Instagram).Stuff we mentioned:Instagram: @Becca.Explains.the.occupation:https://www.instagram.com/becca.explains.the.occupation/?hl=en .Becca Strober's Newsletter Uneven Ground on Substack:https://beccastrober.substack.com/ .Breaking the Silence:https://www.breakingthesilence.org.il/ .Sadaka Reut:https://www.allmep.org/allmep_member/sadaka-reut/ .The Bereaved Families forum:https://www.theparentscircle.org/en/homepage-en/ .The Etzel (Irgun):https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zionist_political_violence#:~:text=In%20the%20pre%2Dstate%20period,to%20advance%20their%20political%20goals. .Ze'ev Jabotinsky:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ze%27ev_Jabotinsky .Sorority rush:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sorority_recruitment .Gisha:https://gisha.org/en/ .The Land Beyond the Mountains Seminars for Educators:https://www.facebook.com/cforpeace/posts/pfbid02PPgy1AqqMUfbUAjE6WSjDLGyQBGp7KHeP53AnbQVXFLfR2uSunF3AQRq5H7qfSZAl .The Freedom School:https://www.midreshet-dror.com/
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Sapir - Why I tried stopping far right rioters from blocking aid trucks to Gaza
Sapir is a community organizer, lecturer and a law phd candidate. She is the co-founder of Breaking Walls, a feminist grassroots organization, and the founder of "Mizrachion: The People's Archive for Social and political Movements in Israel." Her work spans legal advocacy, grassroots activism, and feminist community organization, focusing on poverty eradication, and support and solidarity between underprivileged populations. She has led campaigns for public housing, projects to protect the freedom to protest, against police brutality, and against the deportation of African refugees and the release of abused women prisoners. In this episode she tells her story of disillusionment, and how she reached the point of trying to stop Israeli settlers with her own body from blocking and vandalizing aid trucks to Gaza this past summer. . Check out my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Yehavit **** A few important disclaimers: This podcast was created and funded privately by me. I don’t belong to any organization, nor does it represent anyone other than myself. Secondly, I don’t intend this content to provide a justification or excuse for the actions people interviewed did in their past, but rather to learn from their personal experiences and gain insight as to what the process of transformation looks like. Certain parts of the episode could be triggering for you, and I advise taking into consideration that some of the events discussed are morally and ethically challenging (to say the least). . And lastly: I acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which I work as the indigenous people of this country, and pay my respects to their elders, past and emerging. **** Thank you Roy Geva for the soundtrack . You can contact me at @yehavit on Instagram (or write to yehavit@gmail if you’re not on Instagram) . Stuff we mentioned: Breaking Walls: https://shovrot.org.il/en/ . https://www.972mag.com/shovrot-kirot-mizrahi-feminist-activism/ . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5P4la6fwUY . Anat Kamm: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anat_Kamm . Tarabout-HitKhabrout: https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%AA%D7%A8%D7%90%D7%91%D7%95%D7%98 . ACRI: https://www.english.acri.org.il/ . Dalal Daud: https://www.timesofisrael.com/woman-who-killed-abusive-husband-gets-early-release/ . HaEzrachion (formerly known as HaMizrachion): https://ezrachion.org.il/english/ . “Israeli Human Rights Lawyer Attacked While Documenting Settler Raid on Gaza Aid Convoy” (Democracy Now interview): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaJa3dUfpYY
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Aharon (bonus episode) - "Innocent and pure from sin"
Aharon was hosted on the podcast a few months ago and felt he wanted to say more. I recommend listening to his full interview, and then listening to this very special conversation we had about his late brother, Mohammed Bahar, and about retrieving our humanity. Check out my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Yehavit **** A few important disclaimers: I created and funded this podcast privately. I don’t belong to any organization, nor does it represent anyone other than myself. Secondly, I don’t intend this content to provide a justification or excuse for the actions people interviewed did in their past, but rather to learn from their personal experiences and gain insight as to what the process of transformation looks like. Certain parts of the episode could be triggering for you, and I advise taking into consideration that some of the events discussed are morally and ethically challenging (to say the least). . And lastly: I acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which I work as the indigenous people of this country and pay my respects to their elders, past and emerging. **** Thank you Roy Geva for the soundtrack . You can contact me at @yehavit on Instagram (or write to [email protected] if you’re not on Instagram)
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Disillusioned Musical Session | Ayelet & Elik's Anti-War Songs
As the genocide in Gaza continues, we felt there is a need for Jewish, Israeli voices who oppose it. Music is our way of expressing this. For the people of Gaza, for the Palestinian people, and for our own humanity. **** This is a bonus episode of the podcast 'Disillusioned. I recommend listening to Ayelet's interview first and then listening to the musical session: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6ZEa... And, There's another bonus episode with Ayelet, in which we dive deeper into her experiences in the past year, on this podcast's Patreon page. Consider supporting and getting access to exclusive content such as bonus episodes here: https://www.patreon.com/Yehavit . Names of the songs: Jewish Brother Sister on the Other Side of the Wall Genocide Song End the War Palestine Fear into Love **** A few important disclaimers: I created and funded this podcast privately. I don’t belong to any organization, nor does it represent anyone other than myself. Secondly, I don’t intend this content to provide a justification or excuse for the actions people interviewed did in their past, but rather to learn from their personal experiences and gain insight into what the transformation process looks like. Certain parts of the episode could be triggering for you, and I advise taking into consideration that some of the events discussed are morally and ethically challenging (to say the least). . And lastly: I acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which I work as the indigenous people of this country and pay my respects to their elders, past and emerging. **** Thank you Roy Geva for the soundtrack . You can contact me at @yehavit on Instagram (or write to yehavit@gmail if you’re not on Instagram)
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