27 episodes

A podcast co-hosted by Saree Makdisi, Ussama Makdisi, and Karim Makdisi.

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A podcast co-hosted by Saree Makdisi, Ussama Makdisi, and Karim Makdisi.

Follow us on X: @MakdisiStreet
Follow us on YouTube: @MakdisiStreet

    “Israel is becoming a burden to those who support it" w/ Mouin Rabbani

    “Israel is becoming a burden to those who support it" w/ Mouin Rabbani

    The brothers welcome the political analyst Mouin Rabbani (@MouinRabbani) to the show to discuss the broader implications of Israel’s genocidal campaign in Gaza, the loss of Israeli military credibility, the implications of the recent ICJ and ICC decisions for Israel’s growing global isolation, and the growing sense that we may be at an inflection point in the Zionist conflict with the Palestinian people as Israel becomes more of a liability than an asset, politically, militarily and electorally.
    Watch the episode on our YouTube channel
    Date of recording: May 21, 2024.
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    Music by Hadiiiiii

    *The hosts are doing another Q&A for Patrons only! Sign up at Patreon.com/MakdisiStreet to submit your questions and get access to all the bonus content, including the first Q&A and the latest bonus episode!*  
     

    • 1 hr 34 min
    "A Special Relationship" w/ Stephen Walt

    "A Special Relationship" w/ Stephen Walt

    The brothers welcome Professor Stephen Walt to the show to discuss US foreign policy in the Middle East, the role of the Israel lobby in influencing US decision-making, and how all these dynamics may develop in the wake of Israel’s genocidal campaign in Gaza.
    Watch the episode on our YouTube channel
    Date of recording: May 14, 2024.
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    Music by Hadiiiiii

    *You can now support Makdisi Street on Patreon! Sign up at Patreon.com/MakdisiStreet to access future bonus content, including the first (now published!) Q&A and the latest bonus episode!*  

    • 1 hr 50 min
    “The Gulf, the Arab metropoles and shifting patterns of power” w/ Elham Fakhro

    “The Gulf, the Arab metropoles and shifting patterns of power” w/ Elham Fakhro

    The brothers welcome Elham Fakhro to the show to discuss the shifting patterns of relations between the states of the Arab Gulf and the established metropoles of the Arab world, the interplay of education and political transformation, the trend towards normalization with the Zionist state and recent developments in attitudes towards and relationships with Iran.
    Watch the episode on our YouTube channel
    Date of recording: Apr 23, 2024.
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    Music by Hadiiiiii

    *You can now support Makdisi Street on Patreon! Sign up at Patreon.com/MakdisiStreet to access future bonus content, including the first (now published!) Q&A and the latest bonus episode!*  

    • 1 hr 23 min
    "The process of liberation is irresistible and irreversible" w/ Vijay Prashad

    "The process of liberation is irresistible and irreversible" w/ Vijay Prashad

    The brothers welcome historian and journalist Vijay Prashad (@vijayprashad) to the show to discuss the emergence of Palestine as the keystone struggle of the Global South, the importance of the PLO, the question of sovereign national interests vs. solidarity with Palestinian liberation, and the radical student movements rising up across the West.
    Watch the episode on our YouTube channel
    Date of recording: April 30, 2024.
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    Music by Hadiiiiii

    *You can now support Makdisi Street on Patreon! Sign up at Patreon.com/MakdisiStreet to access future bonus content, including the first (now published!) Q&A and the latest bonus episode!*  

    • 1 hr 43 min
    “Learning how to be colonialists" w/ Rashid Khalidi

    “Learning how to be colonialists" w/ Rashid Khalidi

    The brothers welcome the historian Rashid Khalidi of Columbia University to the show to discuss the history of the Palestinian people’s struggle against the Zionist project in Palestine, the colonial affiliations of Zionism, the background to the 1948 Nakba, and the role of Arab and Palestinian leaders and forms of resistance in bringing about change.
    Watch the episode on our YouTube channel
    Date of recording: Apr 16, 2024.
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    Music by Hadiiiiii

    *You can now support Makdisi Street on Patreon! Sign up at Patreon.com/MakdisiStreet to access future bonus content, including the first (now published!) Q&A and the latest bonus episode!*  
     
     

    • 1 hr 47 min
    (Preview) "Distraction and Denial"

    (Preview) "Distraction and Denial"

    [Producer's note: This is a preview of the latest bonus episode of Makdisi Street. You can listen to the entire episode by subscribing to the Patreon for as low as $5 a month and get access to other great bonus content. Since we want to make as much content accessible as possible, we have unlocked this for the YouTube channel.]
    The brothers discuss the latest developments in and around Palestine, including European denial and complicity, the role of the ICJ and other systems of accountability in international politics, the possible expansion of the conflict, and whether dogs wag tails or tails wag dogs.
    Watch the episode on our YouTube channel
    Date of recording: Apr 13, 2024.
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    Music by Hadiiiiii

    • 19 min

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