Electronic Intifada podcast

May 23, 2022

Listen/Watch at Electronic Intifada with Nora Barrows-Friedman

‘On episode 58 of The Electronic Intifada Podcast, we discuss the significance of a recent statement by the editorial board of The Harvard Crimson in support of the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement and Palestinian liberation. The Crimson editors say they “regret and reject” their previous position that maligned BDS, and now recognize the potential the movement has for empowering Palestinians to fight against Israeli apartheid – especially on campuses. They also asserted that “support for Palestinian liberation is not anti-Semitic,” noting the “wake of accusations suggesting otherwise.” Immediately after the statement was published on 29 April, those exact accusations poured in from Israel’s defenders, including US politicians and leaders of Israel lobby groups such as the Anti-Defamation League…

Two members of the Harvard Palestine Solidarity Committee, Nadine Bahour and Shraddha Joshi, join us to talk about the Crimson editorial, along with Emmaia Gelman. Gelman is a lecturer at New York University and an activist with the Drop The ADL coalition.’