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“Powerlessness Is an Illusion”: Gaza, Resistance, and the Sumud Flotilla (w/ Kieran Andrieu)

“Powerlessness Is an Illusion”: Gaza, Resistance, and the Sumud Flotilla (w/ Kieran Andrieu)

Update: 2025-09-25
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Kieran Andrieu is a British-Palestinian journalist, activist, and contributor to Novara Media. He joins Current Affairs Editor-in-Chief Nathan J. Robinson to discuss his decision to join the Global Sumud Flotilla, the risks involved in confronting Israel’s blockade of Gaza, and why he believes powerlessness in the face of genocide is an illusion.

0:00-6:29 Kieran’s Family Story of Resistance

6:29-10:33 Joining the Flotilla

10:33-14:12 What Success Would Mean

14:12-17:53 Powerlessness Is an Illusion

17:53-20:57 The Case for Recognizing Palestine

20:57-22:25 Shifts in U.S. Public Opinion

22:25-28:02 What Comes Next

🇵🇸 Follow Kieran Andrieu: https://x.com/kieran_andrieu?lang=en

🇵🇸 Follow Novara Media: https://www.youtube.com/@NovaraMedia

🇵🇸 Follow Global Sumud Flotilla: https://www.instagram.com/globalsumudflotilla/?hl=en

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🦩THE MYTH OF AMERICAN IDEALISM: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/738224/the-myth-of-american-idealism-by-noam-chomsky-and-nathan-j-robinson/

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“Powerlessness Is an Illusion”: Gaza, Resistance, and the Sumud Flotilla (w/ Kieran Andrieu)

“Powerlessness Is an Illusion”: Gaza, Resistance, and the Sumud Flotilla (w/ Kieran Andrieu)

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