Tallie and Nava hear from Dr. Sherene Seikaly about the impact of Zionism on Palestinians, and then from Maisa Marror and Nadya Tannous from the Palestinian Youth Movement. We discuss three key dates in Palestinian history: 1948, 1967, and 1993.

Follow and suppport the Palestinian Youth Movement: https://www.pymusa.com/

Dr. Seikaly's book can be found here.

For more on the closing of Osirin, see B'Tselem's report here.

We’d like to thank Phyllis Bennis for factchecking this episode.  And big thanks to Dr. Sherene Seikaly, Maisa Marror, and Nadya Tannous for contributing. 

We want to hear what you think! What does the word “diaspora” mean to you? Do you think of yourself as living in diaspora? Record your answer - you can use the voice memos on your phone - and email your recording to podcast@jvp.org, and we might include it in a future episode!

Music in this episode: "Marty Gots A Plan" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) and "Somewhere To Be" by Otis Galloway (https://filmmusic.io) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Our theme music is "For Our Stories" by decibelists, off their self-titled debut album.

Diaspora Podcast is produced by Tallie Ben Daniel, written and hosted by Tallie Ben Daniel and Nava EtShalom, and edited by Jenny Asarnow.