IrelandPSC's video: Palestinian Freedom Conference Pt 14 : Prisons Propaganda Oppression 1 - Ali Abunimah

Part 14: Palestinian Freedom Conference - Prisons, Propaganda & Privatising Oppression: Strategies Of Zionist Repression In Palestine & Beyond by Ali Abunimah In Palestine, Israel presides over one of the most repressive and surveilled societies of modern times. Thousands of political prisoners populate Israel’s prisons, drones and spies monitor every aspect of life, and hundreds of checkpoints and a 700km wall impede freedom of movement. New technologies and theories of control and subjugation are developed by the state in collusion with universities and the private sector, which are then sold on in the international arena, proudly marketed as being ‘battle tested’ on the Palestinian people. Meanwhile, when it comes to solidarity activism aimed at pressuring Israel into obeying international law, the state and its civilian allies have developed a sophisticated system of dirty tricks and spying, propaganda attacks such as false antisemitism allegations, and legal attacks known as ‘lawfare’ to try to shut down all criticism. == To mark the 70th anniversary of the Palestinian , the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign, Trade Union Friends of Palestine and BADIL Resource Center for Palestinian Residency and Refugee Rights are honoured to host an inspiring and action-focused weekend of talks from important voices in the Palestinian struggle for Freedom, Justice and Equality. Speaker: Ali Abunimah is co-founder and Director of the influential Electronic Intifada news and analysis website. A Palestinian-American campaigning journalist and activist, Ali is a well-known and inspirational voice in the Palestinian liberation movement. He is the author of two books One Country: A Bold Proposal to End the Israeli-Palestinian Impasse (Picador, 2006) and The Battle for Justice in Palestine (Haymarket, 2014). He is also a policy adviser with Al-Shabaka, The Palestinian Policy Network.