A Seat at the Table with Ahmed Eldin

<p>This week Lara and Michael sit down with journalist, documentary filmmaker, and GQ heartthrob, Ahmed Eldin. Ahmed joins us to discuss his upcoming documentary, the possibility of him creating his own podcast, and how the terminology surrounding Israeli apartheid and occupation of Palestine is shifting in the public narrative. We chat about overt and subtle media censorship from Instagram deprioritizing certain videos with the algorithm, to outright banning accounts, and the inability to speak freely when working in a major newsroom. We cover some of the most recent egregious double standards from the Russia/Ukraine situation. We also talk about how Palestinian resistance has been criminalized in an effort to scare people away from talking about justice for Palestine. We end with a lighthearted conversation about how the Palestinian people are not waiting around for their so-called leaders to take action. Individual Palestinians both on the ground and in exile are taking liberation into their own hands. </p>