‘Israel & Palestine Unpacked’ is an exciting podcast that is dedicated to exploring the complexities of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict.

Daniel Interview Details

In our first interview we are speaking to Daniel, who was born in Israel in 1981, to parents who were founders in the Messianic movement and who currently serves as the Office Manager at Netivyah Bible Instruction Ministry. After completing his military service with the Israel Police, he pursued studies in political science and sociology at the Hebrew University. Daniel is a dedicated father of four and plays a pivotal role in Netivyah's mission to teach God's Word and assist those in need.

In this interview Daniel begins by talking about his family background, why they choose to live in Israel as well as the changes that have occurred across Jerusalem Musa Interview Details In our 2nd Interview today, we are speaking to Musa, a dedicated teacher within the Palestinian education system, who is based in the city of Ramallah. Passionate about nurturing young minds, he finds joy in sharing knowledge and fostering curiosity among his students. Beyond, the classroom he is an avid traveller, who enjoys exploring diverse cultures, gaining inspiration from the world around him as well as being a lifelong student of English.

The conversation starts with us both speaking about life in Ramallah for him and for Palestinians in general……

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In today’s episode we are speaking with with Dr Uri Rosenberg who is currently working in academia. He's a Postdoctoral Research Fellow and lecturer at Heidelberg University, with a PhD in Middle East History from Tel Aviv University. His academic research spans the modern Turkic world, focusing on topics such as Turkish political Islam, nation-building in post-Soviet Azerbaijan, and Jewish-Muslim relations in Azerbaijan, Türkiye, and Israel.

But in this episode, I am more interested in Uri's activism and hands-on experience in Israeli-Palestinian dialogue. Uri is the co-founder and the former co-CEO of Tech2Peace, an NGO that fosters Israeli-Palestinian dialogue through intensive technological and entrepreneurship seminars.

When managing Tech2Peace, he was mainly focused on the content, such as the design of the workshops and the creation of the alumni community. Currently, Tech2Peace has approximately 700 Israelis and Palestinians, which has helped to create a vibrant and active alumni community, even in these difficult times of war.

If you would like to learn more about Dr Uri Rosenberg and Tech2Peace, please look below at the following links:

https://www.hfjs.eu/en/chairs/ben-gurion-chair-for-israel-and-middle-east-studies/team/scientific-assistants/dr-uri-rosenberg.html

https://www.tech2peace.com/

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-48053200?fbclid=IwAR0YuC79KuwPZinmawSjb7LTbtqw-yA2NASRiBC2AkZspAi-ryxpuFnqXIc

In today’s episode we are speaking with Dr Erika Jiménez, a Leverhulme Early Career Fellow at the School of Law and a Mitchell Institute Fellow, Queen’s University Belfast.

Dr Jiménez has just published a book called Rethinking human rights: critical insights from Palestinian youth, which looks at how Palestinian teenagers from the West Bank make sense of human rights when their lived experiences outside of the school environment contrast with what they learn about human rights within the school setting.

Erika is currently leading a research project entitled: Golani youth, Human Rights and the Forgotten Occupation, which explores how the occupation impacts the lives of youth from the remaining Druze communities in the Golan Heights and their views on the usefulness of human rights. It compares their perspectives with older generations and those of their Palestinian peers in the West Bank, drawing on her previous research but also new insights from the refugee community.

This project is funded by the Leverhulme Trust and is being done alongside Golani and Palestinian youth advisory groups and researchers and with support from local NGOs.

If you would like to learn more about Dr Jiménez’s academic work, please look in the description below for more details:

X: @ErikaFJimenez Profile: ⁠https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/persons/erika-jimenez⁠ Rethinking human rights: critical insights from Palestinian youth: https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/author/erika-jim%C3%A9nez/