Expert Academics, Historians, Journalists, Activists on Palestine

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Rashid Khalidi, PhD. Palestinian-American historian of the Middle East, the Edward Said Professor Emeritus of Modern Arab Studies at Columbia, and author.
Website (Columbia profile): https://history.columbia.edu/person/khalidi-rashid/
Notable writings:
The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine: A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 1917–2017 (Metropolitan Books, 2020).
Brokers of Deceit (Beacon Press, 2014).
Palestinian Identity (Columbia University Press, 2009).
The Iron Cage (Beacon Press, 2006).
Resurrecting Empire (Beacon Press, 2005).
Some videos:
The Israel & Palestine Conflict Explained w/ Rashid Khalidi
“This Is a Colonial War”: Historian Rashid Khalidi on Israel, Gaza & the Future of Palestine
Rashid Khalidi: This genocide ‘worse than any phase of Palestinian history’ | UpFront

Norman Finkelstein, PhD. Jewish American political scientist, professor, author, activist, and son of Holocaust survivors.
Website: https://www.normanfinkelstein.com/
Notable writings:
Gaza: An Inquest into Its Martyrdom (University of California Press, 2021).
The Holocaust Industry (Verso Books, 2000).
Some videos:
Norman Finkelstein: Israel Wants Gazans to Die Out Like Native Americans
“I WILL NOT BE SILENT WHEN ISRAEL COMMITS ITS CRIMES AGAINST THE PALESTINIANS”
Norman Finkelstein: Genocide in Israel and Palestine
Palestine Talks | Norman Finkelstein (TRT World)
Norman Finkelstein: The “Big Lie” about Gaza Is That The Palestinians Have Been the Aggressors

Ilan Pappé, PhD. Israeli historian, political scientist, author, and former politician.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pappeIlan/
Notable writings:
The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine (Oneworld Publications, 2007).
Ten Myths About Israel (Verso Books, 2017).
Some videos:
Ilan Pappé: The Myth of Israel
Ilan Pappé: The Untold Truths of the 1948 Palestinian Nakba
The Israel Lobby Is Real. This Is How It Works | Aaron Bastani meets Ilan Pappé
The birth of Israel and the death of Zionism | Ilan Pappé | The Big Picture

Noam Chomsky, PhD. Jewish American professor known for his work in linguistics, political activism, and social criticism. Known as the ‘Father of Linguistics.’
Website: https://chomsky.info/
Notable works:
On Palestine. Co-authored with Ilan Pappé. (Haymarket Books, 2015).
Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media. Co-authored with Edward S. Herman. (1988
Some videos:
Noam Chomsky – Why Does the U.S. Support Israel?
Noam Chomsky “The Occupation of Palestine: A Short History”
Noam Chomsky – The Israel/Palestine Conflict I
In U.N. Speech, Noam Chomsky Blasts United States for Supporting Israel, Blocking Palestinian State

Avi Shlaim, PhD. Israeli and British historian and professor emeritus of Iraqi Jewish descent.
Website (University of Oxford profile): https://www.politics.ox.ac.uk/person/avi-shlaim
Notable writings:
Three Worlds: Memoir of an Arab-Jew (Oneworld Publications, 2023).
Some videos:
The Hidden History of Israel: Jewish Professor Avi Shlaim meets Palestinian Author Ghada Karmi
The forgotten history of Arab Jews | Avi Shlaim | The Big Picture S2EP5
Palestine Talks | Professor Avi Shlaim says “anti-Semitism was an European, not Arab problem

Shlomo Sand, PhD. Austrian-born Israeli post-Zionist historian and socialist.
Notable writings:
The Invention of the Jewish People (Verso Books, 2009).
The Invention of the Land of Israel (Verso Books, 2013).
How I Stopped Being a Jew (Verso Books, 2016).
Some videos:
How I Stopped Being a Jew, Shlomo Sand, SOAS University of London
Israel-Palestine: Federation Or Apartheid? w/ Shlomo Sand – 99 ZU EINS – Ep. 467

Max Blumenthal, BA. Jewish American journalist, author, blogger, and filmmaker. Editor-in-Chief of ‘The Grayzone.’
Website: https://thegrayzone.com/author/max-blumenthal/
Some videos:
Max Blumenthal: why I called out Tony Blinken
Max Blumenthal : The Zionist View of Human Life
Palestine Talks | In conversation with Max Blumenthal
A deal delayed, dreams destroyed – The Grayzone live

Aaron Maté, BA. Jewish Canadian journalist. Host of the show ‘Pushback with Aaron Maté’ on The Grayzone and co-host of the Useful Idiots podcast. 
Twitter: @aaronjmate
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aaronjmate/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aaronjmate
Some videos:
Aaron Maté Silences Piers Morgan Panel with Facts on Syria & Palestine
Palestine Talks | In conversation with Aaron Mate
Aaron Mate – Contrasting Rationales for Judging Ukraine, and Israel/Gaza

Gabor Maté, MD. Jewish Canadian physician, Holocaust survivor as a baby, and advocate for Palestine.
Website: https://drgabormate.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drgabormate/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gabormatemd/
Some videos:
Gabor Maté: Gaza, Zionism, and the ‘exploitation’ of Jewish trauma | The Take
Dr Gabor Mate answers question about October 7th during conference
Israel-Hamas War: Gabor Mate vs Piers Morgan On Palestine and Gaza | The Full Interview

Mustafa Barghouti, MD. Palestinian physician, activist, and politician who serves as General Secretary of the Palestinian National Initiative (PNI), also known as al Mubadara.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mustafa_barghouti/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mbarghouti1/
Some videos:
Ongoing Israeli military operation in occupied West Bank is ‘an act of war’: Mustafa Barghouti
Palestinian Politician Mustafa Barghouti Discusses the Latest in Gaza | Amanpour and Company
Israel’s law-of-the-jungle approach betrays humankind | Centre Stage
Palestinian Activist Mustafa Barghouti on Palestinian Independence
Palestine talks | Mustafa Barghouti on the ‘Palestinian David defying the Israeli mighty Goliath’

Miko Peled, Israeli American activist, author, and former IDF soldier.
Website: https://mikopeled.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mikopeled/
Some videos:
Miko Peled speaks on Israel’s ongoing genocide against Palestine (TRT World).
Miko Peled: Thinking Beyond Zionism.
Activist Miko Peled: Israel has been committing genocide in Palestine for 75 years

Mariam Barghouti, MSc. Palestinian American writer, blogger, researcher, commentator, and journalist based in Ramallah, West Bank, Occupied Palestine.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mariambarghouti/;
Some videos:
“Collective Punishment”: As Gaza Assault Continues, Israel Ramps Up Violence in Occupied West Bank
Journalist Mariam Barghouti clashes with Sky News’ Mark Austin over Gaza and Palestinians
West Bank Activist Mariam Barghouti Discusses Genocide in Gaza
“The Brutality Is Truly Unprecedented” in West Bank: Mariam Barghouti on Israel’s Deadly Incursions

Maysoon Zayid, BFA. Palestinian American actress, activist.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maysoonzayid/
Website: https://maysoon.com/
Some videos:
As a Palestinian I want more than just symbols: Maysoon Zayid
Unapologetically Palestinian: Arab Comedians in America | Maysoon Zayid

Omar Suleiman, PhD. Palestinian American Islamic scholar, imam, civil rights activist, public speaker and author. 
Website: https://www.instagram.com/imamomarsuleiman/
Some videos:
TRT Exclusive: In conversation with Dr Omar Suleiman on Palestine’s Gaza

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