Episode
From Above: Lawfare with Yousef Munayyer
- Podcast
- Unpacking Zionism
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- Jul 8, 2025
- Duration seconds
- 2400
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Summary
This interview with Yousef Munayyer, head of the Palestine/Israel program at Arab Center Washington DC, is about lawfare. Lawfare refers to the use of law as a political weapon that is more concerned with inflicting damage on an opponent than prevailing with a particular legal argument or proving facts based on evidence. We discuss Zionist lawfare, who formulates its goals and targets, and who funds and carries out these efforts. Resources: Yousef Munayyer, “ Spaces Beyond Borders: Israel’s Transnational Repression Network ,” in Suppressing Dissent: Shrinking Civic Space, Transnational Repression and Palestine–Israel (2024). Emmaia Gelman, Astroturf Antisemitism Watchdogs , Jadaliyya (2024) Charity & Security Network, The Alarming Rise of Lawfare to Suppress Civil Society: The Case of Palestine and Israel ( 2021)