{"podcast":{"title":"This Is Palestine","slug":"this-is-palestine-772686","podcast_index_feed_id":772686,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/Cv71f_Wt","website_url":"www.imeu.org","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/6b726e0f-18d1-4380-a43f-a22853b93461/719a9218-61db-4714-885f-36e69527ba5d/3000x3000/this-20is-20palestine-20cover.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"The IMEU","episode_count":152,"summary":"'This Is Palestine' is a podcast that highlights people, issues, and events around Palestine. We bring you stories from the ground in Palestine, and we speak with experts and activists to bring you unique perspectives and analysis about Palestine from across the world. This podcast is a project of the Institute for Middle East Understanding (IMEU).","last_synced_at":"2026-06-12T02:19:22.310113+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-is-palestine-772686"},"episode":{"title":"How Israel Uses Archaeology to Steal Land","slug":"how-israel-uses-archaeology-to-steal-land","published_at":"2025-12-17T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-is-palestine-772686/how-israel-uses-archaeology-to-steal-land","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-is-palestine-772686","url":"www.imeu.org","audio_url":"https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/c2230874-6249-4e49-8124-225f71f40fbe/episodes/ba1079ce-8ac3-444e-bd85-31e9a1f15b5f/audio/35571d5f-ea23-4a20-90f1-8d694e75d473/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=Cv71f_Wt","summary":"The Palestinian village of Sebastia, a living place where history, memory, and daily life are deeply intertwined. In this episode of This is Palestine, Diana Buttu speaks with Zaid Azhari, a cultural heritage researcher from Sebastia and a member of the Save Sebastia campaign, about Israel’s plans to seize large parts of the town’s archaeological heart under the pretext of “heritage development.” Zaid explains how archaeology is being used to deprive Palestinians of their land, livelihoods, and identity, and why protecting Sebastia means protecting a living community, not just ancient ruins. Thank you for tuning into This is Palestine, the official podcast of The IMEU! For more stories and resources, visit us at imeu.org. Stay connected with us: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theimeu/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/theIMEU Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theIMEU/ For more insights, follow our host, Diana Buttu, on: Twitter: https://twitter.com/dianabuttu","meta_description":"The Palestinian village of Sebastia, a living place where history, memory, and daily life are deeply intertwined. In this episode of This is Palestine, Di…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1441,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/this-is-palestine-772686/episodes/how-israel-uses-archaeology-to-steal-land/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-is-palestine-772686/how-israel-uses-archaeology-to-steal-land.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}