{"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":"There are No Innocents: Beita 1988 and the Logic of Collective Punishment","slug":"there-are-no-innocents-beita-1988-and-the-logic-of-collective-punishment","published_at":"2026-04-02T08:57:42+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-is-palestine-772686/there-are-no-innocents-beita-1988-and-the-logic-of-collective-punishment","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-is-palestine-772686","url":"www.imeu.org","audio_url":"https://cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/a75305f9-3ef7-48a2-8e89-376c21b16732/c2230874-6249-4e49-8124-225f71f40fbe/episodes/audio/group/bde04bea-132e-4be3-a9e0-ce41e319a5c1/group-item/c8095b44-5284-4d63-b599-e845fdc1623c/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=Cv71f_Wt","summary":"This episode examines the 1988 Beita incident, a few months following the outbreak of the first Intifada, when an entire Palestinian community was punished for a crime they did not commit. Through eyewitness accounts and historical context, we trace how home demolitions, mass arrests, and forced exile became tools of Israel’s collective punishment and how similar patterns continue to shape the present today. 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":"This episode examines the 1988 Beita incident, a few months following the outbreak of the first Intifada, when an entire Palestinian community was punishe…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2241,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/this-is-palestine-772686/episodes/there-are-no-innocents-beita-1988-and-the-logic-of-collective-punishment/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/there-are-no-innocents-beita-1988-and-the-logic-of-collective-punishment.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}