{"podcast":{"title":"Unpacking Zionism","slug":"unpacking-zionism-6870666","podcast_index_feed_id":6870666,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/unpacking-zionism/feed.xml","website_url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/unpacking-zionism","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/unpacking-zionism/20240601_050659_152e61b19b2bc7129dcf033875b76a03.png","author":"Institute for the Critical Study of Zionism","episode_count":63,"summary":"Produced by the Institute for the Critical Study of Zionism, this podcast features conversations with scholars, activists, and artists about their insights into Zionism. Unpacking Zionism is a process and a long-term commitment that we at the Institute are making to the Palestinian liberation struggle and the struggles of all people affected by Zionism. To resist the current moment of Israel’s ongoing genocide of Palestinians in Gaza, we must understand Zionism. So join us on this journey as we are Unpacking Zionism one episode at a time. Please subscribe to Unpacking Zionism so you never miss new episodes. To learn more about the Institute and to access episode notes and transcripts, visit our website https://criticalzionismstudies.org","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unpacking-zionism-6870666"},"episode":{"title":"From Above: Lawfare with Yousef Munayyer","slug":"from-above-lawfare-with-yousef-munayyer","published_at":"2025-07-08T13:01:24+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unpacking-zionism-6870666/from-above-lawfare-with-yousef-munayyer","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unpacking-zionism-6870666","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/unpacking-zionism/2105020","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/264888/2105020/unpacking-zionism/2025_07_08_15_18_15_50b0c4a2-c8e6-4d0d-8d70-c906cc5cf80c.mp3","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)","meta_description":"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…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2400,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/unpacking-zionism-6870666/episodes/from-above-lawfare-with-yousef-munayyer/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unpacking-zionism-6870666/from-above-lawfare-with-yousef-munayyer.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}