Please join us at KBOO Community Radio on Monday, October 7th at 8am for a special edition of Radiozine, Understanding October 7, 2023 and Israel’s War on the Gaza Strip with Joel Beinin, the Donald J. McLachlan Professor of History and Professor of Middle East History, Emeritus, of Stanford University, sponsored by the Jewish Palestinian Alliance of Oregon.
October 7, 2023 was a brutal and terrifying day. Over 1,200 civilians were murdered that day in an unprecedented attack on Israel. Women, children, foreign agricultural workers, festival goers and even survivors of the Holocaust found themselves defenseless and under attack. In addition to those brutally murdered, 8000 were injured and 250 taken hostage. Many of the hostages have since been murdered in captivity or are still being held.
In response, Israel with the full support of the United States has engaged in a relentless genocide against the people of Gaza, starving them, bombing them and destroying their homes, schools, hospitals and Mosques. While 42,000 are confirmed dead the death toll is likely significantly higher than that and will continue to rise during the ongoing and brutal assault on Gaza. Professor Joel Benin discusses both the horrifying attacks of October 7th and the ongoing 75 year occupation of Palestine and the historical background of some events leading up to October 7th and the aftermath of this unfolding tragedy.
Sponsored by the Jewish Palestinian Alliance of Oregon
for more information contact jpaopdx@proton.me
Joel Benin: https://www.joelbeinin.com/
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