Palestine and the War on the Idea of Resistance with Abdaljawad Omar

In this discussion Abdaljawad Omar will discuss his recent piece for Mondoweiss, "The Gaza demonstrations, and the desire for certainty:" https://mondoweiss.net/2025/03/the-ga... We will also talk about the psychological war against the very idea of resistance, specifically for Palestinians, but also more generally. After all, if Palestinians do not have a right to resist, than who does? This is our 17th conversation with Abdaljawad Omar since Tufan Al-Aqsa. To watch all of them check out our playlist:    • Conversations with Abdaljawad Omar   This is the Electronic Intifada conversation I asked Abdaljawad about:    • What's the truth behind the "anti-Hamas" p...   Abdaljawad Omar is a Palestinian scholar and theorist whose work focuses on the politics of resistance, decolonization, and the Palestinian struggle. He has written extensively in Arabic. In English, in addition to being a frequent contributor to Millennials Are Killing Capitalism, he has contributed to Electronic Intifada, Ebb Magazine, Material, Mondoweiss, and Rusted Radishes among other outlets. If you want to support our work, please become a patreon of the show at   / millennialsarekillingcapitalism   we currently have 25% discounts on your first month for monthly subscribers, or your first year for yearly subscribers if you use the promo code: 685B8 when signing up. 00:00 Welcome 02:53 The Current State of the War on Gaza 16:30 The "Anti-Hamas" Protests in Gaza 34:07 Debate on Three Binaries in Palestine 55:13 Contradictions in the US-based Palestine Solidarity Movement 1:11:58 Sadism, "Israel" and Counterinsurgency 1:22:32 Changes in US Empire during Trump 2.0 1:31:21 How Counterinsurgents Are Viewing the War on Gaza 1:37:27 The Situation in Yemen and Internally within "Israel" 1:53:46 Next Week's Shows