The Take: Why countries back Palestinian statehood but arm Israel
Australia joins nations pledging to recognize Palestine, a move critics call symbolic as arms still flow to Israel.
Australia is joining a growing list of countries saying they will recognize Palestine as a state – a move Palestinians and their advocates warn is symbolic at best, and dangerous at worst – even as those same countries continue supplying arms to Israel. So what does recognizing Palestinian statehood actually mean?
In this episode:
Recommended Stories
list of 3 items- list 1 of 3The Take: What is the future of journalism in Gaza?
- list 2 of 3Al Jazeera journalists killed in Gaza again. Who will bear witness?
- list 3 of 3The Take: When AI agents take the lead, do humans lose control?
- Antony Loewenstein (@antloewenstein), author of The Palestine Laboratory
Episode credits:
This episode was produced by Tamara Khandaker, Amy Walters, Sonia Bhagat, and Tracie Hunte, with Phillip Lanos, Spencer Cline, Nadia Hoummouri, Melanie Marich, Kisaa Zehra, and our guest host, Kevin Hirten. It was edited by Kylene Kiang and Sarí el-Khalili.
Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our video editors are Hisham Abu Salah and Mohannad al-Melhemm. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio.
