A Dialogue on Black solidarity with Palestine

This week, host and producer Kennedy Vincent starts off Dialogue with Professor Eric McDuffie. During the conversation, they discuss the long history of African-Americans standing in solidarity with Palestine, how the relationship between the Black Muslim diaspora has grown, and activism between these 2 communities.

Following McDuffie are Sarah Hijab and Norman Hernandez, two UIUC undergraduate students involved with Students for Justice in Palestine and Black Students for Revolution. They discuss recent student encampments and protests, their demands from the institution, the divestment campaign, and why they stand in solidarity with Palestine.

Next is Professor Francis Boyle, who speaks about the International Court of Justice case with South Africa suing Israel on the grounds of genocide. He helps listeners understand the ICJ court, the 1948 Genocide Convention, while providing a definition of genocide as well.

Lastly, Rabbi Capers Funnye joins the Dialogue and shares what it’s like being a Black Jewish voice today, and the current relationship between Black Americans and Jewish people amid the Palestine-Israel conflict.

GUESTS:

Eric McDuffie

Associate Professor in the Department of African-American Studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, member of Faculty for Justice in Palestine

Sara Hijab

Undergraduate student at UIUC, member of Students for Justice in Palestine

Norman Hernandez

Undergraduate student at UIUC, member of Black Students for a Revolution

Professor Francis Boyle

Professor of International Law at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, lawyer, councilmember to the Provisional Government of the Palestinian Authority

Rabbi Capers Funnye

Chief Rabbi of the International Israelite Board of Rabbis (based in Chicago), consultant for organizations such as the Black Holocaust Museum, the Chicago Historical Society, and the DuSable Museum of African-American History