Colonisation and Resistance

Palestine and the struggle for unity, sovereignty and liberation

October the 7th events has created one of the most critical junctures in the history of the Palestinian struggle for sovereignty and liberation when the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) made the unilateral decision to embark on Operation Al Aqsa Flood that breached the 17-year old siege on Gaza.

To the bewilderment of much of the world, the Israeli genocidal campaign that ensued in Gaza is now going into its second year and the Zionist war machine is showing no sign of relenting. To the contrary, the events in Palestine has triggered chain reactions that encompassed the West Bank, Lebanon, Yemen, and indirectly (or directly) led to the unexpected liberation of Syria and the fall of it's decades-long brutal regime.

With the new administration in the white house and the prospects of a full scale war between Israel, Yemen and Iran, and with the infighting between the Palestinian Authority forces and the different resistance factions in the West Bank, the situation is becoming more vulnerable and less predictable while the genocide in Gaza is fading in the background as the prospects of a prisoners exchange deal is continues to resemble a mere mirage.

How did the Palestinians get to this state of disunity and fragmentation in the face of the Israeli system of oppression and occupation? What are the main factors that perpetuated this division?
How is Hamas’s October the 7th operation, and the genocide that ensued in Gaza, impacting the division between the West Bank and Gaza?
What is Hamas’s exit strategy out of the ongoing genocide?
What is the role of the Palestinian diaspora in ending the genocide and bringing about justice and liberation, and a long-lasting solution?
How does the liberation of Syria play into the Palestinian struggle at this juncture in time?

To answer all these questions and more, please join us in this conversation with Dr. Azzam Tamimi.

Dr. Azzam is a Palestinian British academic and political activist, the chairman and is Editor in Chief of Alhiwar TV Channel. Dr. Azzam has written several books on Middle Eastern and Islamic politics, including "Power-Sharing Islam", "Islam and Secularism in the Middle East", "Hamas: A History from Within" and “Hamas: Unwritten Chapters”.

The session will include Q&A with attendees.

This event is hosted by Palestine Justice Movement Sydney and Free Palestine Melbourne, in collaboration with Australian Friends of Palestine Association, Friends of Palestine Western Australia, Palestine Action Group Canberra, Tasmanian Palestine Advocacy Network, Justice for Palestine Magan-djin, Northern Rivers Friends of Palestine, Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa, and Perth Mums for Palestine.

The webinar will be broadcasted nation-wide and will be recorded and published on the hosting organisations' online platforms for future views.
The video recording will also be sent out to registrants afterwards.

The audio recording of this conversation will also be made available on the Palestinian podcast Red Inverted Triangle.

All donations will go to support Palestinian families in Gaza.