This is the second installment of The Control Zone's two-part conversation with Palestinian writer and political analyst Muhammad Shehada and the final episode of our series, The Occupation of Gaza: From the Early 20th Century to Today.

In this episode of The Control Zone, hosts Jessica Buxbaum and Kellie Kuenzle speak with Shehada about the current state of Gaza, proposed US-led reconstruction schemes and alternatives to these plans, and the rise of Israeli-backed criminal gangs accused of looting humanitarian aid.

Shehada explains how Gaza’s destruction, displacement, and aid restrictions are shaping daily life, while unpacking the political and economic interests driving so-called postwar plans for the territory.

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In this episode of The Control Zone, hosts Jessica Buxbaum and Kellie Kuenzle speak with Palestinian writer and political analyst Muhammad Shehada about the current state of Gaza, the aftermath of the ceasefire, Israel’s military expansion, proposed US-led reconstruction schemes, and the rise of Israeli-backed criminal gangs accused of looting humanitarian aid.

Shehada explains how Gaza’s destruction, displacement, and aid restrictions are shaping daily life, while unpacking the political and economic interests driving so-called postwar plans for the territory. This is the first installment of a two-part conversation with Shehada and part of the concluding episodes in our series, The Occupation of Gaza: From the Early 20th Century to Today.

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In this episode of The Control Zone, hosts Jessica Buxbaum and Kellie Kuenzle speak with modern Middle East historian Dr. Anne Irfan on the history of Israel's occupation Gaza from the 1967 Arab-Israeli War until the outbreak of Israel's genocidal war on Gaza in 2023. Irfan, author of the newly-released, A Short History of the Gaza Strip, breaks down the rapid transition from Egyptian rule to Israeli military occupation in 1967 — exploring how the evolution of Palestinian resistance and Israeli policies transformed Gaza’s political and social landscape.

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