Listen Live on KKFI
Every Friday at 9:30amAbout the Show
Understanding Israel Palestine
This show is inspired by Citizens for Justice in the Middle East, a local group that has advocated for 20 years for a fair and even-handed U.S. foreign policy that recognizes the rights of both Palestinians and Israelis. Our program offers interviews with journalists, scholars, policy experts and activists to offer multiple perspectives, and to clarify the underlying issues that are often obscured by headline news.
Jamie talks with Virginia Tilley, professor at University of Illinois, about why the two-state solution would still leave Israel an apartheid state. Tilley co-wrote with Richard Falk the 2017 UN report that concluded Israel is an apartheid state. That report was suppressed, but other reports since then have confirmed the finding, most recently the Feb 1, 2022 report from Amnesty International. Tilley reflects on the end of the apartheid system in South Africa 30 years ago and how the apartheid system in Israel can end.
