Professional-Palestinian encampment at Columbia College. Eurovision 2024.
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NIKITA PAYUSOV/Center East Photos/AFP through Getty Photos; LAURIE DIEFFEMBACQ/Belga/AFP through Getty Photos/Getty Photos
Professional-Palestinian encampment at Columbia College. Eurovision 2024.
NIKITA PAYUSOV/Center East Photos/AFP through Getty Photos; LAURIE DIEFFEMBACQ/Belga/AFP through Getty Photos/Getty Photos
Professional-Palestinian protests have been popping up at universities world wide, and in the previous few days issues have escalated at numerous these campuses. Columbia College referred to as on police to shutdown the encampment on their college garden and 300 folks had been arrested. At College of California Los Angeles, about 200 pro-Israel counter-protestors raided a pro-Palestinian encampment. To get first hand accounts of the protests, Brittany talks to 2 scholar journalists: Shaanth Nanguneri, an undergraduate reporter at UCLA, and Claire Davenport, a graduate reporter at Columbia College in New York.
Then, Eurovision might appear to be a quaint, quirky occasion to Individuals but it surely’s an enormous cultural occasion that simply surpasses the Tremendous Bowl when it comes to international viewership. And for an apolitical occasion, Eurovision can train us lots about geopolitics. This yr, all eyes are on Israel, which isn’t European however has been a competitor for the reason that 70s. With Israel’s ongoing battle in Gaza, there’s a whole lot of politicking for and towards its inclusion on the track contest. Brittany chats with Eurovision scholar Paul David Flood about Israel’s controversial track and dance at Eurovision… and why Individuals may wish to concentrate.
This episode was produced by Barton Girdwood and Liam McBain. It was edited by Jessica Placzek. Our government producer is Veralyn Williams. Our VP of programming is Yolanda Sangweni.