Double podcast episode about the class struggle in Palestine during the British Mandate (1920-48). We discuss the organisations built by Palestinian workers, the 1936-39 revolt, and a number of joint strikes by Arabs and Jews which happened against the backdrop of rising tensions which culminated in the ethnic cleansing of the Nakba.

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For these episodes, we spoke to Palestinian scholar and activist, Leena Dallasheh. Her research focuses on the history of Palestine/Israel, with a particular interest in Palestinians who became citizens of Israel in 1948. For more information about Leena and her research, you can check her website.

  • Part 1: the Balfour Declaration and establishment of the British Mandate, the campaign for ‘Hebrew Labour’, the Palestinian Arab Workers’ Association (PAWS) vs the Palestine Labour League (PLL), the Palestine Communist Party (PCP), the 1936-39 Great Palestinian Revolt – available now for our supporters on Patreon
  • Part 2: the Palestinian labour movement during World War II, new Palestinian workers’ organisations, the split in the PCP, joint struggles by Arab and Jewish workers, war and Nakba – available soon for our supporters on Patreon
    • Bonus 2.1: the strange relationship of British authorities to the Palestinian labour movement, Palestinian communists in Nazareth, and why Zionists really hate “From the river, to the sea…” – available soon, exclusively for our Patreon supporters on

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  • Thanks to our patreon supporters for making this podcast possible. Special thanks to Jazz Hands, Jamison D. Saltsman, Fernando López Ojeda and Jeremy Cusimano.
  • Edited by Tyler Hill
  • Episode graphic: public domain/Library of Congress.
  • Our theme tune is Bella Ciao, thanks for permission to use it from Dischi del Sole. You can purchase it here or stream it here.

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