Elia J. Ayoub on the War in Palestine

The Final Straw Radio

We’re joined again by podcaster, writer and activist Elia J. Ayoub, who is a Lebanese Palestinian living in Europe, co-hosts a podcast called The Fire These Times which is soon to be a part of the From The Periphery podcast network. For the hour we speak about the Israeli war on Palestinians, US policies in the SWANA region and the possibilities of war expanding to neighboring states, conspiracy thinking in the early days of these massacres, European state approaches to massacres in the Occupied Territories and other subjects.

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Other links:

• Writings by Elia J. Ayoub at joeyayoub.com
• Podcast via TheFireTheseTimes.com
• Support the project via patreon.com/thefirethesetimes
• Keep an eye out for their new podcasting network coming out as From The Periphery (soon at FromThePeriphery.Com).
• Our past interviews on our show with Joey

Announcements Fundraiser for Daryle Lamont Jenkins

Supporters of antifascist activist Daryle Lamont Jenkins are raising funds for DLJ after a recent visit to the hospital. You can learn more and kick in some funds at GoFund.Me/e40da8b8 or check the link in our show notes.

New Episode of B(A)D News

The latest episode of the monthly podcast from the A-Radio Network is available, featuring stories from:

• Kilavo Seme about Quilombos and struggles in Brazil;
• A-Radio Berlin on the trials concerning the 2017 G20 protests in Hamburg
• Flora Radio in so-called Valparaiso, Chile, on recent repression against Mapuche people claiming their lands

Hunger Strike At Red Onion Expands

The hunger strike that began on December 26th at the infamous Red Onion State Prison in Virginia has doubled in size as of a few days ago with participation of 7 more imprisoned resisters protesting abuse by isolation despite Virginia policy and international human rights law. There is a rundown of the hunger strike and conditions at Red Onion available at RashidMod.Com and supporters are requesting that people call or email VDOC officials to end this cruel and unlawful use of segregation.

Newly joined the strike:

• Nguyen Tuan - #1098070
• Demetrius Walllace - #1705834
• Gregory Binns - #1157265
• P. Williams - #2103207
• DeQuan Saunders - #1458253
• J. Hilliard - #1988319
• Ray Galloway - #1407902
• Gregory Azeez - #1421616

Who To Contact:

VADOC~ Central Administration; USPS— P.O. Box 26963 Richmond, VA 23261

• David Robinson Phone~ 804-887-8078,
• Email: [e-mail]

Virginia DOC ~ Director, Chadwick S Dotson,

• Phone~ [phone]
• Email: [e-mail]

VADOC ~Central Administration

Rose L. Durbin, Phone~804-887-7921 Email: [e-mail]

Beth Cabell, Division of Institutions [e-mail] [phone]

Gov. Glenn Youngkin [phone] [e-mail]

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Featured Track:

• Splash Waterfalls (remix) (instrumental) by Ludacris feat. Raphael Saadiq