Proximities | Kieran Andrieu - How Israel weaponises archaeology in the West Bank

In this week's episode, we talk to British-Palestinian commentator and political economist Kieran Andrieu about the occupied West Bank – and archaeology. With the Israeli government moving ahead with a bill to bring archaeological sites in the West Bank under its control, we discuss how archaeology has been weaponised as a tool of occupation, how it is used to erase the Palestinian people and their history, and how even Israeli archaeologists are trying to resist.

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Creators and Guests

Host

Barry Malone

Independent Journalist

Producer

David Tarbox

Podcast Producer

Guest

Kieran Andrieu

British-Palestinian commentator and political economist

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Former foreign correspondent and international news editor Barry Malone talks to the journalists covering the non-Western news we rarely hear about. Expect under-reported stories told by the people closest to them.

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