"We are simply people who love life": Voices from the Gaza holocaust

**Note: As I explain in the introduction to this video, this is a very special episode that consists of two halves featuring three Palestinians in Gaza sharing their stories. It has become more than evident that our racist ruling class and their media warriors are simply refusing to allow anything that humanizes Palestinians in the slightest into the mainstream. It falls to us to help break the narrative blockade on Palestinians and their liberation struggle. I hope to do more of this content in the future, so if you know people in Gaza who want to make their own episodes in this format, reach out to me, and we can work with Lina to get it translated into English and posted. Maybe if we have enough episodes, we can spin it off into its own channel** A very special episode featuring my friends Mohammed and Mahmoud, who both share their stories of the early days of the genocide and some of their memories of the last two years. Please consider donating to their campaigns Mohammed's campaign Mahmoud's campaign In the second half of the episode, long-time friend of the podcast Migdalia Arcila-Valenzuela interviews Lina Jehad, an Arabic teacher and translator based in Gaza, about her work and struggles during the genocide. Hire Lina for Arabic lessons or translation work Donate directly to Lina and her family

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"We are simply people who love life": Voices from the Gaza holocaust is an episode from The East is a Podcast by East is a Podcast.

This episode is 45:42 long.

This episode was published on Feb 1, 2026.

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