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How capitalism, colonialism, and control intersect — and how Palestine reveals the system’s actual design. In this episode of the FREE Podcast (Forum for Real Economic Emancipation), economist and author Clara Mattei sits down with Professor Ibrahim Shikaki to expose how economic systems have been weaponized to control, exploit, and erase Palestinian life. Drawing on dependency theory, historical analysis, and lived reality, the conversation uncovers how settler colonialism and capitalist extraction shape not only Palestine, but much of the Global South. This is critical economics in action: naming what the mainstream hides and connecting the dots between labor markets, austerity, and empire. 🎧 Topics include: How the British Mandate and Zionist policy engineered land and labor markets The 1967 occupation and transformation of Palestinians into a reserve labor force The commodification of water and fiscal “blackmail” under the Paris Protocol Why full employment threatens power — and how dependency preserves it This episode is a must-watch for anyone seeking a deeper, more courageous understanding of the issues in Palestine and how they connect to broader global economic inequalities. 🔗 Subscribe for future episodes: https://www.youtube.com/@FreeFreeForum 🌱 Learn more: https://freefreeforum.org 📚 Read Shikaki’s essay: Weaponizing Economics Against Palestine (Rosa Luxemburg Foundation) https://www.rosalux.de/en/news/id/53568/weaponizing-economics-against-palestine PODCAST LINKS: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/free-with-clara-mattei/id1828302105 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5m5xbrPzTSmdGZFQuZP7ZC SOCIAL LINKS: Substack: https://substack.com/@freefreeforum X: https://x.com/freefreeforum Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/freefreeforum.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/freefreeforum TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@freefreeforum Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FreeFreeForum 00:00:00 Introduction 00:00:57 The Podcast Begins 00:01:15 the Genocide 00:03:21 Introducing the Guest 00:04:12 Economics Against Palestine 00:06:24 Dependency Theory 00:09:24 Economic Dependency 00:11:08 Historical Context 00:11:22 British Mandate and Zionist Organizations 00:15:17 the Establishment of Israel and Its Impact 00:16:48 the Economic Shift from 1967 to 1994 00:17:24 the Impact of Economic Dependency 00:19:51 the Occupation of 1967 and Its Economic Impact 00:25:09 the Role of Labor in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict 00:29:53 the Impact of Full Employment in a Capitalist Economy 00:30:34 the Power Relation of Subjugation and Unemployment 00:32:07 the First Intifada and Labor 00:32:48 the Palestinian Context and Mainstream Narrative 00:33:21 the 1987 Uprising and Economic Aspects 00:35:34 the Impact of Foreign Labor in Israel 00:37:04 the Commodification of Water in Palestine 00:41:52 the Man-Made Drought and its Consequences 00:41:52 the Economy of Occupation and Genocide 00:43:04 the Dependency on Energy Sources 00:44:15 Palestine as a Laboratory for Global Phenomenon 00:44:40 the Unemployment and Food Insecurity in Gaza 00:45:24 the Fiscal System and the Role of the PA 00:45:38 the Oslo Accords and the Paris Protocol 00:46:12 the New Forms of Dependency 00:48:05 the Fiscal Aspect of the Paris Protocol 00:49:24 the Economic Blackmail by Israel 00:51:36 the Power to Impose Dependency and Austerity 00:52:43 the Economic Interests and Corporate Profits 00:54:50 the Recognition of the State of Palestine 00:57:52 the Trump's Plan for Gaza 00:59:26 the Importance of Connecting the Dots 01:00:41 the Global Impact of Economics and Genocide 01:01:31 the Reconstruction Plans and Economic Perspectives 01:02:43 the Weaponization of Economics Against Palestine 01:03:22 Green Colonialism and Global Impact 01:04:08 the Deprovincialization of the Palestine Conversation 01:06:15 the Erasure of Palestinian Culture and Identity 01:07:09 the Role of Hamas in the Palestine Issue 01:10:54 the Importance of Understanding the Layers of the Issue 01:12:32 Closing Remarks and Reflections #palestine #criticaleconomics #dependencytheory #economicjustice #claramattei #IbrahimShikaki #settlercolonialism #globalsouth #freepodcast