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Yousef speaks with Fassih Keiso, the Syrian artist and photographer who took some of the most iconic pictures of the Last Hours of Arafat and PLO fighters before they left Beirut for the last time in 1982.This is the final part of a 5 part interview.

Yousef speaks with Fassih Keiso, the Syrian artist and photographer who took some of the most iconic pictures of the Last Hours of Arafat and PLO fighters before they left Beirut for the last time in 1982.This is the fourth part of a 5-part interview.

Yousef speaks with Fassih Keiso, the Syrian artist and photographer who took some of the most iconic pictures of the Last Hours of Arafat and PLO fighters before they left Beirut for the last time in 1982.This is the third part of a 5-part interview.

Yousef speaks with Fassih Keiso, the Syrian artist and photographer who took some of the most iconic pictures of the Last Hours of Arafat and PLO fighters before they left Beirut for the last time in 1982.This is the second part of a 5-part interview.

Yousef speaks with Fassih Keiso, the Syrian artist and photographer who took some of the most iconic pictures of the Last Hours of Arafat and PLO fighters before they left Beirut for the last time in 1982.This is the first of a 5-part interview.

Robert interviews Ala'a Al Qaisi, writer and director of The Return, a play about Marwan, a grieving Palestinian father in Gaza, who waits for his martyred daughters to return through the clouds, only to embark on a surreal spiritual journey that explores life, death, murder, love and forgiveness.Ala'a speaks about the meaning of the title, the inspiration behind the play and the character Marwan, the meaning of the word martyr to Palestinians, and the importance of faith in Palestine. The Return is playing in Melbourne from September 15-22. Tickets are available here: https://events.humanitix.com/the-return-play-melbourne

Yousef discusses how the history of the Kafr Qasim massacre influenced the inception of Palestinian Land Day. Music:Ounadikoum by Ahmad Kaabour Image: 'Palestine Nakba Day demo in Berlin', Montecruz Foto (2015), CC BY-SA 2.0

Yousef presents a collection of Arabic songs and instrumental pieces, including: Melody of Eternity by Farid al-Atrash Shall We Meet Tomorrow (Umm Kuthum) by Mohammed Abdel WahabQareat Al Fengan by Mohamed El Mougi Ya Salam by Nancy AjramSaaban Alaya by Amr Diab Khuttat by Ilham al-Madfai Image: Ilham Al Madfai in 2005 (2005) by Skip The Budgie, CC BY-SA 2.0

Yousef continues to discuss the passports and travel documents of the Palestinians after the Nakba, this week focusing on the Palestinians who fled to Iraq. He explains the massacres and events that caused the flight and the situations of the Palestinians in Iraq as the political and economic landscape of the country evolved from the 1950s to the 1990s.Music: Tarab Ensemble read Eleven Planets Since the Last Andalusian Scene, a poem by Mahmoud Darwish, performed at the Brunswick Ballroom.Image: All-Palestine Government Passport (2016) by وسام زقوت, CC BY-SA 4.0

Yousef picks up where he left off last week, discussing the passports and travel documents of the Palestinian people, including what happened to the Palestinians who remained in Israel under military law, those who were in West Bank during Jordan's annexation, and those who went to Lebanon. Image: All-Palestine Government Passport (2016) by وسام زقوت, CC BY-SA 4.0

Yousef discusses the passports and travel documents of the Palestinian people and how they reflect not just geographical locations, but also the history and political context associated with them. Why do some Palestinians hold Jordanian, Syrian, Egyptian, Lebanese or Iraqi documents, and what rights do the Palestinian people hold under each of these?Music: Aal Gani by Samira SaeedA Sufi song by Umm Kalthum, performed by Egyptian vocalist Hala RoshdiImage: All-Palestine Government Passport (2016) by وسام زقوت, CC BY-SA 4.0

Yousef shares a collection of stories, poetry and music of resistance, including the story of Palestinian prisoner Abdul Karim and poems by Najib Al-Rayyes, Mahmoud Darwish and Tawfiq Ziad, many of which are connected to the television drama show, With My Own Eyes. Abdul Karim is a Palestinian who was imprisoned for 25 years by the Israeli Occupation Forces and engaged in biopolitical resistance during his imprisonment. He was recently released and able to rejoin his family. Najib Al-Rayyes was a Syrian lawyer who peacefully resisted the French colonisation of Syria and was imprisoned for it. There, he wrote the poem, The Darkness of Prison, which later became a freedom chant across Arab countries resisting colonialism in the first half of the 20th century. After the Nakba, it became the anthem of the Palestinian prisoner movement and was later turned into a song, which was remade for With My Own Eyes. Yousef also presents the poems Earth Poem by Mahmoud Darwish and Here We Shall Stay by Tawfiq Ziad, as well as music from Palestinian band Al-Shiqin, and Tarab Ensemble, in collaboration with the Victorian Trade Union Choir.Thank you again to everyone who donated during Radiothon 2026! Image: Mahmoud Darwish, Palestinian National Poet (2023) by Amitabh Mitra/Shubhoshreemitra, CC BY-SA 4.0

For 3CR’s 2026 Radiothon and in honour of the station’s 50th anniversary, Yousef looks back on Palestine Remembered’s 22-year history and why the show, as well as 3CR, is still so important today. Thank you to everyone who kindly donated during the radiothon show, and thank you to everyone who tunes in week after week to Palestine Remembered. It’s thanks to you that we can stay on air and ensure the station’s future, and keep the show running for another 22 years. If you missed out on donating during the show, you can still donate online at 3cr.org.au/donate or call the station on 9419 8377. Every bit counts towards our goal!Thank you!! Artwork by Charlotte Allingham

Yousef presents a recording of the documentary, Palestine 1920, produced by Al Jazeera English.The film includes accounts from historians, witnesses and archival documents, which show Palestine as a thriving province of the Ottoman Empire in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, challenging the narrative that Palestine was "a land without a people and a people without a land". Image: Ancient Palestine 1928-1940 by Touring Club Italiano CC BY-SA 4.0

A 2018 interview by Robert Martin with Bassem Tamimi from the village of Nabi Saleh in the West Bank. They discuss the history and current occupation and aggression of Israeli settlers in Nabi Saleh, the Palestinian fight for land and freedom, the Intifada and the responsibility of the international community to fight for Palestinian rights.  Image: Israeli West Bank barrier (2011) by Montecruz Foto, CC BY-SA 3.0