‘We’re Not Kidding’ LIVE! - Alana Hadid & Mehdi Hasan on Palestine and the Fight for Liberation

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On this week’s special LIVE episode of ‘We’re Not Kidding,’ filmed in front of a studio audience in the Washington, DC area, Mehdi Hasan is joined by activist, influencer and fashion designer Alana Hadid, who has been one of the most vocal advocates for the people of Gaza over the past nine months. Alana’s family is arguably the most famous Palestinian family on Earth, and the Hadids have received a ton of backlash - and a lot of threats - due to their outspoken criticisms of Israel’s genocidal campaign. Mehdi and Alana, who is also creative director for Watermelon Pictures, discuss her family’s history of being displaced from Palestine in 1948, the double-edged sword of speaking out on a massive social media platform, the experience of losing friends since October 7th, and why ‘hope’ shouldn’t be confused with ‘optimism.’ They also take live questions from Zeteo paid subscribers who were invited to the taping! 00:00 - Cold open 1:12 - Intro 2:25 - Living in the DMV 4:01 - Alana’s Palestinian heritage 6:45 - Growing up Hadid 8:58 - Alana’s first trip to Palestine 12:40 - Alana’s 2021 political activation 15:43 - Initial responses to Oct. 7 19:38 - Platforming Palestinian voices 21:20 - Reaction to Israeli military signing bombs to the Hadids 23:16 - Online backlash to people who speak out 26:15 - Alana speaks at a pro-Palestine rally 29:21 - Losing friends over supporting Palestine 32:00 - Netanyahu speaks at the UN 35:05 - Facebook & Instagram policing the word “Zionism” 37:49 - Watermelon Pictures AUDIENCE QUESTIONS 43:35 - If Biden stopped sending weapons, could things get worse? 47:15 - How do we stay hopeful? 48:17 - What do you think will happen in the next 5 years? 51:50 - What’s going on with Bella Hadid and Adidas? 53:20 - What are your thoughts on ethical consumerism? 55:14 - How do you respond to criticism about college protests? 57:26 - What is your message to Palestinians who have never visited Palestine? 1:00:07 - What excites you about Watermelon Pictures? 1:02:20 - Goodbyes Watch, listen and subscribe to the We’re Not Kidding on Substack: https://zeteo.com/s/were-not-kidding-with-mehdi-and-friends Subscribe to Zeteo to support independent and unfiltered journalism and this podcast: https://zeteo.com/subscribe Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/were-not-kidding-with-mehdi-friends/id1743028415 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4ogT7ZvKhH04CInjNQbbdp Subscribe to Zeteo to support independent and unfiltered journalism: https://zeteo.com/subscribe Find Zeteo: Twitter: https://twitter.com/zeteo_news Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zeteonews TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@zeteonews Find Mehdi: Substack: https://substack.com/@mehdirhasan Twitter: https://twitter.com/@mehdirhasan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/@mehdirhasan TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mehdirhasan Find Alana: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lanzybear/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@alanahadid?lang=en Watermelon Pictures: https://www.watermelonpictures.com/ CREDITS: Hosted by Mehdi Hasan Guest Host: Alana Hadid Executive Producers: Misha Euceph and Kiran Alvi Producer and Editor: Frank Cappello Music: Andy Clausen Design: Alicia Tatone Special thanks to: Lara Strydom and Mohammed Abdelbary #mehdihasan #alanahadid #palestine #israel