{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/669a6fc8e610c36c48ec5ae5/6a033543b4433645565d6bde?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Laith Marouf | Why the West Fails to Understand Resistance","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/669a6fc8e610c36c48ec5ae5/1778595122443-962c1d2a-904c-4f82-97ca-4a6a74091424.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In episode 75 of Global Majority for Peace, Ileana Chan is joined by Laith Marouf, a Syrian, Palestinian, Canadian journalist, political commentator, and the founder of Free Palestine TV. Laith’s work spans frontline journalism, political analysis, and independent media organizing, rooted in the Palestinian struggle for liberation and the broader politics of West Asian resistance. Born into a Syrian-Palestinian family and later based in Canada, his reporting and commentary have focused on imperialism, Zionist settler-colonialism, and the role of independent media in challenging mainstream narratives.</p><p><br></p><p>We discuss how his Palestinian-Syrian heritage and lived experience as a diasporan journalist shaped his political consciousness, what led him to found Free Palestine TV as a platform for uncensored coverage and analysis, and how his time in Canada informs his understanding of Western media complicity. Laith reflects on the challenges of sustaining independent journalism under political and financial pressure, the importance of on-the-ground reporting from Palestine and Lebanon, and why media sovereignty is essential to anti-imperialist struggle.</p><p><br></p><p>Free Palestine TV has been shadowbanned and demonetized across all platforms, so please donate to support here: </p><p>https://www.freepalestine.video/ </p><p>Follow on Social Media: </p><p>https://linktr.ee/freepalestinetv</p><p><br></p><p>Follow Ileana Chan: Instagram/X/TikTok: @ileanacforpeace</p><p>One-time donation to support our work:</p><p><a href=\"https://buymeacoffee.com/empirewatch\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://buymeacoffee.com/empirewatch</a></p><p><a href=\"https://gofund.me/2cd9de43\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://gofund.me/2cd9de43</a></p><p><br></p><p>Subscribe and Follow Empire Watch:</p><p>YouTube: @EmpireWatch</p><p>Instagram: @EmpireWatchMedia</p><p>TikTok: @EmpireWatchMedia</p><p>X: @EmpireWatchX</p><p><br></p><p>AUDIO released EVERY WEDNESDAY here and:</p><p>Spotify: <a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/show/01HI3K6...\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://open.spotify.com/show/01HI3K6...</a></p><p>Amazon Music: <a href=\"https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/89a...\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/89a...</a></p><p>The Global Majority for Peace podcast brings you in-depth interviews every TUESDAY in video and WEDNESDAY in audio to discuss our mission of building a global movement towards a multipolar world.</p>","author_name":"Empire Watch Media"}