Jon Elmer
Verified- Writer and Photojournalist, Freelance
- Contributing Editor, The Electronic Intifada
- Host, The Brief Podcast
Toronto
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The Electronic Intifada,
Apple Podcasts,
Al Jazeera English,
ZNetwork
Contributing editor @intifada; militants/militaries; resistance video archive; new shows every Thursday; Resistance Report segments: bit.ly/ResistanceRep
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Articles by Jon Elmer
Gaza’s Fighters Shattered Israel’s Fantasy of Easy Victory w/ Jon Elmer
Jon Elmer, contributing editor at The Electronic Intifada, argues Israel’s plan to forcibly confine all 2.3 million people in Gaza into a concentration camp reveals Israel “still does not have a plan to defeat the Palestinian resistance.” “We still see no signs that the resistance is anywhere close to defeat” after nearly two years of war, argues Elmer, an expert on Gaza’s military resistance. ZNetwork is funded solely through the generosity of its readers.
Watch: Six months of Palestinian resistance battles, tactics and weapons
Since the first moments of the 7 October raid, the Palestinian resistance has published combat videos offering a unique view of the battle in defense of Gaza. We see fighters moving through the streets and buildings of Gaza, utilizing an arsenal of weaponry that has been built and adapted in the Gaza Strip.
What is behind the US Army’s Gaza pier project?
On this week’s livestream I looked into the US military’s plan to erect a floating pier at an as yet undetermined spot on the Mediterranean coast in Gaza. I talked about how that pier may line up with the Israeli military’s ongoing establishment of a “highway” across the Gaza Strip, separating the north from the south.
Is Israel running short of armored vehicles?
On our recent livestream episode, I covered the battles in defense of Khan Younis and the fierce fight in Zeitoun, Gaza City. I also analyzed some of the combat videos that were published this past week. The Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, released a video of what the group said was its 34th sniper operation using the al-Ghoul anti-materiel rifle, named after the founder of the Qassam weapons industry, Adnan al-Ghoul.
The Brief Podcast - October 7th
On this episode, the October 7th military raid by the Qassam Brigades that collapsed the Israeli military’s Gaza Division. We take a look at the events of October 7th on the heels of an Israeli media report that broke down the raid into a minute-by-minute timeline from Israeli military and intelligence sources who participated in the battle that left the IDF broken and its soldiers captured. This is a podcast version of an episode of the Anti-Empire Project’s Gaza War Sit Rep series: watch here.
Watch: A collection of breakdowns and analyses of resistance videos from Gaza
This war has been recorded on video from the moment it began at sunrise on 7 October. Palestinian fighters and Israeli soldiers wear body cameras and have camera persons embedded in units. During our regular Electronic Intifada livestream, we analyze the footage from both the Palestinian fighters and Israeli military forces invading Gaza. Last month, a resistance tunnel was found by the Israeli military. It was a massive tunnel, large enough to drive cars and trucks through.
Remembering the Second Intifada
We are joined from the West Bank by Abdaljawad Omar to discuss the formations of Palestinian resistance during the intifadas of the 1980s and 2000s and how that trajectory led us to 7 October and the current war on Gaza. Episode: 040 Remembering the Second Intifada Date: 7 January 2024 | Length: 94:39 Briefing Notes Watch Abdaljawad Omar on The Electronic Intifada and read his latest, “Can Palestinians mourn?” Jon Elmer. Remembering the Second Intifada.
Resistance groups produce a steady stream of combat videos
In this battle that began on 7 October, resistance groups have produced a steady stream of videos documenting the fight. In this segment from our latest livestream, we talked about the multiple fronts of resistance beyond the battle for Gaza and the role that the media arms of these groups have played in documenting a crucial element of the fight.
How Gaza-made weapons are impacting the battle against Israeli armored vehicles
Palestinian fighters are making effective use of Gaza-made anti-tank weapons in the battles against Israeli military vehicles that have poured into the territory since the ground invasion began. In a recent audio message, Abu Obeida, spokesperson for the Qassam Brigades, said that their fighters had struck 160 Israeli armored vehicles in the first two weeks of Israel’s ground operations in Gaza.
Mohawk Warrior Society
Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Spotify The Mohawk Warrior Society is one of the most successful militant organizations in North America. Their predecessors were key to the defeat of the French in Quebec and the United States in the War of 1812. Today, the Warriors are best known for their role in the 1990 Oka standoff against the Canadian army. In the new book, The Mohawk Warrior Society: A Handbook on Sovereignty and Survival, the movement for the first time tells its own history.
Anti-Racist Action
Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Spotify Anti-Racist Action was unified behind a basic principle: “We go where they go. Whenever fascists are organizing or active in public, we’re there.” What began as street fighting in the punk scene soon developed into a militant direct action network with chapters across the US and Canada. Authors, KRISTIN SCHWARTZ and MICHAEL STAUDENMAIER, join us to talk about the newly released movement history, We Go Where They Go: The Story of Anti-Racist Action.
The Brief Podcast on Apple Podcasts
45 episodes Brief /brēf/ (verb) · to inform thoroughly in preparation for a task. With hosts Nora Barrows-Friedman and Jon Elmer. Brief /brēf/ (verb) · to inform thoroughly in preparation for a task. With hosts Nora Barrows-Friedman and Jon Elmer. MAR 4, 2024 Gaza siege: A history The siege on Gaza and the role of the Palestinian Authority are critical context for the Israel's assault on Gaza.
028 Slave ship revolts (with Marcus Rediker)
Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Spotify The trans-Atlantic slave ship was part factory, part prison, part war machine and it was a critical component in the establishment of race, class and capitalism in the Americas. MARCUS REDIKER is back on the show to discuss his book, The Slave Ship: A Human History, the first dedicated account of the vessel and the remarkable story of resistance that marked every aspect of its journey.
The Brief Podcast - Sankara's revolution
Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Spotify Thomas Sankara’s assassination in October 1987 abruptly ended the life of a revolutionary Pan-Africanist who transformed Burkina Faso in four years of remarkable revolution. We are joined by AMBER MURREY and AZIZ FALL to discuss Thomas Sankara, his political project in Burkina Faso, his anti-imperialism abroad and their book A Certain Amount of Madness: The Life, Politics and Legacies of Thomas Sankara.
The Brief Podcast - Fall of Kabul
Kabul’s US-backed government collapses as its soldiers surrender en masse to the Taliban. We are joined by MAX BLUMENTHAL, author of The Management of Savagery, to discuss the end of the US occupation of Afghanistan. Blumenthal. The Management of Savagery (Verso 2019) “Surprise, panic and fateful choices: The day America lost its longest war.” (Washington Post 28/9)
The Brief Podcast - Settler Canada
Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Spotify A Canada Day reckoning as Indian Residential School properties become crime scenes with the (re)-discovery of unmarked graves of Indigenous children. We are joined by TYLER SHIPLEY to discuss Canada’s first foreign policy – its genocide of the Indigenous nations in the path of capitalist settlement. Tyler Shipley is the author of Canada in the World: Settler capitalism and the colonial imagination.
The third intifada: Inevitable, not imminent
As one country after another has been added to the list of popular uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa, efforts to apply a standard formula to explain the remarkable series of events over the past few months have largely fallen short.
Reformatting deterrence: A new day in Gaza and Israel
Whether or not Wednesday night’s ceasefire holds, one thing is certain: it’s a new day for Gaza and Israel. Living in Gaza during the second intifada and the years after, amidst the obvious courage and resilience of Palestinians in the besieged enclave, I always sensed an underlying feeling of despair and frustration. Israel’s enforcement of Gaza’s occupation kept them essentially untouchable – mostly in the air, in fighter jets and drones and attack helicopters. They were always out of reach.
Remembering the second intifada
Ten years ago, Ariel Sharon marched on the symbolic heart of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and invoked one of the most famous phrases in Israeli history.
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