https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/c1b711ad-3aa3-4ca9-978b-5ec0bc980686 The Palestinian rap group DAM put Palestinian rap on the map for and inspired Arab rap in general with songs like Meen Irhabi (Who’s the terrorist?). DAM did not only address Arabs, however. As Palestinian citizens of Israel, they also had Hebrew lyrics, directly challenging their oppressor. Tamer Nafar, one of the group’s founding members, has since launched a solo career which includes writing and starring in a semi autobiographical film, Junction 48 as well as newly released music. He joined Rania Khalek to discuss his art, his home in the mixed Israeli city of Lydd, and his life. Songs and movies that were discussed: The Beat Never Goes Off https://youtu.be/6kJl_pEhvxM Go There https://youtu.be/gp0tx64Rwos Meen Irhabi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duwsH-gAmuM Tamer’s movie Junction 48: https://youtu.be/tDIQcJGdDXs Listen to Dispatches with Rania Khalek anywhere you get podcasts. Apple: https://apple.co/3zeYpeW Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3za9DRK TIME CODES 0:00 Intro 1:21 Tamer’s new song “Go There” 4:44 Recording “The Beat Never Goes Off” w/ a kid from Gaza 11:37 How Tamer became a rapper 19:49 DAM’s hit song “Who’s the Terrorist?” 25:12 How is the Palestinian rap scene different from the rest of the Arab world? 31:15 Being a conscious rapper in a hyper-commercialized music scene 34:20 Israel using culture and music for normalization 42:52 Tamer’s movie “Junction 48” 48:35 One year after Israeli attacks on Palestinians in Lydd 56:20 Worried about the future #RaniaKhalek #RaniaKhalekDispatches #FreePalestine Thu, 09 Apr 2026 07:31:49 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://tankie.tube https://tankie.tube/lazy-static/avatars/3ba3ff73-a8b6-49c9-add8-9653ef090c7f.webp https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/c1b711ad-3aa3-4ca9-978b-5ec0bc980686 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://tankie.tube/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.