Israel’s Dystopian Vision: From Gaza to Iran | Palestine This Week

We begin this week’s episode with a tribute to the late Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi before turning to the stories being overshadowed by the war on Iran. Muhammed Shehada unpacks what is happening in Gaza and the West Bank while global attention shifts elsewhere, and explains why rising settler violence and deepening Israeli control should not be ignored. 

We also examine his report on Trump’s dystopian vision for Gaza, ask whether that plan can survive the regional fallout from the Iran war, and explore the disturbing similarities between Israel’s conduct in Iran and its genocidal war on Gaza. From Israel’s wider regional strategy to the religious rhetoric driving this conflict, this is a sharp and essential conversation you do not want to miss.

Chapters:

00:00 Introduction & Overview

00:01:32 Remembering Walid Khalidi and his lifelong work documenting the Nakba.

00:04:10 What has happened while Israel and the US focus on bombing Iran?

00:13:15 What does Muhammed Shehada’s report reveal about the future being planned for Gaza?

00:23:12 Can Trump’s Gaza plan survive the war with Iran?

00:30:11 What similarities are visible in Israel’s conduct across both wars?

00:37:45 What does the war on Iran reveal about Israel’s wider ambitions in the Middle East?

00:47:48 Did the architects of 7 October foresee a scenario in which Israel would be fighting on so many fronts?

00:54:37 How are the US and Israel framing this conflict in religious terms, and how influential is that view?

01:04:46 Has Israel become defined by the toxic mix of ultimate victimhood, overwhelming power and impunity?