Palestine This Week

In this episode of Palestine This Week we break down the shocking confessions from Israeli soldiers detailing atrocities committed in Gaza, while Washington looks the other way. We discuss how US intelligence knew Israel’s atrocities could amount to war crimes  and chose to remain silence. Meanwhile, Big Tech platforms are erasing digital evidence, censoring Palestinian voices, and rewriting the record in real time.From the disappearance of over 11,000 Palestinians, to new laws targeting Palestinians for execution, to a coordinated campaign to manipulate AI, social media, and mainstream news — this episode exposes how a global cover-up is unfolding before our eyes.Chapters:00:00 Introduction02:21 Gaza Updates & Sham Ceasefire Deal02:28 Israeli Soldiers Confess to War Crimes in Gaza09:17 The Disappearance of 11,000 Palestinians13:37 U.S. Knew of Israeli War Crimes and Stayed Silent19:19 Death Penalty Bill for Palestinians Passes First Reading23:53 Weaponising Antisemitism: Silencing Critics of Israel28:01 Nationstate, race and relgion as weaponised tools30:06 Israel’s Propaganda Campaign in the U.S.33:54 Digital Erasure: Meta, Google, and the Suppression of Evidence36:16 Ahmed Al Sharaa’s Visit to Washington 41:44 Israel Builds Wall in Southern Lebanon45:38  BBC in Turmoil: Owen Jones vs Raffi Berg

In this episode of Palestine This Week, we unpack the West’s blind faith in Israel, a belief so entrenched it overrides law, morality, and truth itself. From The Washington Post’s exposé on how the US shields Israel from accountability to the horrific Sde Teiman prison scandal, Sudan’s genocide, and drones tested on Palestinians now policing American streets — we trace the web of complicity that sustains a global system of impunity. As Western leaders cling to comforting delusions, we ask: what happens when devotion to Israel becomes an article of faith?Chapters:01:20 How the U.S. Shields Israel from Accountability for Human Rights Violations09:20 U.S. Seeks UN Approval for Gaza Security Force18:12 Why Is the U.S. Seeking a UN Resolution?23:25 Israel’s is a Source of Regional Instability30:30 Reaction to the Sde Teiman Prison Rape Video 41:02 Sudan’s Genocide and Israel’s Role in the RSF49:31 Drones Tested on Palestinians Now Used in U.S. Cities54:55 Blind Faith: How the West Loses Its Moral Compass on Israel

In this week’s episode of Palestine This Week, host Nasim Ahmed and Mouin Rabbani unpack Israel’s deepening defiance of international law,  from violations of the ceasefire in Gaza to the surge in settler terrorism across the West Bank. We examine how Israel has constructed an “alternative universe” of lawlessness and impunity.We also discuss the ICJ’s ruling against Isarel reaffirming UNRWA’s mandate, the US media’s PR work for Israel, the cover-up of Shireen Abu Akleh’s killing. As the world watches, Israel continues to pull others into its own sphere of impunity — where lawlessness thrives and impunity for war crimes is no existent.

In this episode of Palestine This Week, we look at Israel’s ongoing violations of the Gaza ceasefire, with more than 80 breaches and dozens of Palestinians killed. We break down the events in Rafah and the shifting US position, as Washington moves to provide legal and political cover for continued Israeli attacks.We also examine growing fears of internal conflict in Gaza, the proposed Egypt-led stabilisation force, and the expected ICJ ruling on Israel’s blockade of UN agencies. A new UN report documents rising killings in the West Bank, while across Europe, Palestine solidarity is being criminalised—from arrests in the UK to protest bans in Germany and the row over Maccabi Tel Aviv’s football match.

This episode of Palestine This Week begins with the ceasefire agreement signed in Egypt. We analyse the political spectacle surrounding the signing. We discuss President Trump’s speech in the Israeli Knesset and his public admission of the influence of the Zionist lobby in American politics. The episode also covers the murder of Saleh Aljafarawi by Israeli-backed armed gangs, the media’s double standards in the coverage of the hostage deal and Israel’s high-tech propaganda war.

Two years into Israel’s genocidal assault on Gaza, nearly 70,000 Palestinians are dead, most of them civilians. Despite the unprecedented destruction, Israel has failed to defeat Hamas or secure the release of hostages — the very goals it claimed justified its campaign. As negotiations take place in Cairo, this episode asks: why has Israel’s war dragged on, and what has it really achieved?From crumbling international support to cracks within Zionism itself, we explore how the pillars on which Israel stands — military dominance, global backing, media control — are now visibly crumbling. Plus: a leaked plan for Gaza’s post-war governance, Israel’s $7K-a-post media war, and rising tensions between Israel and Jews around the world.00:00 Intro00:21 Two years into Gaza genocide — how did we get here?11:49 Has Israel crushed resistance — or destroyed itself?19:23 Ceasefire deal? Or more proof Netanyahu never cared about hostages?33:00 Leaked: Gaza to be run by billionaires, not Palestinians.37:23 Israel’s media war — $7K per post to sell genocide.46:58 Tensions explode: Israel embraces the far right.53:30 Is Israel making life more dangerous for Jews everywhere?

In this episode, we dive into Donald Trump’s so-called Gaza “Peace Plan,” a proposal that, beneath the surface, looks less like a path to peace and more like a high-tech experiment in subjugation. Gaza has long been treated as a testing ground, from weapons that are later marketed as “battle-tested” to political experiments imposed from the outside. Now, with Trump’s plan and the Jared Kushner-Tony Blair blueprint, the stage is being set for something even more far-reaching: a model of technological domination that could extend well beyond Palestine.We trace the history of peace plans imposed on Palestinians, showing how they’ve consistently denied justice, demanded impossible concessions, and then blamed Palestinians for rejecting them. Today’s plan is no different, but it comes at a moment when Israel’s global standing has collapsed, its genocide in Gaza has turned it into a pariah, and Washington is scrambling to provide an off-ramp. Far from offering freedom, the plan masks economic fantasies, colonial governance, and a vision of Gaza not as a society to rebuild but as beachfront real estate to redevelop.

In this episode of Palestine This Week, we unpack a flurry of diplomatic, military and geopolitical developments shaping Palestine and the wider region. Host Nasim Ahmed is joined once again by analyst Mouin Rabbani to explore the wave of state recognitions of Palestine—why it’s happening now, and what it might mean in practice. The conversation also dissects Israel’s furious reaction to this recognition.With G7 members now backing Palestinian statehood, we ask whether they are prepared to take concrete punitive action if Israel proceeds with annexation of the West Bank.We also turn to Donald Trump’s upcoming summit with key Arab and Muslim leaders, where he is expected to lay out his so-called "principles" for post-war Gaza governance. What’s actually on the table, and what role will Arab states be expected to play in this post-genocide order? The discussion then turns to the fallout from Israel’s strike on Qatar and the silence from Washington. With no consequences imposed, is the Middle East being remade around an unchecked Israeli war machine? The new Saudi-Pakistan security pact and the potential collapse of the US-backed IMEC project are examined as signs of a shifting geopolitical landscape. Is Pakistan Riyadh’s nuclear insurance policy? And is Washington still capable of shaping outcomes in a region where its red lines are routinely ignored?

In this episode of Palestine This Week, we unpack the findings of a new United Nations report which concludes that Israel’s conduct in Gaza meets the legal definition of genocide. Led by the former chief judge of the Rwanda tribunal, the report’s findings places renewed pressure on international institutions to act. We also look at the fallout from Israel’s unprovoked strike on Doha. With reports emerging that Donald Trump was informed of the attack in advance yet failed to intervene, the episode examines the impact of US failure to protect a key ally. Meanwhile, Netanyahu has issued fresh threats against Qatar while promoting a vision of Israel as a militarised “Super Sparta”. We ask what this means in reality.Finally, we address Israel’s role in stoking anti-Muslim hatred globally. From Netanyahu’s scapegoating of Muslim migration to his embrace of far-right figures in the West, a dangerous alliance is taking shape. The show links this dehumanising rhetoric to real-world violence—including in Gaza, where Islamophobic mercenaries operate deadly  aid distribution centres under Israeli cover.

This episode of Palestine This Week begins with Israel’s latest unprovoked escalation: a bombing in Qatar targeting Hamas’s negotiating team. Nasim Ahmed and Mouin Rabbani assess the implications of this unprecedented strike, reportedly carried out with the approval of US President Donald Trump. The discussion explores what the attack reveals about Israel’s approach to diplomacy, the credibility of ongoing negotiations, and the growing fragility of regional stability.Attention then turns to the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza, as newly revealed Israeli military data confirms that most Palestinians detained are civilians, not fighters. Combined with internal Israeli reports that over 83 per cent of those killed in Gaza are non-combatants, the evidence points to a war being waged against a people rather than a movement.