Rania Khalek Dispatches

Does Israel really have the “right to defend itself” against people it occupies? What about Palestinians, don’t they have a right to defend themselves from their occupiers? How serious is South Africa’s case charging Israel with genocide at the International Court of Justice? Is there even any meaning to international law anymore? Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories, joined Rania Khalek Dispatches to discuss this and more.

As Israel continues its genocide on Gaza, it is ramping up its attacks in Lebanon and Syria while the US strikes Iraq and Yemen, bringing the Middle East closer to the brink of regional war. To discuss this and more, Rania Khalek is joined by veteran war correspondent and analyst Elijah Magnier for a special live episode of Dispatches.  

By targeting hospitals and doctors while cutting off water, food and electricity and concentrating Palestinians into smaller and smaller zones of death in Gaza, the Israelis are creating a public health crisis that will kill even more Palestinians with infectious diseases. To discuss this and more, Rania Khalek was joined by Lebanese medical doctor and public health researcher Anis Germany. 

What does the genocide in Gaza mean for the surrounding Arab states? Do their oppositional responses even matter or is it all just symbolic? How will this impact the Abraham Accords and other normalization efforts? Why won’t the Gulf states use their oil as leverage to pressure the United States? How does the genocide in Gaza impact countries like Jordan and Syria? How is it affecting America’s standing in the world? What does it mean for Russia and China in an emerging multipolar world? To discuss this and other regional developments, Rania Khalek was joined by Giorgio Cafiero, the CEO of Gulf State Analytics, a Washington, D.C.-based geopolitical risk consultancy.This is just part of this episode. The full interview is available for Breakthrough News Members only. Become a member at https://www.Patreon.com/BreakthroughNews to access the full episode and other exclusive content.

Professor As'ad Abukhalil joins Rania Khalek to discuss the history of Zionism and Palestinian resistance. They cover the roots of the genocide in Gaza, the origins of Zionism, the impact of the Balfour Declaration, the Palestinian revolt against colonization, Israeli and Palestinian propaganda, the evolution of Palestinian resistance, the current state of affairs and the history of antisemitism, Zionism & Palestinian resistance.

Listen to the entire episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/full-audio-never-94662711There appear to be no “red lines” for what Israel can do as U.S. officials twist themselves in knots to justify genocide in Gaza with racist and dehumanizing tropes. To help us understand the view from West Asia about the genocide in Gaza and the racist behavior of the so-called “civilized” West, Rania Khalek was joined by influential Lebanese journalist Ghadi Francis.This is just part of this episode. The full interview is available for Breakthrough News Members only. Become a member at https://www.Patreon.com/BreakthroughNews to access the full episode and other exclusive content.

Mouin Rabbani, Non-Resident Fellow at the Center for Conflict and Humanitarian Studies, discusses Israel's sloppy propaganda in justifying their actions in Gaza. The podcast explores the historical convergences between Zionism and anti-Semitism, Yemen's role in disrupting global trade and Israel's ports, surprising events in Gaza, and the concerns and power struggles in the US response to the crisis.

Al-Jazeera correspondent discusses the resistance axis in Israel, Hezbollah's role in supporting Gaza, Iran's red lines, and the complexities of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The podcast explores the potential for a regional war and the pressure faced by Israel. It also delves into the impact on surrounding countries and the future of the resistance axis.

Israel’s war on Palestine isn’t limited to Gaza. It’s global. In the US it takes the form of censorship, bullying, intimidation, doxxing, accusations of antisemitism, attacking people’s livelihoods, and increasingly lobbying for the state to prosecute anyone who dares to stand up for the rights of Palestinians. But even in the face of all this, solidarity is growing across the US and around the globe.To discuss this and more Nora Barrows-Friedman, staff writer and associate editor at The Electronic Intifada. This is just part of this episode. The full interview is available for Breakthrough News Members only. Become a member at https://www.Patreon.com/BreakthroughNews to access the full episode and other exclusive content.Follow The Electronic Intifada: https://www.youtube.com/@TheElectronicIntifada 

The Israelis and their US sponsors have created a world where it’s normal to fire on hospitals, journalists and UN workers while killing 5,500 children in 45 days. Rania Khalek will be joined by Prof.  As’ad Abukhalil for a special live episode of Dispatches to discuss the genocide in Gaza, western double standards and racism towards Palestinians, Israel’s bad propaganda, and growing resistance from the Middle East to the streets of the US.