‘I’m a Medic in a Death Camp’: Saving Lives in Gaza Under Siege
Afeef Nessouli, a medical worker in Gaza, joins the show to describe the catastrophic starvation unfolding under two months of Israel’s total blockade of all aid. While Israel is weaponizing hunger and bombing people starving to death, Israeli troops have plans to intensify their occupation and complete their “conquest” of the Gaza Strip. Nessouli explains, […]
Hind Rajab’s Killer Revealed: Human Rights Group Pursues Israeli War Criminals
Dyab Abou Jahjah, co-founder and President of the Hind Rajab Foundation, joins the show to discuss how the foundation identified the Israeli officer responsible for the January 2024 killing of 5-year-old Hind Rajab, five of her family members, and two rescue workers in Gaza City. Jahjah discusses the foundation’s extensive investigation, the war crimes complaint […]
‘The Crown’ Star: ‘It’s Never Too Late to Stand up for Gaza’
Khalid Abdalla, a British-Egyptian actor who starred in The Crown, joins the show to discuss Israel’s genocide in Gaza and the critical role of public figures in condemning it. Recently questioned by British police after attending a Palestine rally in London, Abdalla explains why this intimidation won’t silence him– or the growing global movement demanding […]
Analyst: Trump’s Middle East Trip Isn’t For Peace. It’s a Turn Towards Fighting China
Giorgio Cafiero, CEO of Gulf State Analytics, joins the show to break down Trump’s Middle East tour. During his four-day trip, Trump struck a massive arms deal with Saudi Arabia, met with Syria’s new head of state and former al-Qaeda leader, Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, announced the lifting of US sanctions on Syria, and made a […]
Marine Veteran: ‘What Did I Get Myself Into?’
“What did I get myself into?” Savannah joined the Marine Corps to get her life on track. She left as an anti-imperialist veteran. Hear her story:
Pentagon Strategy Increases Risk of Nuclear War with China
China & Russia released a joint declaration on the need for global strategic stability, which included an explicit condemnation of the US’s nuclear counterforce strategy. Historian Peter Kuznik and filmmaker Regis Tremblay join us to discuss the risks of nuclear war in the current moment and the historical implications of the Russia-China alliance. Our understanding […]
Europe’s Subservience to US & NATO: Inside the EU Parliament with MEP Marc Botenga
The European Union isn’t just complicit in the U.S. empire — it’s helping drive it. In this episode of Dispatches, Rania Khalek speaks with Marc Botenga, a Belgian Member of the European Parliament with the Workers’ Party of Belgium, about how Europe became a willing footsoldier for NATO’s wars, U.S. economic domination, and Israel’s genocide […]
‘UMich Spied On Me’: Crackdown on Student Palestine Activists Fails
Drin Shapiro, one of seven University of Michigan students targeted for participating in the campus Gaza Encampment last spring, joins the show to discuss the repression. In a win for the students, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has dropped the felony charges. Shapiro describes the chilling effect of the surveillance, jail time, and other repression […]