Middle East

Gaza is changing the world.  What was widely treated as a regional issue six months ago has quickly changed the global geopolitical landscape. Israel now threatens to drag the entire region into a regional war and Palestine has become a decisive political issue in several countries. Simply put, there’s no...

U.S. officials are saying a negotiated ceasefire is near in Gaza, but Israel just killed Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh’s three sons in an airstrike, after bombing Iran’s embassy in flagrant violation of international law last week.  Brian Becker is joined by Mohammed Nabulsi, organizer with the Palestinian Youth Movement and...

Joe Biden called Benjamin Netanyahu and told him that if Israel didn’t do more to protect civilians and aid workers, the US would change its position on Israel and possibly leverage weapons shipments in the future. But this vague statement could just be cover to distance the Biden administration from...

Israeli general’s son turned activist for Palestine Miko Peled describes why this huge shift in support for Palestinians is a turning point and “the beginning of the end of Israel.” Brian Becker is joined by Miko Peled, a human rights activist and son of Israeli general. He is the host...

Over 31,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza by the genocidal US-Israeli war. Israel is plunging Gaza deeper into an unprecedented humanitarian crisis, refusing to let aid trucks into the besieged territory and driving thousands of Palestinians to the brink of starvation. As Israel vows to invade Rafah at any...

Despite facing defeat in Ukraine, Western powers are determined to continue fighting Russia to the last Ukrainian. They insist on antagonizing China in ridiculous ways, with US members of Congress now demanding TikTok be banned. They have zero shame about the genocide in Gaza, even as it’s making the world...

Rania Khalek was joined by Tarik Cyril Amar, a historian from Germany and associate professor at Koc University in Istanbul, to discuss Israel’s descent into genocidal fascism. Prof. Amar addresses whether it’s useful to make Holocaust and Nazi comparisons and the real reason behind the West’s unshakeable loyalty attitude when...

The United States has vetoed a ceasefire resolution in Gaza three times in the United Nations, but is now blaming Hamas for the absence of one. In the negotiations, Hamas outlined their demands for a permanent ceasefire, return of Palestinian prisoners for the exchange of Israeli hostages, and a complete...

Rania Khalek is joined by Mohammed al-Bukhaiti, a senior political official and spokesman for Yemen’s Ansarallah, referred to incorrectly in the West as the “Houthis,” to discuss Yemen’s intervention against Israel’s genocide in Gaza. He explains what it will take to stop their attacks on ships in the Red Sea,...

Over 140 days into the US-Israeli genocide in Gaza, the death toll has surpassed 30,000 Palestinians, and over 70,000 have been injured. In addition to constant Israeli bombardment, Gaza is experiencing widespread famine, its hospitals are besieged, and threats of an Israeli ground invasion in Rafah loom near. Layan Sima...