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October 3, 2025 Audio (Episode # 1,185)

1) Electronic Intifada Newscast; 2) Reactions to Israel's & Trump's 20-points "peace plan" for Gaza by Ava Warriner & Soumaya Ghannoushi with Middle East Eye, Diana Buttu, Dr. Ramzy Baroud, and Josie Guilbeau; 3) Medea Benjamin's speech at CAIR
 
During this episode of Arab Voices, we will have several segments:

1) Electronic Intifada Newscast - A summary of the latest developments in occupied Palestine, including the ongoing Israeli genocide, war crimes, and ethnic cleansing, presented by Nora Barrows-Friedman, associate editor at the Electronic Intifada.

We will also talk about an Israeli American plan, or so called "peace plan" announced by President Trump highlighting some of their plans for the occupied and destroyed Gaza Strip. We will listen to several commentaries and reactions to that plan from different sources and experts, including:

2) Explanation of what the 20-points so called "peace plan" is by Ava Warriner with Middle East Eye.

3) Opinion for Middle East Eye by Soumaya Ghannoushi, a British-Tunisian writer and expert in Middle East politics, on Trump's plan, calling it “Colonial arrogance dressed as peace”.

4) Portion of an interview Democracy Now! conducted with Diana Buttu, Palestinian human rights attorney, and former adviser to the negotiating team of the Palestine Liberation Organization, on Trump's plan, describing it as "Repackaging of Genocide'.

5) Dr. Ramzy Baroud, Palestinian author, journalist, and Editor-in-Chief at the Palestine Chronicle, on the appointment of Tony Blair to govern Gaza.

6) Medea Benjamin, political activist and co-founder of CODEPINK speaking with Josie Guilbeau, a former U.S. intelligence officer and anti-war activist about Trump's plan.

7) Medea Benjamin's talk at the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) 2025 Annual Banquet. Medea Benjamin is a peace activist, author, and co-founder of CODEPINK: Women For Peace and Global Exchange, known for her fearless advocacy for human rights on Capitol Hill and beyond.

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September 26, 2025 Audio (Episode # 1,184)

1) Electronic Intifada Newscast; 2) “Gaza Resists, Gaza Remains” Panel: Dr. Ghassan Abu-Sittah, Mosab Abu Toha, and Hani Almadhoun
 
During this episode of Arab Voices, we will have two segments:

1) Electronic Intifada Newscast - A summary of the latest developments in occupied Palestine, including the ongoing Israeli genocide, war crimes, and ethnic cleansing, presented by Nora Barrows-Friedman, associate editor at the Electronic Intifada.

2) On August 29th through 31st, 2025, the second annual People’s Conference for Palestine was held in Detroit, Michigan, attended by over 4600 people with thousands more joining them online. The conference slogan was “Gaza is the Compass”. There were many great speakers covering critical and timely topics, and we are going to share during this episode of Arab Voices the remarks delivered at the “Gaza Resists, Gaza Remains” panel. This panel brings together Palestinian speakers to discuss life in Gaza amid genocidal attempts to erase it. The speakers will speak to how Gaza’s doctors, nurses, aid workers, journalists, engineers, writers, and civil defense teams continue to work under fire, protect life, and uphold dignity in the midst of a U.S.-backed, Israeli-led campaign of genocide. I will air the remarks of Dr. Ghassan Abu-Sittah, a world-renowned surgeon with academic posts at Imperial College London University, Mosab Abu Toha, Palestinian poet and author, and Hani Almadhoun, co-founder of Gaza Soup Kitchen & Senior Director of Philanthropy at UNRWA-USA.

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September 19, 2025 Audio (Episode # 1,183)

1) Electronic Intifada Newscast; 2) UN Report by Navi Pillay: Israel has committed genocide in Gaza; 3) Human rights situation in Gaza and across the occupied Palestinian territory by Francesca Albanese & Irene Khan
 
During this episode of Arab Voices, we will have three segments:

1) Electronic Intifada Newscast - A summary of the latest developments in occupied Palestine, including the ongoing Israeli genocide, war crimes, and ethnic cleansing, presented by Nora Barrows-Friedman, associate editor at the Electronic Intifada.

2) New UN Report: Israel has committed genocide in Gaza - The remarks of Navi Pillay, Chair of the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and in Israel, announcing on September 16, 2025, that an independent UN report had concluded that Israel has committed genocide in Gaza.

3) Human rights situation in Gaza and across the occupied Palestinian territory - The remarks of Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territory occupied since 1967, and the remarks of Irene Khan, UN Special Rapporteur on the right to freedom of opinion and expression delivered at a press conference on the human rights situation in Gaza and across the occupied Palestinian territory, held in Geneva on September 15, 2025.

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September 12, 2025 Audio (Episode # 1,182)

1) Electronic Intifada Newscast (occupied Palestine); 2) "The Netanyahu Government is Implementing a Plan to Ethnically Cleanse Gaza of Palestinians. America is Complicit. The World Must Stop It." by Senators Chris Van Hollen & Jeff Merkley
 
During this episode of Arab Voices, we will have a couple of segments:

1) Electronic Intifada Newscast: A summary of the latest developments in occupied Palestine, including the ongoing Israeli genocide, war crimes, and ethnic cleansing, presented by Nora Barrows-Friedman, associate editor at the Electronic Intifada.

2) U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen from Maryland, and U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley from Oregon traveled recently to Israel, the West Bank, the border of Gaza, Jordan, and Egypt on a fact-finding mission to better understand the various forces shaping the ongoing humanitarian disaster in Gaza and to press for an immediate ceasefire and the return of the hostages. On September 11, 2025, both Senators held a press conference to release a new report they have compiled detailing their findings on the humanitarian situation in Gaza, following their recent fact-finding trip, and their conclusion was detailed in a report titled “The Netanyahu Government is Implementing a Plan to Ethnically Cleanse Gaza of Palestinians. America is Complicit. The World Must Stop It.” During this episode of Arab Voices, we are going to air most of their remarks delivered at that press conference, followed by some questions and answers.

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September 5, 2025 Audio (Episode # 1,181)

1) Electronic Intifada Newscast (occupied Palestine); 2) Remarks of Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib and Mahmoud Khalil at the People’s Conference for Palestine: Gaza is the Compass
 
During this episode of Arab Voices, we will have a couple of segments:

1) Electronic Intifada Newscast: A summary of the latest developments in occupied Palestine, including the ongoing Israeli genocide, war crimes, and ethnic cleansing, presented by Nora Barrows-Friedman, associate editor at the Electronic Intifada.

2) People’s Conference for Palestine: Gaza is the Compass - On August 29 through 31, 2025, the second annual People’s Conference for Palestine was held in Detroit, Michigan, attended by over 4600 people with thousands more joining them online. The conference slogan was “Gaza is the Compass”. There were many great speakers covering critical and timely topics, and we are going to share during this episode of Arab Voices a couple of the remarks delivered at that conference, including the remarks of Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib, the first Palestinian-American woman elected to the U.S. Congress, and Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian graduate of Columbia University who was unlawfully detained for 104 days by the Trump administration for his Palestine advocacy.

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August 29, 2025 Audio (Episode # 1,180)

1) Tom Fletcher & IPC Report on Famine in Gaza; 2) Wesam Ahmad on Israel's Attacks on the Healthcare Infrastructure; 3) Apartheid Israel's abduction of U.S. citizen/minor Mohammed Ibrahim & calls to get him released; 4) Greater Israel Explained  
 
During this episode of Arab Voices, we will have several segments.

1) The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) system reported that more than half a million Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are experiencing famine, with the number due to rise to more than 640,000 by the end of September. This famine is a direct result of Apartheid Israel’s forced starvation, and prevention of food and other life necessities from entering the Gaza Strip, not even baby formulas, while at the same time continuing its genocide, war crimes, atrocities, and slaughter of the Palestinians living in the Gaza strip. During this episode, we will air the remarks of Tom Fletcher, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, speaking on that topic.

2) In May 2025, a historic Gaza Tribunal, a gathering of international experts and human rights defenders united to expose and address the crimes committed by Israel in Gaza, was held in Sarajevo. There were several speakers at that tribunal, and we had aired some of them over the past weeks on this program, and during this episode of Arab Voices, We will air another talk delivered at the International Law Chamber about Specific Acts. We will listen to Wesam Ahmad, speaking on behalf of Al Haq organization about Israel’s Attacks on the Healthcare Infrastructure.

3) On August 26, 2025, the Florida chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Florida), the state’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, held a press conference to demand on behalf of 100 state and national coalition partners, that the U.S. State Department and Florida’s elected officials call on the Israeli government to immediately release Mohammed Ibrahim, a 16-year-old Palestinian American citizen from Florida who has been held without trial in an Israeli prison for more than 6 months. The coalition that consists of U.S. faith-based, human rights and civil rights organizations has signed a letter urging the U.S. government to act immediately to secure the release of Mohammed Ibrahim, an American citizen who was unjustly imprisoned by the Israeli military. We are going to air most of the remarks delivered at that press conference, including the remarks of Wilfredo Ruiz, CAIR-Florida Communications Director, Hiba Rahim, CAIR-Florida Deputy Executive Director, Zeyad Kadur, uncle of Mohammed Ibrahim, Megan Amer, CAIR-Florida Policy Director, Rev. Andy Oliver, Pastor of Allendale United Methodist Church, Samuel Ronen, Progressive Jewish Coalition of Tampa Bay, Matthew Levine, Tampa Democratic Socialists of America, Ahmad Alkowni, Partners for Palestine, and Leali Shalabi, Community Organizer and Journalist.

4) “Greater Israel Explained: The Israeli plan to conquer the Arab world” by BreakThrough News

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August 22, 2025 Audio (Episode # 1,179)

1) Electronic Intifada Newscast (occupied Palestine); 2) Remarks of Dr. Mustafa Barghouti & Deputy Angelo Bonelli at the Global Alliance for Palestine (GAFP) Inaugural Conference 
 
During this episode of Arab Voices (# 1,179), we will continue to highlight the ongoing Israeli genocide, slaughter, war crimes, forced starvation, atrocities, destruction, and ethnic cleansing in occupied Palestine, including Gaza, ignored by the corporate media.

1) Electronic Intifada Newscast: A summary of the latest developments in occupied Palestine, including the ongoing Israeli genocide, war crimes, and ethnic cleansing, presented by Nora Barrows-Friedman, associate editor at the Electronic Intifada.

2) We will air some of the opening and closing remarks, including the official closing statement delivered at the Global Alliance for Palestine (GAFP) inaugural conference held recently in London in July 2025. We will air the remarks of Dr. Mustafa Barghouti, Palestinian physician, activist, secretary general and co-founder of the Palestinian National Initiative, a member of the Palestinian Legislative Council, and president of the Union of Palestinian Medical Relief Committees, and the remarks of Deputy Angelo Bonelli from Italy, as well as the official closing statement of the Global Alliance for Palestine (GAFP) inaugural conference, read by Dr. Mustafa Barghouti.

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August 14, 2025 Audio (Episode # 1,178)

1) Electronic Intifada Newscast (occupied Palestine); 2) Senator Chris Van Hollen's Interview with Retired Army Veteran & Green Beret Lt. Col. Anthony Aguilar about what he witnessed in Gaza
 
During this episode of Arab Voices, we will have two segments:
 
1) Electronic Intifada Newscast: A summary of the latest developments in occupied Palestine, including the ongoing Israeli genocide, war crimes, and ethnic cleansing, presented by Nora Barrows-Friedman, associate editor at the Electronic Intifada.

2) A conversation between United States Senator Chris Van Hollen and Retired U.S. Army Veteran & Green Beret Lt. Col. Anthony Aguilar, about what Anthony Aguilar witnessed first-hand in Gaza while working as a security contractor for the so called Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), that proved to be a U.S./Israeli death trap for Palestinians desperately looking for food amid Apartheid Israel’s forced starvation of over 2.3 million Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip. In that conversation, Aguilar reveals that an Israeli officer ordered them to shoot starving Palestinian children at the so called Gaza Humanitarian Foundation aid site.

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August 7, 2025 Audio (Episode # 1,177)

1) Electronic Intifada Newscast (occupied Palestine); 2) Soumaya Ghannoushi on Palestinian State Recognition; 3) Gaza Tribunal-Specific Acts by Professor Maryam Jamshidi & Dr. Mimi Syed
 
During this episode of Arab Voices, we will have three segments:
 
1) Electronic Intifada Newscast: A summary of the latest developments in occupied Palestine, including the ongoing Israeli genocide, war crimes, and ethnic cleansing, presented by Nora Barrows-Friedman, associate editor at the Electronic Intifada.

2) Middle East Eye Commentary/Opinion by Soumaya Ghannoushi, a British-Tunisian writer and expert in Middle East politics. Ghannoushi shares her perspective on recent declarations by some states considering recognition of a Palestinian state. She argues: “A state that needs its oppressor’s permission to exist is not a state – it’s a diplomatic mirage sold over mass graves.”

3) Gaza Tribunal – Highlights: We feature two speakers from the May 2025 International Law Chamber Panel focused on Specific Acts:
• Professor Maryam Jamshidi, Associate Professor of Law at the University of Colorado Law School, speaking about the Protection of Civilians.
• Dr. Mimi Syed, an American emergency medicine physician and assistant clinical professor at the University of Washington and Washington State University, shares her firsthand testimony as a volunteer physician in Gaza.

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July 31, 2025 Audio (Episode # 1,176)

1) Electronic Intifada Newscast (occupied Palestine); 2) “Our Genocide” Report by B’Tselem and Physicians for Human Rights Israel (PHRI): Yuli Novak, Kareem Jubran, Aseel Abu-Ras, and Dr. Guy Shalev
 
During this episode of Arab Voices, we will have two segments:
 
1) Latest Electronic Intifada Newscast, covering the ongoing Israeli genocide, war crimes, and ethnic cleansing in occupied Palestine, summarized by Nora Barrows-Friedman.

2) B’Tselem, the Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories, and Physicians for Human Rights Israel (PHRI) published a new report naming Israel’s actions in Gaza as genocide. In the new report titled “Our Genocide”, B’Tselem describes the emergence of a genocidal regime in Israel, aimed at the destruction of Palestinian society in Gaza. Physicians for Human Rights Israel (PHRI) published a legal-medical analysis documenting the deliberate and systematic destruction of Gaza’s healthcare system. Both organizations called on Israelis and the international community to take immediate action to stop the genocide, using all tools available under international law.

Both B’Tselem and Physicians for Human Rights Israel held a press conference on July 28, 2025, to present their “Our Genocide” report. During this episode of Arab Voices, we will air the remarks delivered at that press conference. We will hear from Yuli Novak, Executive Director of B’Tselem, Kareem Jubran, Director of Field Research at B’Tselem, Aseel Abu-Ras, Director of the Occupied Territories Department at Physicians for Human Rights Israel (PHRI), and Dr. Guy Shalev, Executive Director of Physicians for Human Rights Israel (PHRI).

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July 24, 2025 Audio  (Episode # 1,175)

1) Electronic Intifada Newscast (occupied Palestine); 2) Rep. Rashida Tlaib, Mosab Abu Toha, and others on the Crisis in Gaza
 
During this episode of Arab Voices, we will have two segments:
 
1) Latest Electronic Intifada Newscast, covering the ongoing Israeli genocide, war crimes, and ethnic cleansing in occupied Palestine.
 
2) We will air some of the remarks delivered at the emergency press conference held at the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C., on July 24, 2025, on the Crisis in Gaza, organized by Doctors Against Genocide, where participants, including Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib, Palestinian Writer and Poet Mosab Abu Toha, several doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals representing the global coalition of healthcare workers called on President Trump to end the forced starvation and killing fields in Gaza, and demanded a shutdown of Gaza Humanitarian Foundation aid distribution deathtraps.

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July 17, 2025 Audio  (Episode # 1,174)

Emergency Conference on Palestine: Dr. Thaer Ahmad's Testimony, Conference Measures, and Francesca Albanese
 
During this episode of Arab Voices, we will air some of the remarks delivered at the Emergency Conference on Palestine held in Bogotá, Columbia July 15 and 16, 2025, organized by the Hague Group on the Genocide in Gaza.
 
It was a coalition of cross-regional states gathered at that conference agreed to six coordinated diplomatic, legal and economic measures to restrain Israel’s assault on the Occupied Palestinian Territories and defend international law at large. Jointly convened by the governments of Colombia and South Africa as co-chairs, the Emergency Conference of The Hague Group, brought together 30 states from Africa, Asia, Europe, as well as North America and South America to move beyond words of condemnation — and to take collective action grounded in international law.

We will air the testimony of Dr. Thaer Ahmad, Palestinian-American emergency physician from Chicago, who volunteered at Gaza Hospitals during the genocide. He spoke about the devastation he observed in Gaza.

We will also share the measures announced in the joint Statement on the Conclusion of that conference where States announced unprecedented measures to halt the Gaza genocide, read by Mauricio Jaramillo Jassir, Deputy Minister of Multilateral Affairs of Colombia.
 
After that, we will air the remarks Francesca Albanese, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories, delivered at a press conference she held in Bogotá, Colombia, while attending the Emergency Conference on Palestine, and some of the questions and answers, including her reaction to the US imposed sanctions against her.

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July 10, 2025  (Episode # 1,173)

1) Electronic Intifada Newscast (occupied Palestine); 2) Habba, Abu Irshaid, McCaw, Sarah, Benjamin, and Feldman on Netanyahu's Visit to the U.S.
 
During this episode of Arab Voices, I will have two segments:
 
1) Latest Electronic Intifada Newscast, covering the ongoing Israeli genocide and ethnic cleansing in occupied Palestine, summarized by Nora Barrows-Friedman.

2) We will air some of the remarks delivered at a press conference held on July 7, 2025, organized by American Muslims for Palestine (AMP), in collaboration with CODEPINK, the Council on American-Islamic Relations 9CAIR), and the U.S. Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO), condemning Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to the White House. We will hear from Mohammed Habba with American Muslims for Palestine, Dr. Osama Abu Irshaid, Executive Director of American Muslims for Palestine, Robert McCaw, Director of Government Affairs at the Council on American-Islamic Relations, Sarah with the Palestinian Youth Movement, Medea Benjamin, Cofounder of CODEPINK, and Rabbi Dovid Feldman. The organizers demanded the following:
1. That Israel immediately implement an immediate, unconditional, and permanent ceasefire.
2. That the United Nations and credible humanitarian agencies be given unrestricted access to all of Gaza through all crossings, and construction material to be allowed into Gaza.
3. That the U.S. terminate all funding to the GHF and open investigations into its role in the massacre of aid-seeking civilians.
4. That any postwar arrangement in Gaza be defined by Palestinians, not imposed by any foreign power.

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July 3, 2025  (Episode # 1,172)

1) Ambassador Majed Bamya at the UNSC on the Catastrophe and Genocide in Palestine; 2) Francesca Albanese with a new report “From Economy of Occupation to Economy of Genocide”
 
During this episode of Arab Voices (# 1,172), we will have two segments:
 
1) The remarks of Ambassador Majed Bamya, Deputy Permanent Observer of the State of Palestine to the United Nations, speaking at the UN Security Council on June 30, 2025, on the catastrophic situation in occupied Palestine, the ongoing Israeli genocide in the occupied and destroyed Gaza Strip.
 
2) Francesca Albanese, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, spoke at the United Nations Human Rights Council on July 3, 2025, at its 59th session, about the newly released report “From Economy of Occupation to Economy of Genocide”, which addresses the evolving economic and structural dimensions of Israel’s occupation and its impact on the Palestinians. During this episode of Arab Voices, we will air her remarks, and the reactions to that report from the State of Palestine and several non-governmental organizations.

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June 26, 2025  (Episode # 1,171)

1) Remarks from Dr. Rashid Khalidi, Dr. Noor Abdalla, & Mahmoud Khalil on his Release; 2) Rev. Munther Isaac & Tony Deik Respond to Ted Cruz with "Are Christians Supposed to Support Israel?” Interview
 
During this episode of Arab Voices (# 1,171), we will have two segments:
 
1) We will air some of the remarks delivered at a special rally held in New York City on June 22, 2025, welcoming the release of Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil after he spent 104 days in a Louisiana immigration detention center. We will air the remarks of Professor Rashid Khalidi, Palestinian-American historian of the Middle East and the Edward Said Professor Emeritus of Modern Arab Studies at Columbia University, the remarks of Dr. Noor Abdalla, Mahmoud’s wife, and the remarks of Mahmoud Khalil, a graduate from Columbia University, who is a legal residence in the US, and married to a US citizen, who was taken into custody in early March for his activism and speaking for Palestinian rights.

2) We will air an interview the Reverend Munther Isaac, who now has a podcast titled “Christ at the Checkpoint”, conducted with Tony Deik, a Palestinian biblical scholar and theologian from Bethlehem, Palestine, on the topic "Are Christians Supposed to Support Israel?”. In that interview, they discuss the controversial interview between Tucker Carlson and US senator Ted Cruz where Cruz argued that Christians are commanded, based on Genesis 12:3, to support and “bless” the political state of Israel. During the interview, Ted Cruz told Tucker Carlson “I was taught from the Bible, those who bless Israel will be blessed, and those who curse Israel will be cursed, and from my perspective, I want to be on the blessing side of things.” Munther and Tony respond to Cruz’s claims and give a proper explanation of Genesis 12:3, the meaning of blessing, and how it applies to us today.
 
Rev. Munther Isaac hosts Palestinian theologians, clergy, and leaders for conversations that highlight and empower the voice of Palestinian Christians. Conversations range from discussing the life of Palestinian Christians under occupation, and their perspectives and theological reflections about the Palestine question.
 
Tony Deik is a Palestinian biblical scholar and theologian from Bethlehem, Palestine. He is a member of the leadership team of the International Fellowship for Mission as Transformation, lecturer in Biblical Studies at Bethlehem Bible College, and research associate at the Centre for the Study of Bible and Violence. Tony’s research interest revolves around the biblical text, its ancient meaning, and its modern relevance especially in contexts of oppression and marginalization.

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June 19, 2025  (Episode # 1,170)

Israel's War of Aggression on Iran; New UN Report on Gaza; and Israel's Ongoing Genocide in Gaza
 
During this episode of Arab Voices (# 1,170), we will have several segments:
 
1) Soumaya Ghannoushi, a British-Tunisian writer and expert in Middle East politics, with an opinion for Middle East Eye titled “A colonial reckoning: How Israel's war on Iran reopens old wounds”.

2) During the June 18, 2025, episode of Democracy Now!, Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzales spoke with a couple of experts on the subject matter. They interviewed Mohammad Marandi, professor of English literature and Orientalism at the University of Tehran in Iran, who took part in nuclear negotiations in 2015, and Akbar Shahid Ahmed, senior diplomatic correspondent for HuffPost. We will their interview during this episode.

3) The remarks of Navi Pillay, Chair of the United Nations International Independent Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory presented on June 17, 2025, at the UN Human Rights Council on the findings of a new report that examined violations of international human rights law, international humanitarian law and possible international crimes relating to attacks against educational facilities and religious and cultural sites in Gaza.

4) Mosab Abu Toha, Palestinian author and poet, on the catastrophic situation in Gaza, an interview conducted with Democracy Now! on June 18, 2025.

5) During the previous episodes of Arab Voices, we talked about and aired some of the remarks and testimonies delivered at the historic Gaza Tribunal held in Sarajevo in May 2025. During this episode, we will air the testimony of Shireen Mustafa Abdelqader Safey (read by Professor Susan Akram), a 40-year old Palestinian from the southern Gaza Strip.

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June 12, 2025  (Episode # 1,169)

1) Electronic Intifada Newscast (occupied Palestine); 2) Remarks and Testimonies from Canadian Doctors who volunteered at Gaza Hospitals
 
During this episode of Arab Voices (# 1,169), we will have several segments:
 
1) Latest Electronic Intifada Newscast, covering the ongoing Israeli genocide and ethnic cleansing in occupied Palestine, summarized by Nora Barrows-Friedman.

2) On May 28, 2025, a press conference organized by Doctors Against Genocide was held in Ottawa, Canada, at which a member of parliament, Canadian doctors, and health-care workers returning from volunteering at Gaza hospitals shared their eyewitness accounts. During this episode of Arab Voices, we will listen to the remarks and testimonies of Heather McPherson, Member of Parliament (NDP), Maysa Hawwash, Palestinian-Canadian healthcare professional, and one of the founding leaders of  Doctors Against Genocide, Dr. Deirdre Nunan, Orthopedic Surgeon, Dr. Sarah Lalonde, CCFP-EM, Cree health board, Dr. Yipeng Ge, Family Doctor, Dr. Mohammad Rizwan Minhas, Sports and ER Medicine, Eye Witness Gaza, and Dr. Dorotea Gucciardo, PhD, Eye Witness Gaza.

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June 5, 2025  (Episode # 1,168)

1) Dr. Noura Erakat on the Palestinian Nakba, 2) Congressman Al Green on Ethnic Cleansing in Gaza, 3) The Sarajevo Declaration of the Gaza Tribunal by Dr. Penny Green, 4) Dr. Nimer Sultany on Genocide
 
During this episode of Arab Voices (# 1,168), we will have several segments:
 
1) Dr. Noura Erakat, a Professor of Africana Studies and the Program of Criminal Justice at Rutgers University, author, and co-founding editor of Jadaliyya, addressed the United Nations on May 15, 2025, commemorating the 77th anniversary of the start of the ongoing Palestinian Nakba, in which she highlighted the shortcomings of international law in stopping Israel's ongoing genocide against the Palestinian people in Gaza. During this episode of Arab Voices, we will air her remarks.

2) We will air the remarks of Congressman Al Green, who represents the ninth Congressional District of Texas in the United States House of Representatives, delivered on the house floor on May 14, 2025, opposing ethnic cleansing in Gaza and opposing providing more funds to Israel.

3) On May 29, 2025, the Gaza Tribunal Public Assembly concluded in Sarajevo with the reading of its Final Declaration, known as The Sarajevo Declaration of the Gaza Tribunal. This historic document brings together months of testimonies, legal analyses, and moral witness to affirm what the world must no longer deny: a genocide is taking place in Gaza. The declaration calls upon global civil society, states, and institutions to uphold their obligations under international law, reject complicity, and mobilize for justice. During this episode of Arab Voices, we will share the official Sarajevo Declaration of the Gaza Tribunal, read by Dr. Penny Green, Professor of Law and Globalisation at Queen Mary, University of London and a Director of the International State Crime Initiative, who is a Steering Committee member for the Gaza Tribunal.

4) We will air the remarks of Dr. Nimer Sultany, a Palestinian legal scholar and Reader in Public Law at SOAS University of London, delivered at the Gaza Tribunal during the Nakba and Colonial Genocide panel, held on May 26, 2025.

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May 29, 2025  (Episode # 1,167)

Ongoing Genocide in Gaza: 1) Ambassador Majed Bamya; 2) Dr. Feroze Sidhwa; 3) Dr. Tanya Haj Hassan; 4) Professor Richard Falk; 5) Dr. Fady Joudah
 
During this episode of Arab Voices (# 1,167), we will have several segments:
 
1) Ambassador Majed Bamya: On May 23, 2025, Ambassador Majed Bamya, Deputy Permanent Observer of Palestine to the United Nations, spoke at a UN Security Council session and we plan to air his remarks. Ambassador Bamya called on the international community to "dare and do what is necessary" to stop the genocide in the Gaza Strip, urging immediate action to protect civilians.

2) Dr. Feroze Sidhwa: At another UN Security Council meeting, held on May 28, 2025, Dr. Feroze Sidhwa, a general, trauma, and critical care surgeon, who volunteered in Gaza, delivered a testimony about Gaza and what he witnessed there, and we plan to air his testimony.

3) Dr. Tanya Haj Hassan: A pediatric intensive care doctor with Medical Aid for Palestinians, who spent months in Gaza in 2024 and 2025, spoke at the European Union parliament on April 28, 2025, about Gaza and what she witnessed there, and we plan on airing her remarks.

4) Professor Richard Falk: A new and historic Gaza Tribunal, a gathering of international experts and human rights defenders united to expose and address the crimes committed by Israel in Gaza, was held May 26-29, 2025, in Sarajevo. There were many great speeches and remarks delivered at that tribunal, and we plan on airing some of them over the next few weeks, and will be airing the opening remarks of Professor Richard Falk, former UN Special Rapporteur and professor emeritus of international law at Princeton during this episode of Arab Voices.

5) Dr. Fady Joudah: During previous episodes of Arab Voices, we aired some of the remarks delivered at the Gaza Habibti exhibition held in Houston, Texas in May 2025, including the remarks of Jehad Abusalim, Executive Director of the Institute for Palestine Studies-USA, and an accomplished speaker and writer, commemorating the 77th anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba and the ongoing Israeli genocide in Gaza, and the remarks of Dr. Rola ElFarra, a Palestinian physician from Gaza, speaking about the ongoing Israeli genocide, and the murder of approximately 170 family members in Gaza by Israel since October 2023. The day after she spoke at the Gaza Habibti exhibition, Dr. Fady Joudah, Palestinian American physician, poet, and translator, who won numerous awards and recognitions over the years, delivered a special poem referencing Dr. Elfarra’s ordeal, and another poem titled “Truth is never finished”, and we plan to air both poems during this episode of Arab Voices.

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May 22, 2025  (Episode # 1,166)

1) Electronic Intifada Newscast (occupied Palestine); 2) Jehad Abusalim on the 77th Anniversary of the Nakba & Israel's Ongoing Genocide in Gaza
 
During this episode of Arab Voices (# 1,166), we will have 2 segments:
 
1) The latest Electronic Intifada Newscast, covering the ongoing Israeli genocide and ethnic cleansing in occupied Palestine, summarized by Nora Barrows-Friedman.
 
2) Jehad Abusalim, Executive Director of the Institute for Palestine Studies-USA, and an accomplished speaker and writer, whose work has been featured in the Washington Post, Al-Jazeera, The Nation, Journal of Palestine Studies, and Vox, among other publications, spoke at the opening night of “My Beloved City, Gaza Habibti” exhibition held in Houston, Texas on May 15, 2025, commemorating the 77th anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba and the ongoing Israeli genocide in Gaza. During this episode of Arab Voices, we will air his remarks.
 
Jehad Abusalim is from the city of Deir el-Balah in the Gaza Strip, where he grew up and lived for most of his life.

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May 15, 2025  (Episode # 1,165)

1) Electronic Intifada Newscast; 2) Tom Fletcher on the Catastrophe in Occupied Palestine; 3) Dr. Rola ElFarra on the Genocide in Gaza & Israel's Murder of 170 Family Members
  
During this episode of Arab Voices (# 1,165), we will have 3 segments:
 
1) The latest Electronic Intifada Newscast, covering the ongoing Israeli genocide and ethnic cleansing in occupied Palestine, summarized by Nora Barrows-Friedman.
  
2) Tom Fletcher, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator at the United Nations, delivered a briefing on May 13, 2025, at the UN Security Council about the ongoing Israeli atrocities in Gaza, and Israel’s blocking of humanitarian aid, including food, water and medicine to 2.3 million Palestinians in Gaza. During this episode of Arab Voices, we will air his remarks.
 
3) The remarks of Dr. Rola ElFarra, a Palestinian physician from Gaza, based in Houston, Texas, about the ongoing Israeli genocide in Gaza, and the murder of approximately 170 family members in Gaza by Israel since October 2023. Dr. ElFarra spoke at the “My Beloved City, Gaza Habibti” reception, held on May 14, 2025.

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May 8, 2025  (Episode # 1,164)

1) My Beloved City, Gaza Habibti Exhibit; 2) Electronic Intifada Newscast; 3) Journalists Message by Ahmad Bassam; 4) Lara Elborno; 5) Ahmed Alnaouq
 
During this episode of Arab Voices (# 1,164), we will have 5 segments:
 
1) We will talk about the upcoming multimedia exhibition My Beloved City, Gaza Habibti that presents a powerful exploration of life in Gaza through the work of over 20 photographers and photo journalists from Gaza, six short films, poetry readings, and live music. This photo exhibit is a tribute to the people of Gaza, and offers an intimate look at the lives of individuals and communities in Gaza. My Beloved City, Gaza Habibti will be held May 15-24 at MATCH Midtown Arts & Theatre Center, 3400 Main Street, Houston, Texas.

2) The latest Electronic Intifada Newscast, covering the ongoing Israeli genocide and ethnic cleansing in occupied Palestine, summarized by Nora Barrows-Friedman.
 
3) Palestinian Journalists message to the world on World Press Freedom Day delivered from Gaza by Palestinian Journalist Ahmad Bassam.

4) Lara Elborno, Palestinian-American international lawyer and activist speaks via Double Down News about how “Not a single corporate media outlet has reported on how Israel has systematically beheaded Palestinian children on a daily basis for the last 18 months. Yet everyone of these outlets spread propaganda about 40 beheaded babies which never took place".

5) The Palestinian Return Centre organized and held an international conference titled "Naming Genocide: The Global Responsibility for Gaza" on February 22, 2025, in London. Several legal experts, advocates, voices from Gaza, and others, participated in the conference to discuss the ongoing crisis and the urgent need for international accountability. During this episode of Arab Voices, we will air the remarks of Ahmed Alnaouq, a UK-based Gaza journalist and founder of We Are Not Numbers, speaking at the panel titled “Voices from Gaza – Lived Realities and Resilience Amid Genocide”.

Date:

May 1, 2025  (Episode # 1,163)

1) Electronic Intifada Newscast (occupied Palestine); 2) Blinne Ní Ghrálaigh's remarks at the ICJ representing Palestine
 
During this episode of Arab Voices (# 1,163), we will have 2 segments:
 
1) The latest Electronic Intifada Newscast, covering the ongoing Israeli genocide and ethnic cleansing in occupied Palestine, summarized by Nora Barrows-Friedman.
 
2) While Apartheid Israel continues its genocide against the Palestinians in Gaza, with complete blockade, preventing food, medicine, water and other life necessities from entering the Gaza Strip where 2.3 million Palestinians live, and at the same time banning UNRWA, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East that supports the relief and human development of Palestinian refugees in Gaza and other places, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) held public hearings on the request for an advisory opinion on the Obligations of Israel in relation to the Presence and Activities of the United Nations, Other International Organizations and Third States in and in relation to the Occupied Palestinian Territory. The hearings were held the week of April 28, 2025, at The Hague in the Netherlands in Europe. Several experts spoke at the hearings, and during this episode of Arab Voices, we will air the remarks of Irish lawyer Blinne Ní Ghrálaigh, who was representing Palestine.

Date:

April 24, 2025  (Episode # 1,162)

1) Electronic Intifada Newscast (occupied Palestine); 2) Lara Elborno on "Genocide and International Law: Obligations and Accountability"
 
During this episode of Arab Voices (# 1,162), we will have 2 segments:
 
1) The latest Electronic Intifada Newscast, covering the ongoing Israeli genocide and ethnic cleansing in occupied Palestine, summarized by Nora Barrows-Friedman.
 
2) The Palestinian Return Centre organized and held an international conference titled "Naming Genocide: The Global Responsibility for Gaza" on February 22, 2025, in London. Several legal experts, advocates, voices from Gaza, and others, participated in the conference to discuss the ongoing crisis and the urgent need for international accountability. During this episode of Arab Voices, we will air the remarks of Lara Elborno, a Palestinian-American international lawyer and activist based in Paris, delivered during her participation in the panel "Genocide and International Law: Obligations and Accountability" at that conference.

Date:

April 17, 2025  (Episode # 1,161)

1) "We Love Life" Palestinian Benefit Weekend; 2) Electronic Intifada Newscast; 3) Remarks of Lara Elborno & Dr. Nimer Sultany at "Naming Genocide: The Global Responsibility for Gaza"
 
During this episode of Arab Voices (# 1,161), we will have 3 segments:
 
1) Reminder about the "We Love Life" Palestine Benefit Weekend, organized by the Palestinian American Cultural Center that will be held April 19-20 at the Water Works at Buffalo Bayou Park, in Houston. More information about it is at www.WeLoveLifeHouston.com.
 
2) The latest Electronic Intifada Newscast, covering the ongoing Israeli genocide & ethnic cleansing in occupied Palestine, summarized by Nora Barrows-Friedman.
 
3) The Palestinian Return Centre organized and held an international conference titled "Naming Genocide: The Global Responsibility for Gaza" on February 22, 2025, in London. Several legal experts, advocates, voices from Gaza, and others, participated in the conference to discuss the ongoing crisis and the urgent need for international accountability. During this episode of Arab Voices, we will air the opening remarks delivered at that conference by Lara Elborno, a Palestinian-American international lawyer and activist based in Paris, and the remarks of Professor Nimer Sultany, a Reader in Public Law at SOAS University of London, during his participation in the panel "Genocide and International Law: Obligations and Accountability".

Date:

April 10, 2025  (Episode # 1,160)

1) Electronic Intifada Newscast (occupied Palestine); 2) Senator Bernie Sanders on the Catastrophe in Gaza & Blocking Arms Transfer to Israel; 3) Message from Mahmoud Khalil's Family at the National March on Washington
 
During this episode of Arab Voices (# 1,160), we will have 3 segments:
 
1) The latest Electronic Intifada Newscast, covering the ongoing Israeli genocide & ethnic cleansing in occupied Palestine, summarized by Nora Barrows-Friedman.
 
2) Senator Bernie Sanders introduced recently Joint Resolutions of Disapproval (JRDs) to block the transfer of over 35,000 2,000lb bombs to Israel. Senator Sanders spoke on the Senate floor on April 3, 2025, about the catastrophic situation in Gaza, and the reasons he introduced the resolutions to block the arms transfer to Israel. During this episode of Arab Voices, we will air most of the remarks he delivered on the Senate floor. Fourteen Senators joined Senator Bernie Sanders’s Joint Resolutions of Disapproval, but the resolutions of disapproval did not pass. Senator Sanders has also introduced nine other JRDs to block more weapon transfers to Israel.

3) On April 5, 2025, a historic National March on Washington was held, demanding an end to Israel’s genocide in Gaza, an immediate ceasefire, and also an end to the Trump administration’s crackdown on pro-Palestinian students and activists. Nearly 300 organizations supported the historic March that was attended by thousands of people from across the US. Several prominent speakers delivered remarks at the March, and during this episode of Arab Voices, we will air a statement from Mahmoud Khalil’s wife, Dr. Noor Abdalla, read by Jasmine. Mahmoud Khalil, Palestinian-American and a legal resident in the US, and a student graduate of Columbia University, remains in custody by the Trump administration, for speaking against Israel’s genocide in Gaza.

Date:

April 3, 2025  (Episode # 1,159)

1) Electronic Intifada Newscast (occupied Palestine); 2) Interview with Francesca Albanese on Justice, Complicity, and International Law
 
During this episode of Arab Voices (# 1,159), we will have 2 segments:
 
1) The latest Electronic Intifada Newscast, covering the ongoing Israeli genocide and ethnic cleansing in occupied Palestine, summarized by Nora Barrows-Friedman.
 
2) Interview with Francesca Albanese, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories, on the topic of Justice, Complicity, and International Law. The discussion was conducted by Dr. Ramzy Baroud, Editor-in-Chief at the Palestine Chronicle, and Romana Rubeo, its Managing Editor, during The Floodgate Podcast, a production of the Palestine Chronicle.
 
Has international law collapsed in Gaza? What does American complicity mean for Palestinians under Israeli siege? And is the United Nations powerless in the face of genocide? In this wide-ranging conversation, Albanese breaks down the role of international law and the failures of the global system.

Date:

March 27, 2025   (Episode # 1,158)

1) Electronic Intifada Newscast (occupied Palestine); 2) "Global 195" Initiative by Tayab Ali; 3) Testimonies on Israeli Sexual Abuse and Rape of Palestinians
 
During this episode of Arab Voices (# 1,158), we will have 3 segments:
 
1) The latest Electronic Intifada Newscast, covering the ongoing Israeli genocide in Gaza, and other developments in occupied Palestine, summarized by Nora Barrows-Friedman.
 
2) The new “Global 195” initiative launched by the International Centre of Justice for Palestinians (ICJP), a worldwide legal coalition dedicated to holding accountable Israeli and dual national individuals alleged to have committed war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza. The initiative establishes a global network of accountability, which will ensure that domestic and international legal mechanisms are utilized to pursue individuals suspected of war crimes, wherever they may be. The coalition will simultaneously work within multiple jurisdictions to apply for private arrest warrants and initiate legal proceedings against those implicated. The scope of Global 195 includes individuals who have fought in the Israel Defense Forces, as well as figures spanning the entire Israeli military and political chain of command, from senior policymakers to operational personnel, who are directly or indirectly responsible for violations of international law. We will hear more information on the “Global 195” initiative from ICJP Director Tayab Ali in the UK, announcing the initiative at the international press conference held on March 18, 2025.

3) We will also listen to testimonies delivered at the public hearing held on March 11, 2025, organized by the United Nations Commission of Inquiry on the occupied Palestinian territories including East Jerusalem & Israel. The Commission of Inquiry held its third round of Public Hearings to gather testimony from victims of sexual, reproductive and other forms of gender-based violence committed by the Israeli forces and Israeli settlers. We will hear from Kifeya Khraim, International Advocacy Officer at Women's Centre for Legal Aid and Counseling, and also from a Women Human Rights Defender Witness, about shocking, despicable, and horrifying treatment of Palestinians, especially women by the Israeli occupation soldiers, including sexual abuse, violence, rape, and more.

Date:

March 20, 2025   (Episode # 1,157)

1) Electronic Intifada Newscast (occupied Palestine); 2) Mahmoud Khalil’s Letter; 3) Filing of Federal Lawsuit; 4) CAIR's 2025 Civil Rights Report "Unconstitutional Crackdowns"
 
During this episode of Arab Voices (# 1,157), we will have 4 segments:
 
1) The latest Electronic Intifada Newscast, covering the ongoing Israeli genocide in Gaza, and other developments in occupied Palestine, summarized by Nora Barrows-Friedman.
 
2) Mahmoud Khalil’s "Letter from a Palestinian Political Prisoner in Louisiana".

3) The filing of a federal lawsuit by the New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY), alongside the Institute for Middle East Understanding (IMEU), and the law firm of Dratel & Lewis on behalf of Mahmoud Khalil and 7 other Columbia University students against Columbia University and the House Committee on Education and Workforce regarding the Congressional request to disclose thousands of student records. We will hear from Lamya Agarwala, CAIR-NY Supervising Attorney, Amy Greer, Dratel & Lewis Associate, Gadeir Abbas, CAIR Senior Litigation Attorney, and Afaf Nasher, CAIR-NY Executive Director.

4) Remarks from Edward Ahmed Mitchell, Civil Rights Attorney and National Deputy Director of CAIR, Nihad Awad, Executive Director and co-founder of CAIR, and Farah Afifi, Research and Advocacy Coordinator at CAIR, about the newly released Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) 2025 Civil Rights Report "Unconstitutional Crackdowns," revealing that Islamophobia in the U.S. has reached record levels, with viewpoint discrimination against pro-Palestine advocates emerging as a major driver. The report reveals that speaking out against Israel’s apartheid, occupation, and genocide came at a cost in 2024, with crackdowns replacing public debate.

Date:

March 13, 2025   (Episode # 1,156)

1) Electronic Intifada Newscast (occupied Palestine); 2) Briefs from members of Mahmoud Khalil's Legal Team, and several Columbia & Barnard Faculty, Jewish Community Leaders, and Immigrant Rights Advocates Condemning ICE Detention of Khalil, and Demanding his Immediate Release
 
During this episode of Arab Voices (# 1,156), we will have 2 segments:
 
1) Electronic Intifada Newscast, a summary of the latest developments in the occupied Gaza Strip and West Bank, summarized by Nora Barrows-Friedman.
 
2) We will talk about Palestinian-American Mahmoud Khalil, a graduate student from Columbia University who was arrested by U.S. Department of Homeland Security agents on March 8, 2025, revoking his permanent residency (Green Card) at the order of the US Secretary of State, and is working on deporting him form the United States, for speaking against the Israeli genocide in Gaza, a clear violation to the first amendment and free speech. A federal Judge on March 11, 2025, temporarily blocked the deportation of Mahmoud Khalil, who is being held in a detention center in Louisiana, although he was living in and arrested in New York.

We will hear briefs & remarks delivered at two press conferences from members of his legal team (Ramzi Kassem, Co-Director & Founding Director of Creating Law Enforcement Accountability & Responsibility (CLEAR) Project, and a member of Mahmoud's Legal Team, Baher Azmy, Legal Director of the Center of Constitutional Rights, and a member of Mahmoud's Legal Team, and Shezza Abboushi Dallal, Staff Attorney with the CLEAR Project who will read a statement from Mahmoud's wife), and we will also hear from several Columbia & Barnard faculty, Jewish community leaders, and immigrant rights advocates (Michael Thaddeus, Professor of Mathematics at Columbia University, Donna Lieberman, President & CEO of the New York Civil Liberties Union, Yinon Cohen, Yerushalmi Professor of Israel and Jewish Studies at Columbia University, Professor Nadia Abu El-Haj, Ann Whitney Olin Professor in the Departments of Anthropology at Barnard College and Columbia University, & Co-Director of the Center for Palestine Studies, Shaun Abreu, New York City Council Member, Nara Milanich, Chair of the Department of History at Barnard College, representing the American Association of University Professors (AAUP), Marianne Hirsch, William Peterfield Trent Professor Emerita of English and Comparative Literature and the Institute for the Study of Sexuality and Gender at Columbia University, Jason Klein, Senior Rabbi of Congregation Beit Simchat Torah, and Jamie Beran, Bend the Arc CEO), condemning ICE detention of Mahmoud Khalil, and demanding his immediate release.

Date:

March 6, 2025   (Episode # 1,155)

1) Electronic Intifada Newscast (Gaza and West Bank); 2)  Soumaya Ghannoushi on Gaza & Trump's Plan; 3) Daniel Levy on Gaza; 4) Dr. Fady Joudah's "Dedication" Poem
 
During this episode of Arab Voices (# 1,155), we will have 4 segments:
 
1) The latest Electronic Intifada Newscast, a summary of the latest developments in the occupied Gaza Strip and West Bank, summarized by Nora Barrows-Friedman.
 
2) Commentary by Soumaya Ghannoushi, a British-Tunisian writer and expert in Middle East politics, explaining to Middle East Eye how Israel’s assault on Gaza is not just a war but a deliberate attempt to erase its history, culture, and identity, and how Gaza has survived for thousands of years and it cannot be erased by Trump and Israel.

3) The remarks delivered at the United Nations by Daniel Levy, former Israeli negotiator sharing his vision on what’s happening in Gaza and the future.

4) A special poem titled “Dedication” by Dr. Fady Joudah, Palestinian American physician, poet, and translator, who won numerous awards and recognitions over the years.

Date:

February 27, 2025   (Episode # 1,154)

1) Electronic Intifada Newscast (Gaza and West Bank); 2) DAWN's Historic & Unprecedented Referral to the ICC to Investigate & Prosecute President Biden, Antony Blinken, and Lloyd Austin
 
During this episode of Arab Voices (# 1,154), we will have 2 segments:
 
1) The latest Electronic Intifada Newscast, a summary of the latest developments in the occupied Gaza Strip and West Bank, summarized by Nora Barrows-Friedman.
 
2) DAWN, a nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C., that promotes democracy, the rule of law, and human rights for all of the peoples of the Middle East and North Africa, submitted a historic and unprecedented referral to the International Criminal Court (ICC) seeking an urgent investigation and prosecution of former President Biden, State Secretary Antony Blinken, and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin for aiding and abetting war crimes, forced displacement, and genocide in Gaza. DAWN’s 172-page submission to the ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan, lays out the legal basis for investigating Biden, Blinken, and Austin for aiding and abetting Israeli war crimes, forced displacement, and genocide in Gaza. The filing says U.S. officials were fully aware that Israel would use the weapons they approved for mass killings and targeted attacks on civilians, and argues these US officials must be held accountable for their roles in these crimes. Prepared with the support of ICC-registered lawyers and other war crimes experts, the submission details a pattern of deliberate and purposeful decisions by these officials to provide military, political, and public support to facilitate Israeli crimes in Gaza; this support included at least $17.9 billion of weapons transfers, intelligence sharing, targeting assistance, diplomatic protection, and official endorsement of Israeli crimes, despite knowledge of how such support had and would substantially enable grave abuses.

On February 24, 2025, DAWN held a press conference to provide further details about their submission to the International Criminal Court (ICC). In this episode, we will air the remarks delivered at that press conference, and some of the questions and answers that followed. We will hear from Raed Jarrar, DAWN’s Advocacy Director, Sarah Leah Whitson, DAWN’s Executive Director, Reed Brody, International Legal Expert and DAWN Board Member, and Shawan Jabarin, General Director of Al-Haq organization in occupied Palestine.

Date:

February 20, 2025   (Episode # 1,153)

Latest Electronic Intifada Newscast (Gaza and West Bank); and remarks delivered at the UK Rally for Palestine
 
During this episode of Arab Voices (# 1,153), we will have 2 segments:
  
1) The latest Electronic Intifada Newscast, a summary of the latest developments in the occupied Gaza Strip and West Bank, summarized by Nora Barrows-Friedman.
 
2) We will air some of the remarks delivered at the Rally for Palestine and a response to Trump's ethnic cleansing plan held on February 15, 2025, in London in the UK and attended by more than 175,000 people, including the remarks of Daniel Kebede, General Secretary of the National Education Union, Jenin, Palestinian activist with the Palestinian Youth Movement, organizer, and story teller, Daniel Wernberg from Jewish Bloc, Yara Eid, Palestinian journalist and Human Rights Advocate from Gaza, Hamza Stitan, a British-Palestinian from Gaza, Zarah Sultana, a British politician and a Member of Parliament, Jeremy Corbyn, a British politician and a Member of Parliament, who will also read a message from Dr. Mustafa Barghouti, and the remarks of Owen Jones, British newspaper columnist, commentator, journalist, author and political activist.
 
The rally was organized by Palestine Solidarity Campaign, Palestinian Forum in Britain, Friends of Al-Aqsa, Stop the War Coalition, Muslim Association of Britain, and Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament.

Date:

February 13, 2025   (Episode # 1,152)

Latest Electronic Intifada Newscast (Gaza and West Bank; Omar Baddar on Trump's Gaza Plan; David Hearst on Trump's Gaza Plan & his SHOCKING Plan for Greater Israel
 
During this episode of Arab Voices (# 1,152), we will have 4 segments:
  
1) The latest Electronic Intifada Newscast, a summary of the latest developments in the occupied Gaza Strip and West Bank, summarized by Nora Barrows-Friedman.
 
2) Omar Baddar, Palestinian American political analyst and member of the National Policy Council of the Arab American Institute, discussing on Democracy Now! Trump’s plan to ethnically cleanse the Gaza Strip from its Palestinian inhabitants and occupy it. Baddar says “There's no question that even though the entire region would reject it … the fundamental reality is that we are heading to the complete destruction of Palestinian society in Gaza as a matter of status quo.”
 
3) An opinion piece on Trump’s plans for Gaza titled “If Trump tries to take over Gaza, Palestinians will die where they stand” from David Hearst, co-founder and editor-in-chief of Middle East Eye.
 
4) David Hearst exposing Trump’s SHOCKING Plan for Greater Israel at Double Down News.

Date:

February 6, 2025   (Episode # 1,151)

1) Electronic Intifada Newscast; 2) Dr. Riyad Mansour & Francesca Albanese on Trump's Gaza announcement; 3) Hani Almadhoun on the situation in Gaza; 4) Ahmed Alnaouq's testimony; 5) Joint Statement on Palestine by The Hague Group
 
During this episode of Arab Voices (# 1,151), we will have 5 segments:
 
1) The latest Electronic Intifada Newscast, a summary of the latest developments in the occupied Gaza Strip and West Bank, summarized by Nora Barrows-Friedman.
 
2) Reactions to President Trump’s announcement about the US occupying Gaza and ethnically cleansing the Palestinians from it by Dr. Riyad Mansour, Ambassador of the State of Palestine at the United Nations, and Francesca Albanese, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967.

3) The remarks of Hani Almadhoun, Senior Director of Philanthropy at UNRWA-USA, and Co-Founder of Gaza Soup Kitchen, delivered on February 5, 2025, on the situation in Gaza during the meeting of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (CEIRPP).

4) The testimony of Ahmed Alnaouq, Journalist and Writer from Gaza, and Co-founder of We Are Not Numbers, on Israel's Genocide in Gaza delivered at The Hague Group on January 31, 2025.

5) The inaugural Joint Statement on Palestine issued on January 31, 2025, by The Hague Group, a group of nine nations from the global south (Belize, Bolivia, Colombia, Cuba, Honduras, Malaysia, Namibia, Senegal, and South Africa), formed to protect and uphold the rulings of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and the International Criminal Court (ICC). The statement was read on behalf of The Hague Group by Zane Dangor, Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of the Republic of South Africa.

Date:

January 30, 2025   (Episode # 1,150)

1) Electronic Intifada Newscast (Gaza, West Bank, and Lebanon); 2) Palestine Legal's Statement on Trump's Executive Order; 3) Interview with Abed Ayoub
 
During this episode of Arab Voices (# 1,150), we will have 3 segments:
 
1) The latest Electronic Intifada Newscast, a summary of the latest developments in the occupied Gaza Strip, West Bank, and Lebanon, summarized by Nora Barrows-Friedman.
 
2) Palestine Legal's Statement on Trump's Executive Order aiming to Punish Protests of Israel's Genocide in Gaza, and promote Anti-Palestinian Discrimination.

3) Interview with Abed Ayoub, National Executive Director for the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), conducted by Ali Abunimah and Nora Barrows-Friedman with the Electronic Intifada about the US government’s escalating attack on those who speak up for Palestinian rights, and what can be done to protect ourselves individually and collectively.

Date:

January 23, 2025   (Episode # 1,149)

1) Electronic Intifada Newscast; 2) Remarks of Francesca Albanese and Gabi Kaplan at European Palestinian Network Conference
 
During this episode of Arab Voices (# 1,149), we will have 2 segments:
 
1) The latest Electronic Intifada Newscast, a summary of the latest developments in the occupied Gaza Strip and West Bank, summarized by Nora Barrows-Friedman.
 
2) The remarks of Francesca Albanese, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, speaking about “Justice and International Law: Where Palestine Stands”, followed by questions and answers, and the remarks of Gabi Kaplan, Coordinator of European Jews for Palestine (a new network of Jewish collectives in Europe in solidarity with Palestine), delivered at the European Palestinian Network Conference, held on January 11, 2025, in Denmark. During the previous episode of Arab Voices, we aired the remarks of Palestinian Journalist Wejdan Abu Shammala, who spoke at that conference.

Date:

January 16, 2025   (Episode # 1,148)

1) Gaza Ceasefire; 2) Gaza Journalists' Message by Abubaker Abed; 3) Electronic Intifada Newscast; 4) Wejdan Abu Shammala at European Palestinian Network Conference; 5) Dr. Rania Masri at Merchants of Death War Crimes Tribunal
 
During this episode of Arab Voices (# 1,148), we will have several segments:
 
1) Gaza Ceasefire announcement between Hamas and Apartheid Israel, and the catastrophic situation in the occupied and destroyed Gaza Strip.

2) Palestinian Journalists’ message from Gaza by Abubaker Abed, Palestinian journalist and commentator in Gaza.

3) The latest Electronic Intifada Newscast, a summary of the latest developments in the occupied Gaza Strip, summarized by Nora Barrows-Friedman.
 
4) The remarks of Palestinian Journalist Wejdan Abu Shammala from Gaza, who lost over 200 members of her family during the current genocide, delivered at the European Palestinian Network Conference.
 
5) Dr. Rania Masri, a long-time activist and organizer, speaking at the Merchants of Death War Crimes Tribunal, which concluded its three-year investigation of the United States weapons makers, and charged them with conspiring to commit War Crimes, Crimes Against Humanity, and Genocide, all in violation of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.

Date:

January 9, 2025   (Episode # 1,147)

1) Latest Electronic Intifada Newscast (Gaza); 2) Remarks of Rik Peeperkorn, Tanya Haj Hassan, and Riyad Mansour at UNSC on the Health System in Gaza
 
During this episode of Arab Voices (# 1,147), we will have 2 segments:
 
1) The latest Electronic Intifada Newscast, a summary of the latest developments in the occupied Gaza Strip, summarized by Nora Barrows-Friedman.

2) We will air some of the speeches delivered at the United Nations Security Council Emergency Meeting on Israel’s attacks on the healthcare system in Gaza, describing the horrific situation there, and the perspectives of healthcare workers in Gaza. We will air the remarks of Dr. Rik Peeperkorn, World Health Organization (WHO) Representative for the West Bank and Gaza, Dr. Tanya Haj Hassan, Medical Practitioner at Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP), and Dr. Riyad Mansour, Ambassador of the State of Palestine at the United Nations.

Date:

January 2, 2025   (Episode # 1,146)

1) Latest Electronic Intifada Newscast; 2) Miko Peled & Ebrahim Osman-Mowafy on the Genocide in Gaza
 
During this episode of Arab Voices (# 1,146), we will have 2 segments:
 
1) The latest Electronic Intifada Newscast, a summary of the latest developments in the occupied Gaza Strip, summarized by Nora Barrows-Friedman.

2) The remarks of both Miko Peled, Israeli-American activist and author, and Ebrahim Osman-Mowafy, president of the Oxford Union debating society, delivered on November 28, 2024, at the historic Oxford Union debate titled “This House Believes Israel is an Apartheid State Responsible for Genocide”.
 
During the previous episode of Arab Voices, archived on our website ArabVoices.net, we aired the remarks of Susan Abulhawa, Palestinian writer, author, and human rights activist, delivered at the same debate.