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Palestine This Week with Nasim Ahmed is a weekly analytical review of the biggest stories coming out of Palestine.

  1. Israel’s ‘Absolute Security’ Doctrine: A Recipe for Regional Insecurity | Palestine This Week with Mouin Rabbani

    1 DAY AGO

    Israel’s ‘Absolute Security’ Doctrine: A Recipe for Regional Insecurity | Palestine This Week with Mouin Rabbani

    In this episode of Palestine This Week, we examine Israel’s expanding control over Gaza through the shifting “Yellow Line” and the emergence of a clandestine “voluntary migration” programme, before turning to the occupied West Bank, where the JNF is cutting funding to settler farm outposts as Israel’s wider strategy moves from “conflict management” towards annexation. We also discuss fresh allegations against ICC prosecutor Karim Khan, Israel’s application of the Gaza model in Lebanon and Barack Obama’s claim that Benjamin Netanyahu pushed him towards war with Iran before making the same case to Donald Trump. The episode ends by looking at the growing regional divide between Saudi Arabia and the UAE over Israel, Iran and the future of Gulf security. Chapters: 00:00 Introduction & Overview 01:20 Israel expands Gaza’s “Yellow Line” and undermines Trump’s ceasefire plan 08:54 Israel’s clandestine ethnic cleansing programme under the guise of “voluntary migration” 18:54 JNF cuts funding to West Bank settler farm outposts 27:22 Israel’s West Bank policy shifts from “conflict management” to annexation 33:14 Allegations against ICC prosecutor Karim Khan as pressure builds over the Netanyahu case 41:21 Israel applies the Gaza model in Lebanon 45:41 Obama says Netanyahu pushed him towards war with Iran before making the same case to Trump 51:20 Saudi Arabia and the UAE split over Israel, Iran and regional security

    1hr 1min
  2. 78 years on: what went wrong with Israel’s founding project? | Palestine This Week with Mouin Rabbani

    29 APR

    78 years on: what went wrong with Israel’s founding project? | Palestine This Week with Mouin Rabbani

    In this episode, we assess Israel 78 years after its founding, examining whether the Zionist project has reached a point of crisis. We explore competing interpretations of what “went wrong,” from claims of ideological failure to arguments that the current reality reflects the logical outcome of a settler-colonial project. Drawing on historical evidence and contemporary developments, the discussion addresses Israel's genocide on Gaza, the erasure of Palestinian, ongoing patterns of dispossession and looting, and the wider regional and international dynamics shaping the conflict today. 00:25 78 years on: has Zionism reached its breaking point? 10:23 What went wrong: the collapse of Zionism’s founding promise 23:07 Was genocide built into the Zionist project? 26:08 From the Nakba to Lebanon: the looting that never ended 31:05 The 2,700-year claim used to erase Palestinians 36:13 Engineering collapse: is Israel undermining the Palestinian Authority? 51:39 How the US justifies its war with Iran 53:33 Israel, the Gulf and the new regional war map

    58 min
  3. Gaza six months since ceasefire: the next stage of genocide | Palestine This Week with Mouin Rabbani

    22 APR

    Gaza six months since ceasefire: the next stage of genocide | Palestine This Week with Mouin Rabbani

    In this episode of our weekly review, we look at Gaza six months into the ceasefire and the next stage in Israel’s genocide. We also discuss Israel’s settler-colonial “buffer zones”  employed  as a toll of expansion, ideological continuity in Zionism, the symbolism of an Israeli soldier smashing a statue of Christ and the latest on US/Israel war on Iran. 1-Gaza six months into ceasefire 2-Gaza’s reconstruction crisis 3-Next stage of Gaza’s genocide  4-Buffer zones and permanent war 5-Ideological continuity in Zionism 6-Smashing the statue of Christ 7-Iran war and ceasefire talks

    53 min
  4. Israel’s New Gospel of Perpetual War | Palestine This Week with Mouin Rabbani

    15 APR

    Israel’s New Gospel of Perpetual War | Palestine This Week with Mouin Rabbani

    In this episode, we examine why the first round of Iran-US talks broke down, how Lebanon has moved to the centre of ceasefire negotiations and why Trump appears to be retreating from his earlier endorsement of Iran’s 10-point plan. We also ask whether the war on Iran now amounts to a historic strategic defeat for both Washington and Tel Aviv, before looking at the build-up to war and Netanyahu’s role in shaping it. The discussion then turns to the growing rift between Pope Leo and Trump, the dangerous normalisation of political assassination and the rise in US soldiers refusing to fight with Iran. We close by considering why Israel is more dangerous than ever and what Viktor Orban’s defeat could mean for Israel and the global far right.

    54 min
  5. Victory for Iran, Permanent Pariah for Israel | Palestine This Week with Mouin Rabbani

    8 APR

    Victory for Iran, Permanent Pariah for Israel | Palestine This Week with Mouin Rabbani

    In this episode, we assess where the war with Iran stands at the six-week mark, examine whether Tehran is emerging stronger from the conflict, and consider where Donald Trump’s latest deadline could lead. We also look at the murky story of the downed US pilot, Trump’s admission that Washington sent weapons to Iranian protesters, the wider regional risks for the Gulf states, the striking critique of American power by the doyen of neoconservatism Robert Kagan, and what Israel’s moves in Lebanon could mean for the next phase of the war. Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 00:16 Is Iran winning the war? 08:32 Trump’s deadline: where is the war headed next? 13:44 The downed US pilot story: rescue mission or cover for something else? 21:40 Trump admits arming Iranian protesters 26:13 The Gulf states and the regional fallout of a longer war 34:26 America as a rogue superpower 44:24 Israel, Hezbollah and the future of Lebanon

    52 min
  6. How Hormuz could become the US and Israel’s Suez | Palestine This Week with Mouin Rabbani

    1 APR

    How Hormuz could become the US and Israel’s Suez | Palestine This Week with Mouin Rabbani

    In this episode, we discuss the shocking abuse of toddler Karim Abu Nassar in Gaza, Israel’s proposed death penalty law for Palestinians, the rise of Kahanism and signs of internal crisis within Israel.  We also examine growing anti-Zionism among US Jews, whether the Strait of Hormuz could become America’s Suez and why Israel’s tactical gains may be masking a deeper strategic defeat. Chapters: 00:00 Introduction & Overview 01:19 The torture of Karim Abu Nassar and Israel’s normalisation of torture 12:41 Israel’s death penalty law for Palestinians 21:29 The Kahanification of Israel 26:52 Is Israel collapsing from within? 33:24 The rise of anti-Zionism among US Jews 38:38 Why Hormuz could become America’s Suez? 45:33 Tactical victories, strategic defeat: Israel and Iran 49:54 Are Gulf states betting on a weakening US?

    54 min
  7. Trump, Iran and Israel’s War Without End | Palestine This Week with Mouin Rabbani

    25 MAR

    Trump, Iran and Israel’s War Without End | Palestine This Week with Mouin Rabbani

    Is Trump really in control? In this episode, we break down the US and Israel war on Iran, the false intelligence and bad-faith negotiations behind it, the UAE’s harder line, the plagiarised report used to sell the case for war, whether Israel’s project of regional hegemony is coming to an end, and the growing backlash to settler violence. Chapters: 00:00 Introduction & Overview 01:04 How is the war with Iran going? 06:10 Is Trump really in control? 18:46 Why the UAE is taking a harder line on Iran 24:18 How the case for war was manufactured 30:44 The plagiarised report behind the war narrative 37:06 Is Israel’s regional dominance unravelling? 46:22 Why Israel’s “right to exist” argument is fraying 53:18 Why settler violence is triggering backlash

    57 min
  8. The Global Cost of Israeli Domination | Palestine This Week with Mouin Rabbani

    18 MAR

    The Global Cost of Israeli Domination | Palestine This Week with Mouin Rabbani

    In this episode, we explore why Palestine remains central to understanding the region’s escalating crises, from the war on Iran and Gaza to Lebanon and the mounting pressure on Gulf states. We unpack the dangerous assumptions, political delusions and power plays driving the Middle East deeper into chaos.

    1 hr
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Palestine This Week with Nasim Ahmed is a weekly analytical review of the biggest stories coming out of Palestine.

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  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
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