US student protests and growing opposition to Biden’s support for Gaza war
Dagens Nyheter, major Swedish daily, April 24, 2024 quotes Dr. Zunes on growing protests and opposition.
Category: Foreign Policy
West’s role in Moroccan occupation of Western Sahara
April 20, 2024: On Dr. Zunes’ recent talk at the Gothenburg Science Festival on the West’s role in the Moroccan occupation of Western Sahara. More at Western-Sahara.org
Does Israel Want a Wider War?
The Progressive magazine April 17, 2024: Zunes’ analysis of the recent Israeli-Iranian confrontation and the US role [source]
Biden Claims to Support a Two-State Solution but his Policies Say Otherwise
Truthout April 17, 2024: Recent initiatives by the Palestinian government to revive their application for UN membership are testing the U.S. claim it supports a “two-state solution” [source]
Comparing US policy towards Palestinian & Western Saharan struggles for self-determination
U.S. Campaign to End the Moroccan Occupation newsletter April 11, 2024: A short essay comparing U.S. policy towards the Palestinian and Western Saharan struggles for self-determination: Western Sahara. [source]. More at Western-Sahara.org.
Antisemitism charges in Palestine solidarity movement
[In English, 53 min.] Torgny Segerstedt Foundation and the city of Malmö sponsored this recent important public lecture regarding charges of antisemitism in the Palestine solidarity movement and understanding what’s real, what’s not, and why it matters. [source unavailable]
TV: Pro-Palestinian protesters who blocked Bay Area highways, bridges, & Israel vs. Iran
KTVU-TV Fox Oakland, April 15, 2024 Dr. Zunes begins about the one-minute mark [source]
Podcast: US-Israeli relations and Gaza war
Fascinating People, Fascinating Places April 11, 2024, 30 min.: Zunes is the guest on this half-hour podcast, in which he looks at US-Israeli relations and the war in Gaza [Facebook Source Link]
Israel and Iran Exchange Blows
Santita Jackson Show, April 15, nationally-syndicated: Zunes was guest expert in this 50-minute interview with Phyllis Bennis of the Institute for Policy Studies and Professor David Gibbs of the University of Arizona [Facebook Source Link is no longer available]
Iran can gain politically by de-escalating
Al Jazeera Analysis April 15, 2024: (Scroll down that page 2/3) … Stephen Zunes, a professor of politics and international studies at the University of San Francisco, said the US is trying to “calm things” in the Middle East following Iran’s…
Biden Has Had the Power to Stop Israel’s War Crimes in Gaza Since Day One
Truthout, April 5, 2024, by Stephen Zunes: In reality, the Biden administration has the power to stop Israel’s offensive in Gaza in its tracks. Though Congress authorizes military aid, the president has the authority under the Arms Export Control Act…
How Biden Immediately Undermined UN Ceasefire Vote
The Progressive April 8, 2024 The Biden Administration is trying to seem like they’re working to end to the fighting when they are not [source]
Israel’s decades-long occupation of Palestine, election of most right-wing government ever, and US Role
Unitarian Universalist San Francisco, April 8, 2024, 1 hr. 19 mins.
Interview: Weaponization of Antisemitism
Palestine Update, California Radio, April 8, 54 min.Sources: UN, electronicintafada.net, Common Dreams, Palestine Chronicle, Reuters, popularresistance.org, the Arab Center, The Real News Network, The Guardian, NPR, The Intercept, bdsmovement.net, investigate.afsc.org, whoprofits.org…
The Lingering Effects of Iraq War Lies
The Progressive, March 27, 2023 [source]Twenty years after the U.S. invasion of Iraq, the country remains unstable, with one of the most corrupt and dysfunctional governments in the world…
Interview: A Beacon of Hope in Troubled Times; Stephen Zunes
Resource Center for Nonviolence, January 11, 2024; 25 min. on YouTube. Professor Zunes shared his nuanced understanding of the Israel-Palestine conflict with RCNV’s Executive Director, Silvia Morales. Zunes said. “Jews feel attachment to Israel, often rationalizing war crimes it commits.”…
Interview: The US, Israel, and Palestine
March 4, 2024: The United States, Israel, and Palestine: 54-minute interview for the Santita Jackson Show
Lecture: US policy towards Israel/Palestine
March 5, 2024: US policy towards Israel/Palestine:90-minute video at Chalmers University, Gothenburg, Sweden
U.S. Has Redefined ‘Human Shields’ to Enable Israel’s Slaughter of Gaza Civilians
Truthout March 22, 2024: The civilian death rate from the U.S.-backed Israeli assault on the Gaza Strip is the highest of any conflict since the 1994 Rwanda genocide [yet] Biden has vetoed multiple UN Security Council resolutions, rejected calls by…
Why Young Voters Aren’t With Biden on Israel
The Progressive March 15, 2024: Young people are progressive, more aware of racism and a rightwing Israel, and increasingly turning away from Biden (72% of voters 18-29 disapprove of his handling of the war)… [source]