Trump’s Plan for Gaza Expulsion Rooted in Decades of U.S. Policy Stephen Zunes, February 11, 2025February 11, 2025 The Progressive Feb. 11, 2025: Zunes’s latest article looks at Trump’s proposal to ethnically cleanse Palestinians from the Gaza Strip and have the United States seize the territory for tourist development, noting that while this is one of the more extreme and reprehensible proposals from an American president, neither party… Continue Reading
Lecture: U.S. Middle East Policy Under Trump Stephen Zunes, February 11, 2025February 11, 2025 Video February 9, 2025: A talk for the Alameda County Green Party entitled “U.S. Middle East Policy Under Trump: How It Will Differ from Biden (and How It Won’t)” Continue Reading
Interview: Trump’s plans to ethnic cleanse Gaza Stephen Zunes, February 11, 2025February 11, 2025 KPFA-FM news February 9, 2025; Segment begins at 14-mins.: Trump’s plans for ethnic cleansing in Gaza and other issues. Continue Reading
Interview: Gaza Ceasefire, Trump & Netanyahu Stephen Zunes, February 11, 2025February 11, 2025 Al-Jazeera English February 5, 2025 (5 mins.): Following Trump’s press conference with Israeli prime minister Netanyahu [source] Continue Reading
Interview: Trump’s policy toward Palestinians Stephen Zunes, February 11, 2025February 11, 2025 Two recent interviews on CNA television, Singapore-based multinational news channel: Jordan, Egypt unlikely to take in more Palestinian refugees despite Trump’s threats (8 mins.) Trump’s proposal to ‘clean out’ Gaza disturbing (7 mins.) Continue Reading
What a Second Trump Presidency Could Mean for the Pro-Palestine Movement Stephen Zunes, February 5, 2025February 5, 2025 The Progressive February 3, 2025 Examines how a Trump presidency will make U.S. policy towards Israel/Palestine even worse than under Biden, but how it might spawn a bigger backlash that could end up forcing real change in U.S. policy in the longer term. [source] Continue Reading
Interview: Israel’s devastating military offensive in the occupied West Bank Stephen Zunes, February 5, 2025February 5, 2025 Al-Jazeera English “Inside Story” February 4, 2025: One of three experts, Zunes’s segment begins at 9 mins. of 27. Continue Reading
Interview: Gaza Ceasefire Status Stephen Zunes, February 5, 2025February 5, 2025 Al Jazeera English January 25, 2025 (video 6-minutes) on the status of the Gaza Ceasefire agreement and U.S. policy. [source] Continue Reading
UN Faces Backlash from a Hostile White House Stephen Zunes, February 5, 2025February 12, 2025 Inter Press Service UN Bureau Report, Jan 30 2025 Dr. Zunes is quoted extensively in this report: “No leader of a major power since the UN’s founding in 1945 has expressed such disdain for fundamental principles of international law.” It should be remembered, though, that the United States was already… Continue Reading
Rep. Jimmy Panetta’s rejection of the rule of law Stephen Zunes, February 5, 2025February 5, 2025 Santa Cruz Sentinel: Guest Commentary, January 2025: Addresses a bill to punish those associated with the International Criminal Court for investigating war criminals allied with the United States, for which all 205 Republicans and 42 Democrats voted in favor, including Zunes’s Congressperson Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-19). [source] Continue Reading
ICAHD UK Webinar ‘The Palestinian Struggle in the Age of Trump’ Stephen Zunes, February 5, 2025February 5, 2025 Israeli Committee Against House Demolition UK Webinar ‘The Palestinian Struggle in the Age of Trump,’ 23 Jan 2025[Zunes’s segment starts at 28 minutes; video source] Professors Stephen Zunes and Leila Farsakh were distinguished guests, moderated by Jeff Halper. Leila Farsakh works with several international organisations and is a senior research… Continue Reading
Was Jimmy Carter Really a Peacemaker? admin, January 19, 2025January 19, 2025 Fair Observer January 17, 2025, with Claire Whitaker: Carter earned the Nobel Peace Prize for his post-presidency work, but while in office, he was no peacemaker. Carter’s foreign policy compromised his morals, supported autocratic regimes and failed to combat human rights violations… (source) Continue Reading
Joe Biden’s Tragic Failure to Learn from the Past admin, January 19, 2025January 19, 2025 The Progressive January 18, 2025: On Biden’s foreign policy legacy, comparing his support for a far right Middle Eastern government engaging in massive war crimes with Reagan’s support for far right Central American governments engaged in massive war crimes… [source] Continue Reading
Interview: Jimmy Carter’s Legacy with Stephen Zunes admin, January 12, 2025January 20, 2025 WORT-FM January 9, 2025 (50 mins.): Stephen Zunes joins host Allen Ruff to critically assess the legacy of a former president as most media tend to overlook the low points of Carter’s time in office. Carter inherited the presidency at the height of US imperialism with limited foreign-policy experience, propping… Continue Reading
As President, Jimmy Carter Was Not a “Peacemaker” admin, January 11, 2025January 20, 2025 In These Times, January 10, 2025 The recent passing of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter has led to some well-deserved praise of his legacy, particularly in regard to his exemplary service as a peacemaker and humanitarian since leaving the White House in 1981. During his post-presidency, he was also subjected to… Continue Reading
Jimmy Carter Warned Us About Israeli Apartheid admin, January 5, 2025January 20, 2025 The Progressive January 2, 2025: The late President Jimmy Carter… was met with intense criticism for insisting that standards of peace, human rights, and international law should apply not just to countries hostile to U.S. interests, but to U.S. allies like Israel as well. Particularly controversial was Carter’s 2006 book,… Continue Reading
Interview: Ousting the Brutal Assad Regime Brings Euphoria and More Questions admin, December 12, 2024December 12, 2024 Counterpunch Interview of Stephen Zunes Dec. 11, 2024by Daniel Falcone. “There are indications it was unarmed civil resistance led by resurgent popular committees and local councils, which initially came to the fore in the early nonviolent phase of the revolution 2011, that actually wrested control of much of the local… Continue Reading
TV 4 Interviews on Syria & Ouster of Assad, December 2024 admin, December 12, 2024December 12, 2024 Fox-2/KTVU: Russia grants asylum to ousted Syrian leader And 3 more aired on Al Jazeera Media View, December 2024: US has carried out air strikes on 75 ISIL targets throughout Syria Thousands celebrate in Damascus Assad’s leaving the capital Damascus Plus a one-minute excerpt gone viral. Continue Reading
Syria Background: Zunes’ Articles, Interviews & Videos Since 2011 Arab Spring admin, December 12, 2024January 6, 2025 From Gaza to Aleppo: A Handy Guide for Defending War Crimes: This article notes the remarkable parallel in the language used by those defending war crimes by the Assad regime and war crimes by Israel Here’s an analysis also from 2016 regarding the state of the conflict and U.S. policy:… Continue Reading