BBC Interview: Trump’s Gaza “Board of Peace”
BBC, January 17, 2026 (5-min. video & transcript) BBC Interview on Trump’s “Board of Peace” for Gaza by Stephen Zunes From January 17, 2026 Read on Substack
Category: Human Rights
Trump’s quest to kick America’s ‘Iraq War syndrome’
Responsible Statecraft, Jan 14, 2026 by Leah Schroeder (quotes Stephen Zunes) Experts say the ‘easy’ Venezuela operation is reminiscent of George H.W. Bush’s 1989 invasion of Panama, which in part served to bury the ghosts of Vietnam “Panama mattered because…
Interview: Threats of U.S. intervention in Iran
KPFA-FM’s News/Pacifica Radio Network, Jan. 11, 2026 (1-min. starts at 11:30)
Generational Shift: An Assessment of Evolving Student Attitudes on College Campuses Towards Israel
Oberlin Club of Washington, D.C., October 20, 2025 (1:07)
Interview: How Catherine Connolly Can Redefine Irish Politics
Counterpunch November 14, 2025, by Daniel Falcone An Interview With Yvonne Galligan that quotes Zunes on the significance of the election of the new democratic socialist president of Ireland. “Activist and author Medea Benjamin commented, ‘Ireland just reminded the world…
Has Trump Finally Ended Western Sahara’s Dream of Freedom?
The Nation, November 13, 2025: The international community must decide which principle will prevail: the right of self-determination or the right of conquest [ audio podcast 6 mins.]
U.S. supports Israel’s atrocities
Arab Organisation for Human Rights UK, Webinar Nov 16, 2025 Israel’s atrocities — genocide, torture, and extrajudicial executions — are made possible by U.S. military, diplomatic, and financial support. Zunes stressed that targeted killings of U.S. citizens and mounting evidence…
Interview: U.S. Policy Towards Israel/Palestine: What it is and How We Can Change It
Alice Liebowitz’s podcast “Conversations against Fascism,” October 27, 2025: A half-hour good overview of Zunes’s analysis.
Interview: Israel occupation and prospects for a Palestinian State
WBAI, Pacifica Radio, NYC, Building Bridges, Oct 27, 2025: (30 mins. starting at 3:30)
The Only Remaining Colony in Africa Continues its Struggle for Independence
Inter Press Service, October 30, 2025, By Thalif Deen [quoting Stephen Zunes; source link] Described as a non-self-governing territory in northwestern Africa fighting for decolonization, Western Sahara is the last African colonial state yet to achieve independence… A former Spanish…
Interview: Gaza Ceasefire with Bennis & Batrice
Santita Jackson Show, October 13, 2025: Zunes discusses the Gaza ceasefire with Rania Batrice and Phyllis Bennis.
A Shaky Ceasefire Is Better Than An Ongoing Genocide
By Stephen Zunes The Progressive, October 16, 2025; republished by CommonDreams.org, October 17, 2025, “It’s Up to the Global Community to Transform the Gaza Ceasefire Into a Lasting Peace.” But recent violations by Israel call the new deal into question.…
International Community Pushes for Palestinian Statehood—But US Won’t Have It
The Progressive, by Stephen Zunes, October 8, 2025: Neither U.S. political party actually supports a two-state solution, instead both essentially endorse Israeli control over all of historic Palestine.
“Know Their Names” Event Honors 18,000 Slain Palestinian Children
Santa Cruz, CA, Sept. 5, 2025: Video 1:11; Zunes begins at 15 minutes
Interview: Israel’s attack on Gaza City civilians
KPFA-FM/Pacifica, Sept. 5, 2025; segment begins at 40:00. Israel’s attack on Gaza City increases civilian death toll.
Interview: Israel ramps up Gaza genocide, dependent on U.S. support
KPFA-FM Pacifica Radio, September 5, 2025, with Kris Welch. Zunes’s segment begins at 40-minutes, just before he joins a news conference to help read names of 18,000 Palestinian children Israel has slaughtered, so far.
Hamas’ control of Gaza brought on by US policy
Zunes’s letter to the editor in the Santa Cruz Sentinel, Sept. 4, 2025 Hamas’ control of Gaza brought on by US policy Many thanks to Tim McGirk (Guest Commentary, Aug. 21) for his open letter to Rep. Jimmy Panetta, who…
Interview: Repressive U.S.-backed Moroccan occupation of Western Sahara
WRFI Human Rights Show [1-hour]: Stephen Zunes discusses Western Sahara’s struggles for sovereignty and self-determination, and the human rights violations taking place by Morocco’s occupation forces.
Interview: Rabbis protest of ongoing genocide in Gaza and growing Jewish resistance
KSQD Community Radio, August 18, 2025 [1-hour]: Zunes and Rabbi Chaim Schneider discuss the ongoing genocide in Gaza and the growing Jewish resistance to what is being done in their name. On Monday, August 11, roughly 18 San Francisco Bay…
Interview: Africa’s Last Colony, Western Sahara
Pacifica Radio/WPFW, Washington DC, August 15, 2025 (56 mins.) Zunes and Professor Jacob Mundy (Colgate University, NY), his co-author of “Western Sahara: War, Nationalism and Conflict Irresolution,” critique the bogus attempted designation of Western Sahara as a “terrorist” entity.