Interview: Speaking of Palestine, Gaza Ceasefire
FM Radio (CA) Feb. 24, 2025: On the Gaza ceasefire, Trump and Netanyahu’s ethnic cleansing plans, and related issues (segment starts at 14:30).
Category: Israel and Palestine
Israel and Palestine
Pro-Palestinian Student Protests Are Nothing New
The Progressive March 3, 2025 by Nyki Duda quoting Zunes: “Stephen Zunes, a veteran of the anti-apartheid movement in solidarity with Black South Africans in the 1980s and a regular contributor to The Progressive, sees parallels between that movement and…
Interview: Ceasefire: Israel violates agreement, Democrats remain complacent
KPFA-FM February 14, 2025 with Kris Welch (17 mins. starting at 15:30)
By Rejecting Evidence of Genocide in Gaza, the US Is Following a Familiar Pattern
For decades, Washington has denied, downplayed and rationalized atrocities by its allies
Interview BBC: Israel violates, threatens to end Gaza ceasefire
BBC television news February 15, 2025 (4 min.)
Interview: Trump Gaza Plan: Ethnic Cleanse Gaza
KTVU Television [Fox affiliate], San Francisco Bay, February 10, 2025 (5 mins)
Lecture: U.S. Middle East Policy Under Trump
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)”
Interview: Trump’s plans to ethnic cleanse Gaza
KPFA-FM news February 9, 2025; Segment begins at 14-mins.: Trump’s plans for ethnic cleansing in Gaza and other issues.
Interview: Gaza Ceasefire, Trump & Netanyahu
Al-Jazeera English February 5, 2025 (5 mins.): Following Trump’s press conference with Israeli prime minister Netanyahu [Source link is no longer available]
Interview: Trump’s policy toward Palestinians
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.)
What a Second Trump Presidency Could Mean for the Pro-Palestine Movement
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…
Interview: Israel’s devastating military offensive in the occupied West Bank
Al-Jazeera English “Inside Story” February 4, 2025: One of three experts, Zunes’s segment begins at 9 mins. of 27.
Interview: Gaza Ceasefire Status
Al Jazeera English, January 25, 2025 (video 6-minutes) on the status of the Gaza Ceasefire agreement and U.S. policy.
Rep. Jimmy Panetta’s rejection of the rule of law
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…
ICAHD UK Webinar ‘The Palestinian Struggle in the Age of Trump’
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…
Was Jimmy Carter Really a Peacemaker?
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…
Joe Biden’s Tragic Failure to Learn from the Past
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]
Interview: Jimmy Carter’s Legacy with Stephen Zunes
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…