- Recent developments in Gaza, the West Bank, and U.S. policy with Kris Welch on KPFA-FM and affiliated stations [9/6/24 starts at 1:06:40]
- On the Iranian missile attacks and what led up to them, for a New York community radio station [10/2/24, 15 min.]
- On Israel’s war on Lebanon for KPFA-FM evening news [9/22/24 starts at the 2:30]
- On the war on Gaza, U.S. policy, and related issues for a northern California radio station [segment starts at 26:20]
Category: Pacifica Radio
Interviews: U.S. policy, Israel/Palestine, Lebanon & Kamala Harris for KPFA Pacifica Radio
Dr. Zunes is the guest for three recent KPFA radio interviews:
During the first hour of KPFA’s “Talkies” show with Kris Welch
August 16, 2024 (segment starts at the 9:30 mark); also on
August 25 on KPFA Evening News (starts at 11:45); and earlier
August 11 on recent developments (starts at 2:10).
Interviews: Gaza War, Radio Summer 2024
- Interview: Israel/Palestine, U.S. policy, and related issues on KMUD FM (at 1 hour). Find it at https://archive.kmudfm.org/ by scrolling down to “Friday Night Talk” at 7 pm July 26.
- On Netanyahu’s address before a joint session of Congress (July 25 Singapore radio, 13-mins. starting at the 1:45 mark)
- WMNF Tampa: Israel’s True Motivations – A talk with Professor Stephen Zunes April 18
- U.S. reaction to the recommendation of the International Criminal Court to prosecute Hamas and Israeli leaders for war crimes, along with other related issues regarding U.S. policy WORT-FM in Madison, Wisc., June
- Trial of Senator Menendez, contradictions in U.S. foreign policy, and other issues July 20 (50-min)
- U.S. support for Israel’s war on Gaza and the domestic and international opposition Chicago radio June 18 (50-min)
- Repression of dissident faculty voices and others critical of U.S. policy towards Israel/Palestine (June 3, 2024, KBOO radio, Portland, OR; Zunes’ half-hour segment begins about 36:30 mark. Note that the timing counts down.)
- Israel’s war on Gaza, the Biden administration’s rejection of international law, and the implications for the November elections( June 11, New Zealand radio, 45-min)
Interview: Israel/Palestine civilian deaths, US Policy & ICJ finds West Bank occupation illegal
KPFA Pacifica Network July 19,2024 Recent developments in Israel/Palestine, including mounting civilian casualties, U.S. policy and the International Court of Justice decision finding the Israeli occupation of the West Bank illegal (25 mins. starting at 1:05:00)
Interview: As Israel Refuses to End Genocide in Gaza, Threat of War With Hezbollah Looms
Truthout July 2, 2024: By Daniel Falcone with Stephen Zunes and Lawrence Davidson. Also summarized by HeadTopics.com.
For the past eight months, Hezbollah has attacked the northern portion of Israel in an attempt to pull the Israeli army out from Gaza, reports Al Jazeera. Fears of a wider war have prompted international calls to deescalate at the border…
Interviews: Middle East,
KPFA Oct. 2023-July 2024
Twelve more interviews on KPFA Evening News aired Sundays on KPFA-FM and Pacifica Radio Network affiliated stations October 7, 2023 through July 2024
- October 8, 2023: The horror of the crimes, why it happened, and the U.S. response (begins just after the four-minute mark)
- Mid-October: The United States has long been an international outlier in regard to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and U.S. responsibility in the failure of the Israeli-Palestinian peace process (begins at 12:30)
- January, following the fatal attack on U.S. forces in Jordan: Problems with the ongoing presence of U.S. forces in the Middle East (begins just after the three-minute mark)
- January, following the initial Houthi attacks on the Red Sea and the U.S. bombing of Yemen: The rise of the Houthis, why they are attacking international shipping, and problems with the U.S. military response (starts a little before 14:00)
- February: The resulting humanitarian disaster from an Israeli invasion of Rafah and U.S. acquiescence (begins a little after the four-minute mark)
- March: The reasons for Biden’s strong support for Israel’s war on Gaza despite widespread domestic and international opposition (begins at the 3:30 mark)
- Also March: Moral and legal implications of U.S.-backed Israeli forces attacking civilian-populated areas (starts a little after the 7:30 mark)
- April, following the conflict between Israel and Iran: Analysis, with a special focus on U.S. policy (starts a little after the four-minute mark)
- May: Rhetoric versus the reality in Biden’s policy regarding U.S. arms transfers to Israel and its political impact, as well as his supposed support for Palestinian statehood (begins a little after the nine-minute mark)
- Late May: Double-standards by the U.S. government on recognizing Israeli and Palestinian statehood and question the Biden administration’s support for a two-state solution (starts at the six-minute mark)
- June: How Biden’s support for Israel’s war on Gaza was alienating Democratic voters and threatening his re-election, as well as how the slogan “river to the sea” has been deliberately misinterpreted to discredit pro-Palestinian activists (starts at the seven-minute mark)
- Mid-July: In anticipation of the International Court of Justice ruling on the Israeli occupation as well as related issues regarding U.S. hostility towards the World Court and international law (Five mins. begins at the 13:45 mark)
Interview: The United States, Israel, and regional issues
KPFA-FM “Talkies” May 17, 2024 (begins at 16-mins.)
Covers a number of issues regarding the United States, Israel, and Middle East regional issues. Criticizes the “extreme position” of Democratic Party politicians…
Interview: Suppression of Gaza War campus protests, outside agitators charge
“Flashpoints” on KPFA-FM and affiliated stations
(20-minute interview begins at the 13:15 mark):
Dr. Zunes contrasts blatant censorship and violent police suppression of Gaza War campus protests with anti-apartheid protests of the 1980s.
Interview: The Dangerous Dynamic Between Israel and Iran
KPFA-FM, Berkeley, “Letters and Politics” April 17, 2024
(Dr. Zunes’ 20-min. segment begins at the 40-minute mark):
On costs of the confrontation between Israel and Iran.
Interview: Campus activism and recent developments in Gaza
KPFA-FM in Berkeley April 26, 2024 (Download mp3)
Dr. Zunes’ half-hour segment begins at 30-minute mark
Israel’s War on Gaza: 3 TV & Radio interviews October-December 2023
- On Al-Jazeera English: Biden’s policy on Israel’s war on Gaza (Zunes begins at the four-minute mark.)
- 45-minute Interview for KPFA and affiliated stations (Zunes starts just before the ten-minute mark. There’s ten minutes of failed Internet, but then he returns.)
- Al-Jazeera English: U.S. support for Israel’s terror bombing of Gaza is not unique, given it has long supported other allies committing war crimes.
Two-State Solution: KPFA
45-minute Interview for KPFA and affiliated stations
(11/17/2023. My segment starts at 9:50 mark.
There’s a ten-minute Internet gap, but then I return.)
WBAI Leonard Lopate at Large: Western Sahara and U.S. Policy
WBAI FM, NYC, 7 February 2022:
Stephen Zunes, on his newly updated book
“[Western Sahara: War, Nationalism, and Conflict Irresolution.“
[FULL LINK]
WBAI: Colin Powell’s Legacy
18 October 2021: Item is no longer available. See
Biden and Other Democrats Helped then Secretary of State
Colin Powell Spread
George W. Bush’s Iraq Lies about WMDs.
KPFA Talkies & Sunday Show: US and Afghanistan
31 August 2021: A bomb kills Marines and Afghans trying to flee the Taliban—and the bomber was NOT Taliban. Lessons from the past, analysis of the present, and a peer into the future with Stephen Zunes. Hosted by Kris Welch (starting at 9:45). See also Tazeen Hasan: Afghanistan
KPFA Sunday Show: US and Afghanistan
28 August 2021: A bomb kills Marines and Afghans trying to flee the Taliban—and the bomber was NOT Taliban. Lessons from the past, analysis of the present, and a peer into the future with Stephen Zunes. Hosted by Kris Welch (starting at 9:45). See also Tazeen Hasan: Afghanistan
Pacifica Radio Flashpoints: US and Afghanistan
Gaza/Israel! CalMatters!
KPFA FM Radio June 2, 2021: Zunes gives his analysis of the past, present and future of Gaza/ Israel.
Will Susan Rice Be Biden’s Pick For VP ?
KPFA FM Radio August 6, 2020. [Listen or download now]
Interview: KPFA’s “Up Front” on Netanyahu’s speech before Congress and U.S.-Israeli relations (Audio)
KPFA March 4, 2015: Dr. Stephen Zunes’ segment begins at 36 minutes.