July 3, 2025, Pacifica Radio/KPFA: Zunes discusses Iran and the United States following the latest bombing and war in a wide-ranging interview (starts at 5:40)
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Interviews for KPFA Radio on Middle East
* 20-minute interview with Kris Welch on recent Middle East developments [May 30, segment starts 1:06:45]
* Two short interviews on recent developments in Israel’s war on Gaza, U.S. policy, repression of student activists, and related issues: (June 8, starting at 10:20) & (May 11, starting at 5:50)
Interview: Trump’s Student Crackdowns
KQSD-FM March 2025 (30 mins.) on the crackdown on antiwar student activists and related issues
Interview: Gaza, resumption of war and implications
KPFA-FM news March 23, 2025 (segment starts at the 10:30)
Interview: US Middle East Policy Developments
KPFA-FM News March 9, 2025: Interview on recent developments (begins 2:30-6:30)
Interview: Ceasefire: Israel violates agreement, Democrats remain complacent
KPFA-FM February 14, 2025 with Kris Welch (17 mins. starting at 15:30)
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.
Gaza Ceasefire: Five Interviews Jan. 2025
- Al-Jazeera English [Source link may not be accessible]
- KPFA-FM (segment begins at 1:05): Most comprehensive with a special emphasis
on Biden administration policy - KTVU, a Bay Area network affiliate: Three short interviews
* https://www.ktvu.com/video/1577477
* https://www.ktvu.com/video/1577202
* https://bit.ly/4jiAD9v
Syria Background: Zunes’ Articles, Interviews & Videos Since 2011 Arab Spring
- 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: Syria After the Ceasefire
- This article from 2019 examines the Trump administration’s recognition of Israel’s illegal annexation of Syria’s Golan Heights (a decision upheld by the Biden administration) in defiance of the United Nations Security Council declaring it “null and void”: U.S. Recognition of Golan Annexation a Threat to World Order
- These two critically examine the ongoing U.S. military presence in Syria: Despite Everything US Troops Should Leave Syria (2019) &
If Biden Wants to Protect the Troops He Should Bring Them Home, Not Bomb Syria (2021) - These four articles from 2017-2018 examine the U.S. response to Syrian chemical weapons attacks:
History Shows Hypocrisy of U.S. Outrage over Chemical Weapons in Syria
Why the United States Can’t Lead on Syria’s Chemical Weapons
Trump’s Dangerous and Cynical Attack on Syria: Pacifica’s Sojourner Truth Radio
Why These Missile Strikes Won’t Make Things Better for the Syrian People - These links examine divisions over Syria within the U.S. left and what a progressive policy would entail:
How Syria Divides the Left (2017 written interview)
The Anti-War Movement Must Listen to Voices Within Syria’s Civil War (2016 op-ed article)
Why are Some Left Activists Falling for Fake News on Syria (television interview) - These articles from 2012-15 look at the debates regarding U.S. military intervention in Syria: Obama’s Escalation in Syria (2015)
Eight Arguments Against Going to War with Syria (2013)
Despite Horrific Repression, the US Should Stay Out of Syria (2013)
Military Intervention in Syria is a Bad Idea (2012) - And these two articles are my response to a series of articles attacking me for my opposition to U.S. military intervention in Syria:
Opposition to Intervention in Syria is Utilitarian not Ideological (2013)
On Syria Most Thoughtful People are Torn (2013) - On nonviolent alternatives in Syria during the early phases of the uprising:
Supporting Nonviolence in Syria (2012)
Unarmed Resistance Still Syria’s Best Hope (2012) - More on U.S. double-standards regarding Syria:
U.S. Outrage over Syria Veto at UN Rife with Hypocrisy (2012)
U.S. in No Position to Condemn Russian Transfer of Helicopter Gunships to Syrian Regime (2012) - On an earlier Israeli attack on Syria and the U.S. role in blocking Israeli-Syrian peace initiatives:Israel, Syria, and the United States (2013)
Lectures & 11 Interviews Nov. 2024 on Trump’s Election & the Middle East
First view Dr. Zunes’ 5-minute animated summary (scroll down to third video), of his research on coup resistance; then his Lecture at the University of San Francisco on how to prepare for the aftermath of the election in the event of an attempted coup or legitimate victory by Trump.
- Lecture before the Unitarian Universalists of San Francisco on what a Trump administration would mean to the Middle East (1 hour 20 mins.)
- Al-Jazeera English: Interview on recent developments involving Israel, Lebanon, Gaza and the US (24 mins.)
- Al-Jazeera English [source link may be unavailable.]:
4-minute interview on new developments in Syria - I’m one of three professors interviewed on AJE’s “Inside Story” about Biden’s responsibility in Harris’s defeat
- A half-hour interview for a Wisconsin radio station on Trump’s cabinet appointments and the effect a Trump regime may have on the Middle East
- A 25-minute interview with Kris Welch on KPFA-FM on the impact of the election on the Middle East (segment starts at the 32-minute mark)
- A 50-minute interview for a New Zealand radio show and podcast about the U.S. election and its broader implications
- A 45-minute interview for a San Francisco NPR affiliate on the U.S.-backed war on Gaza and the impact of the U.S. election
- I gave this brief analysis on the election and the Middle East for a San Francisco Bay area network affiliates
- Interviewed briefly on KPFA-FM’s evening news about how U.S. policy in support of Israel’s wars on Gaza and Lebanon could be impacted by Trump’s election victory (segment begins at the 13:55 mark)
- On Pacifica Radio’s “Flashpoints” (KPFA) talking about the then-upcoming election and foreign policy
- KPFA radio news interview on Israel’s attacks on Iran, the ongoing war crimes in Gaza, and the impact on the then-upcoming US election (segment starts at the 16:15).
Radio & Podcast: 4 Interviews
- 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]
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).
Interview: Kamala Harris, Israel Palestine and the 2024 Democratic Convention
KSQD-FM August 19, 2024; 55 minutes (Dr. Zunes’s segment starts at 5:40)
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)
- January28, 2024, 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 14, 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 11: The resulting humanitarian disaster from an Israeli invasion of Rafah and U.S. acquiescence (begins a little after the four-minute mark)
- March 10: 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)
- March 24: Moral and legal implications of U.S.-backed Israeli forces attacking civilian-populated areas (starts a little after the 7:30 mark)
- April 14, 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 12: 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)
- May 26: 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 9: 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)
- July 14: 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.