Interview for Singapore Radio on Assassination of Hamas and Hezbollah leaders admin, December 12, 2024December 12, 2024 Singapore Radio CNA Daily Cuts October 21, 2024: Despite Hamas leader Sinwar’s death, Mideast peace may still be elusive Continue Reading
Video: A Year of Student Protest, Part 1: Goals & Achievements admin, December 12, 2024December 12, 2024 Zunes is one two faculty members interviewed in this Continue Reading
Interview for Oberlin College, Zunes’ Alma Mater, on Israel, Palestine, Mideast admin, December 12, 2024December 12, 2024 Oberlin College Nov. 1, 2024: Written transcript for the student newspaper after giving a series of talks October 2024 [source] Continue Reading
Dr. Zunes’ Speech from the Aug. 24 Panetta Protest admin, December 11, 2024December 12, 2024 Serf City Times included this transcript of Dr. Zunes’ speech at a rally in Santa Cruz protesting U.S. Rep. Jimmy Panetta’s strident support for Israel’s far right government, placing him further right than even the Biden administration — and the failure of the Santa Cruz city government and other Democratic… Continue Reading
UN Arms Embargo on Israel: Dead on Arrival admin, December 11, 2024December 12, 2024 This Inter Press Service article quotes Dr. Stephen Zunes, Nov. 8 2024 by Thalif Deen. “This initiative reflects the view of the vast majority of the world’s governments and peoples and is consistent with imperatives of international humanitarian law, but given the major arms supplier of Israel is a veto-wielding… Continue Reading
Reaction to ICC Indictment Reveals US Bipartisan Contempt for International Law admin, December 8, 2024December 8, 2024 The Progressive, December 5, 2024 by Stephen Zunes:Examines Washington’s hysterical and dishonest reaction to the International Criminal Court’s indictments of two Israeli leaders for war crimes [Source] Continue Reading
3 Interviews on the ICC indictments of 2 Israeli Leaders & US Response admin, December 8, 2024December 10, 2024 An eight-minute interview for the main Singapore television news on the impact of the indictments Al-Jazeera English half hour conversation with the UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories Francesca Albanese and Israeli scholar Ori Goldberg on the ramifications of the ICC’s indictments (and a Daily Telegraph “Quotable” one-minute… Continue Reading
Lectures & 11 Interviews Nov. 2024 on Trump’s Election & the Middle East admin, December 7, 2024December 12, 2024 First view Dr. Zunes’ 5-minute animated summary 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… Continue Reading
Gaza War Prompts Attacks on Academic Freedom admin, October 13, 2024October 13, 2024 Americans for Middle East Understanding, Sept. 28, 2024:During the wave of campus protests opposing the US-backed war on Gaza and calling for divestment from Israel, students weren’t the only demonstrators to face arrest; supportive faculty members were also caught up in the crackdown… “We are witnessing a new era of McCarthyism… Continue Reading
Interview: U.S. Policy and the Gaza war and its impact on American politics admin, August 31, 2024December 8, 2024 Community or Chaos with Marvin Hubbard, August 25, 2024A 50-minute interview for a New Zealand radio station. Continue Reading
A Move to Out-Maneuver the US Veto to admit the State of Palestine as a UN member admin, August 7, 2024August 8, 2024 UNITED NATIONS, Jun 21, 2024 (IPS) Inter Press Service, by Thalif Deen, quoting Dr. Stephen Zunes: “It has been U.S. policy since 1990 to withdraw funding from any United Nations agency which grants Palestine member status…’” Continue Reading
Parallels Between Today’s Student Activism and Anti-Apartheid Protests admin, June 21, 2024June 21, 2024 In this Recent 8-min. video Dr. Zunes contrasts response to today’s growing student protests urging divestment from Israel with the successful student protests in the 1980s demanding boycotts and divestment from South Africa, which helped end apartheid there. Continue Reading
Biden Continues to Provide Israel Billions for War Crimes admin, May 26, 2024August 8, 2024 Truthout May 26, 2024: Biden’s administration is violating US law by continuing to send military aid to Israel despite Gaza war crimes [and] growing popular opposition… Continue Reading
Biden’s Response to Israel’s ICC Prosecution Is an Attack on International Law admin, May 26, 2024August 8, 2024 Truthout May 22, 2024: This marks the first time in US history a sitting president has openly sided with suspected war criminals… Continue Reading
Letter: Panetta opposes halting weapons to Israel admin, May 26, 2024August 13, 2024 Santa Cruz Sentinel Letter to the Editor May 20, 2024: Once again, our Congressperson Jimmy Panetta is out of step with his constituents…. Continue Reading
The Chilling Effect of Equating Criticism of Israel to Antisemitism admin, May 20, 2024August 8, 2024 The Progressive May 17, 2024: Broadening the federal definition of antisemitism is a disingenuous attempt to quash dissent… Continue Reading
Interview: The United States, Israel, and regional issues admin, May 20, 2024August 8, 2024 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… Continue Reading
Interview: Suppression of Gaza War campus protests, outside agitators charge admin, May 19, 2024August 8, 2024 “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. Continue Reading
The Crackdown on Campus Protests is a Bipartisan Strategy to Repress Pro-Palestine Speech admin, May 14, 2024August 8, 2024 The Progressive, May 1, 2024: Unlike apartheid-era South Africa, many universities aren’t even recognizing Israel’s human rights abuses. A wave of sit-ins and encampments have swept college and university campuses… led—as in past anti-war campus protests in 1968—by Columbia University. [source] Continue Reading