[In English, 53 min.] Torgny Segerstedt Foundation and the city of Malmö sponsored this recent important public lecture regarding charges of antisemitism in the Palestine solidarity movement and understanding what’s real, what’s not, and why it matters. [Source Link]
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TV: Pro-Palestinian protesters who blocked Bay Area highways, bridges & Israel vs. Iran
KTVU-TV Fox, April 15, 2024: From Oakland television station KTVU this past Monday, in which I discuss pro-Palestinian protesters who blocked Bay Area highways and bridges as well as Israel’s confrontation with Iran. (I come in at about the one-minute mark.) “Over the weekend, Iran launched drone and missile attacks in response to a suspected Israeli strike that killed two Iranian generals in Syria two weeks ago. The Israeli military says it was able to intercept 99% of the missiles, but it will respond quote “at the time that we choose”. KTVU’s Alex Savidge and Heather Holmes speak with Middle Eastern Policy Expert and University of San Francisco Professor Stephen Zunes about the situation…” [Source Link]
Israel and Iran Exchange Blows
April 15: Dr. Zunes was guest expert in this 50-minute interview on the nationally-syndicated Santita Jackson Show, along with Phyllis Bennis of the Institute for Policy Studies and Professor David Gibbs of the University of Arizona, regarding the situation between Israel and Iran [Facebook Source Link]
Israel’s decades-long occupation of Palestine, election of most right-wing government ever, and US Role
[Unitarian Universalist San Francisco, April 8, 2024, 1 hr. 19 mins.]
Professor Stephen Zunes on new developments in Israel’s decades-long occupation of Palestine, recent election of Israel’s most right-wing government ever, and role of the US government in creating and perpetuating the unfortunate reality.
Interview: A Beacon of Hope in Troubled Times; Stephen Zunes
Resource Center for Nonviolence, January 11, 2024; 25 min. on YouTube.
In an era marked by escalating tensions and complex geopolitical dynamics, the Resource Center for Nonviolence (RCNV) remains steadfast in its mission to foster peace and justice through understanding. Upholding the philosophy of nonviolence and the values of Martin Luther King Jr.’s Beloved Community, RCNV is hosting a pivotal event, “Shadows of War: Decoding U.S. Role in the Israel-Palestinian Conflict,” featuring the esteemed Professor Stephen Zunes, a leading authority on Middle Eastern politics and U.S. foreign policy.
During an insightful conversation with RCNV’s Executive Director, Silvia Morales, Professor Zunes shared his nuanced understanding of the Israel-Palestine conflict and its alignment with RCNV’s principles of nonviolence and justice. Reflecting on the Jewish community’s involvement in RCNV and their connection to Israel, Zunes observed, “Jews have played a disproportionate role in RCNV leadership and activism. Jews feel an attachment to the state, often rationalizing war crimes committed by Israel.” His perspective resonates with RCNV’s long-standing approach to international conflicts, emphasizing human rights and international law over ideological debates.
Interview: The US, Israel, and Palestine
March 4, 2024: The United States, Israel, and Palestine: 54-minute interview for the Santita Jackson Show
US policy towards Israel/Palestine
March 5, 2024, 90-minute lecture: US policy towards Israel/Palestine: public lecture at Chalmers University, Gothenburg, Sweden
Western Sahara/Morocco: 5 Interviews
Professor Stephen Zunes on Western Sahara, Russia, Ukraine, Biden, Israel and Morocco. February 2023
This is a very short segment of a story about Moroccan-occupied Western Sahara on a Swedish television network (in English, 2 min., 02/27/2024).
Interview for a podcast on U.S. policy towards Israel/Palestine and Morocco/Western Sahara:
Part I (37 min) & Part II (20 min) January 2024.
Transcript of interview for La Tribune Diplomatique Internationale (in English) making the links between the Israeli and Moroccan occupations. 01/20/2024
Also see Western Sahara Uncovered, Episode 01: History of Western Sahara (5-min. video below, November 2023)
Israel’s Gaza War: 7 Interviews February 2024
- [Watch the video] Four-minute segment on Al Jazeera English regarding hints Biden may finally be pressuring Netanyahu to suspend the bombing in Gaza.
- Ten-minute interview for Singaporean news station on the situation in Gaza
- Listen or download — Zunes’ 18-minute interview begins at the 41-minute mark, on US policy on Israel/Palestine. WBAI-FM in New York (Pacifica network).
- Two interviews for KTVU, a network-affiliated television station in Oakland on:
* US veto of the ceasefire resolution before the UN Security Council.
* President Biden’s meeting in San Francisco with the widow and daughter of the late Russian dissident Alexei Navalny. - Biden’s widening war in the Middle East 02/03/2024 (Swedish)
- US 2024 presidential election 02/10/2024 (Swedish)
Israel’s Gaza War Lecture & Interviews January 2024
Jan. 24: Santa Cruz lecture –one of my best and most comprehensive–which examines the U.S. role in Israel/Palestine, both historically and in the present, and what we can learn from it
Discussion with Silvia Morales, director of the Resource Center for Nonviolence about Israel, Palestine, U.S. policy, and the role of peace and human rights activists: Interview for a podcast on U.S. policy towards Israel/Palestine and Morocco/Western Sahara: Part I & Part II.
Short interview for a Singapore television network on Israel’s assassination of a Hamas leader in Lebanon:
US Policy and Israel’s Gaza War: USF Lecture
Lecture at the University of San Francisco on how US policy has resulted in the current ongoing tragedy 12/04/2023 (1 hour, 26 min.)
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
(My segment begins at the four-minute mark.) - 45-minute Interview for KPFA and affiliated stations
(My segment starts just before the ten-minute mark.
There’s a ten-minute Internet failed, but then I return.) - Al-Jazeera English: U.S. support for Israel’s terror bombing
of Gaza is not unique, given how Washington has supported other allies committing war crimes as well.
Biden supports Israel’s war on Gaza
Al-Jazeera Video: Biden’s policy supports Israel’s war on Gaza
(My segment begins at the four-minute mark.)
Middle East Crisis Webinar
Middle East Crisis Webinar with Dr. Stephen Zunes,
Steve Chase and Michael Beer Dec. 6, 2023 (Audio)
KTVU News: Ukraine
13 August 2021: Video is no longer available,
but see Dr. Zunes on KTVU Feb. 21, 2022.
VIDEO: Democracy Defense: Advice from Activists Around the World
Nonviolence International, Beautiful Trouble, BlackOUT Collective, and OR Books present a webinar on: “Democracy Defense: Advice from Activists Around the World.” [VIEW NOW]
Worth the Price? Joe Biden and the Launch of the Iraq War
Joe Biden and the Launch of the Iraq War is a documentary short reviewing the role of then-Senator Joe Biden (D-DE) in leading the United States into the most devastating foreign policy blunder of the last twenty years. This 19-Minute documentary features observations by Dr. Stephen Zunes from (from minute 4:00-5:30).
Posted Feb 21, 2020 by Mark Weisbrot.
George H W Bush’s Legacy and US Wars in the Middle East
The Day Dreamers Show Topic: USA Policy Towards Israel & Palestine
Dr. Stephen Zunes is a Professor of Politics and International Studies at the University of San Francisco, where he serves as coordinator of the program in Middle Eastern Studies. Recognized as one the country’s leading scholars of U.S. Middle East policy and of strategic nonviolent action, Professor Zunes serves as a senior policy analyst for Foreign Policy in Focus project of the Institute for Policy Studies, an associate editor of Peace Review, and a contributing editor of Tikkun, from Chapel Hill, North Carolina.