Dr. Thaer Ahmad, who walked out of a meeting with President Biden and Assal Rad, a Middle East scholar and media analyst debunk the media spin and politicians' lies when it comes the negotiations between the Israeli Government and Hamas, Rafah and humanitarian conditions.

Then we talk about Mexico's historic election of Claudia Sheinbaum, the first woman and the first Jewish person elected president in North America, with Mexican writer, photojournalist and Soberanía podcast co-host (https://www.youtube.com/@soberaniapodcast) José Luis Granados Ceja (@GranadosCeja https://twitter.com/granadosceja?lang=en) and Mexican journalist Miguel Angel Angeles.

Dr. Thaer Ahmad, MD, is a board certified emergency medicine physician and a board member for MedGlobal, a medical humanitarian NGO that works at building healthcare capacity and reducing health inequities. He has traveled to Gaza on several medical missions and recently spent three weeks volunteering at El Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis. Since returning, he has spoken out about the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the need for humanitarian aid and services to reach the people. He is an assistant clinical professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and the global health director for his emergency department.

Dr. Assal Rad is a scholar of Middle East history. She works on research and writing related to U.S. foreign policy issues, the Middle East, and contemporary Iran. Her writing can be seen in Newsweek, The National Interest, The Independent, Foreign Policy and more, and she has appeared as a commentator on BBC World, Al Jazeera, CNN, and NPR. She completed a PhD in History from the University of California, Irvine in 2018 and is the author of The State of Resistance: Politics, Culture, and Identity in Modern Iran (Cambridge University Press, 2022). Follow Assal on X/Twitter: @AssalRad (https://x.com/AssalRad)

José Luis Granados Ceja (@GranadosCeja https://twitter.com/granadosceja?lang=en) is a writer and photojournalist based in Mexico City. He previously worked as a staff writer for teleSUR and currently works on a freelance basis. He is also the host of the Soberanía podcast co-host of the Soberanía podcast (https://www.youtube.com/@soberaniapodcast). His stories focus on contemporary political issues, particularly those that involve grassroots efforts to affect social change. He often covers the work of social and labor movements in Latin America. Follow him on Twitter: @GranadosCeja (https://twitter.com/granadosceja?lang=en)

Miguel Angel Angeles is a journalist who has collaborated with top Mexican media such as Vogue, Rolling Stone, Milenio, Aire libre, and currently at ADN40 and Heraldo Radio.

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