Frontlines and Backrooms

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In Part 2 of Episode 1, we go deeper.

This conversation moves beyond headlines and into power, responsibility, and the erosion of moral authority in the Gaza war.

We examine:

• How narratives are constructed and defended

• Where international law fractures under political pressure

• Why “both sides” has become a shield rather than an explanation

• What is lost when accountability disappears

This episode does not aim to comfort.
It aims to document.

🎙️ From Lisbon — Frontlines & Backrooms
Host: Vladimir Bobetic

📌 Next episode announced:
Echo Chamber — The Media and the Gaza War
🗓️ December 28
⏰ 8 PM GMT

In Part 1 of Gaza: The Politics of Survival, we examine how Gaza was shaped by history, power, and displacement — beyond headlines and moral shortcuts.

This episode brings together:

• Zachary Foster, historian of modern Palestine and Israel

• Benny Morris, Israeli historian and one of the “New Historians”

• Nadina Malicbegović, journalist who reported from Gaza before the war

We explore:

• Zionism before and after 1948

• The Nakba and competing historical narratives

• Ethnic cleansing, displacement, and responsibility

• Why peace may not come anytime soon

• What everyday life in Gaza looked like before this war

This is not a debate.
It is an attempt to understand.

Part 2 drops Monday, December 15 at 20:00 GMT.

From Lisbon.
Your host: Vladimir Bobetic

This week on Frontlines & Backrooms Brief, we look beyond the noise to examine the stories shaping our world — through context, humanity, and lived reality.

From Gaza and the human cost behind the headlines, to Ukraine and the shifting strategic winds, this is a weekly brief without slogans.

Life prevails. Love prevails. Even in Gaza.

Some histories are written. Others are buried.
Here… they surface.

Gaza: The Politics of Survival — Episode 1.
Featuring: Zachary Foster, Nadina Malicbegovic, Benny Morris.

Teaser 3 out now.
Full episode drops December 14th, 8 PM GMT.

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Before we talk about politics, we have to talk about people.
A quiet introduction to the human reality behind the headlines.
Season One begins this December.

Beyond headlines. Beyond noise.
A new voice coming — where truth meets silence.