Mid-Atlantic: Gaza—Moral Clarity and Complicity

Guests: Dave Smith (North London), Michael Donahue (Los Angeles), Tonye “T” Trade (East London), Safana “Saf” Monajed (East London) Host: Roifield Brown

Episode summary

Roifield opens with a stark personal statement: Gaza is a genocide, and Britain’s leadership—particularly the Labour government—has failed morally and politically. The panel examines the collapse of a “rules-based order,” Western complicity, media cowardice, the role of the IDF, Netanyahu’s politics, and why Arab and Western governments have not stopped the slaughter. The conversation closes with appeals to justice, courage, and hope.

One quote per speaker

• Roifield Brown (Host): “There comes a point when you have to stand up and call out mass murder and crimes against humanity when you see them on your smartphone, your TV, in your newspaper.”
• Dave Smith: “Yes, it is genocide—ethnic cleansing—and a holocaust in our own time; the rules-based order has given way to might-is-right.”
• Michael Donahue: “Netanyahu isn’t leading so much as riding a wave of anti-Palestinian sentiment—everything about this is just crushingly depressing.”
• Tonye Altraide “This is the naked expression of extreme Zionism; our media’s silence is enforced by influence, cowardice, and self-preservation.”
• Safana “Saf” Monajed: “What you see on the micro you see on the macro—states and people alike choose self-preservation over justice.”

Key themes

• The collapse of Western moral authority and selective application of “rules-based order.”
• Genocidal rhetoric, systematic targeting of civilians, and destruction of civilian infrastructure.
• Media gatekeeping and the costs of speaking plainly about Gaza.
• U.S./UK complicity through arms and political cover; cautious divergence only very recently.
• Arab regimes’ calculus of self-preservation.
• Holding onto a “moral imperative of hope” and a future Palestinian state.

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