In this week’s segment from Mehdi Unfiltered, Mehdi is joined by Dr. Michael E. Mann and Dr. Peter Hotez to discuss their new book, Science Under Siege: How to Fight the Five Most Powerful Forces that Threaten Our World, which breaks down how the disinformation war against science has intensified like never before.

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Between President Donald Trump sending the Texas National Guard to Chicago, Paramount announcing super pro-Israel Bari Weiss as CBS’s new editor-in-chief, and Attorney General Pam Bondi’s dismissive responses to Democrats’ questions over the Epstein files, the events of this past week have been particularly upsetting for those who already see democracy on the downswing in the US.

In this ‘Mehdi Unfiltered’ conversation, Mehdi and Molly Jong-Fast meet up in New York City to let it all out and try to make sense of this current moment in US politics.

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In this segment of Mehdi Unfiltered, 23-year-old Palestinian journalist Plestia Alaqad talks to Mehdi about her experience reporting on the Gaza genocide, which she details in her new book, ‘The Eyes of Gaza.’

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It has been two years since October 7th, 2023 – when Hamas launched the deadliest attack in Israel’s history. Around 1,200 people were brutally killed – including over 700 civilians and dozens of children. 251 people were taken hostage into Gaza, and over 80 are now confirmed dead, including those killed on Oct. 7.

Since then, Israel has used that terrifying day to justify even worse atrocities in Gaza, killing over 67,000 Palestinians, 83% of whom were civilians. It is the first-ever live-streamed genocide, with images and videos of starving Palestinian children, a demolished Gaza, and gleeful Israeli military soldiers being shared across our social feeds every single day.

But even though it’s clear that Israel has caused far more death and destruction than even Hamas did on Oct. 7, it doesn’t mean Oct. 7 was anything other than a tragedy for the innocent Israeli civilians who were either murdered or taken hostage two years ago today.

In fact, some of the Israelis who suffered the most heart-wrenching losses from Hamas’s attack on Oct. 7 have now actually become some of the biggest advocates for peace and most fervent critics of the Netanyahu government.

In this ‘Mehdi Unfiltered’ interview, I speak to two of those people: Zahiro Shahar Mor, whose uncle Avraham Munder was taken hostage on Oct. 7. His uncle’s body was recovered last year in Khan Younis. Throughout the war, Zahiro has been arrested multiple times for protesting against the government’s handling of the war and advocating for a hostage deal – and even been beaten by Israeli police.

Then there is Israeli peace activist Maoz Inon, whose parents Bilha and Yakov Inon were both killed two years ago today, during the Oct. 7 attack. Since then, Maoz has dedicated himself to forgiveness and reconciliation, and has built partnerships with Palestinians to try and envision a future beyond war and revenge.

I think you’ll find my conversation with these two men to be powerful, heartbreaking, and full of wisdom.

Zahiro acknowledges that much of Israeli society has been taken over by genocidal fever since Oct. 7, saying that, “concerning Israeli society’s attitude toward Gaza…it’s like a black hole over there.”

Meanwhile, Maoz’s steadfast belief in radical forgiveness, despite all he’s been through since the killing of his parents on Oct. 7, is truly stunning and awe-inspiring.

“The most important lesson I learned after October 7th is the power of forgiveness… I forgive Hamas for murdering my parents. And I forgive Benjamin Netanyahu and his government for sacrificing them,” Maoz says to me.

Please do take the time to watch this unique conversation and hear why the two of them still hold onto hope, despite Netanyahu’s constant sabotaging of ceasefire negotiations and hostage deals.

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Editor’s Note: This conversation was recorded before Hamas officially entered negotiations with Israel on Trump’s peace plan for Gaza last week.

Do also check out Mehdi’s recent interview with Palestinian journalist Ahmed Alnaouq and social-justice activist Pam Bailey on their new and moving book on Gaza, ‘We Are Not Numbers’:

In this week’s segment from Mehdi Unfiltered, Mehdi is joined by the co-founders of ‘We Are Not Numbers,’ a collection of essays, poems, and stories from Palestinians in Gaza since 2015. 

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In this segment of Mehdi Unfiltered, Minneapolis mayoral candidate Omar Fateh talks to Mehdi about his brand of socialism, the Islamophobic attacks he’s received, and how he plans to deal with the Trump administration.

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In this interview, UNICEF Spokesperson James Elder and Mehdi discuss the blocking of aid, the siege over Gaza, and the surge of child illness and trauma in the region, describing what Israel has done in Gaza as ‘the worst of humanity.’

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In this week’s segment from Mehdi Unfiltered, Mehdi is joined by Nobel Peace Prize-winning economist Muhammad Yunus, a year after student protesters in his country ousted the repressive former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and named him interim leader. 

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In this week’s segment from Mehdi Unfiltered, Mehdi is joined by Palestinian director Annemarie Jacir and 'Succession' star Hiam Abbass to discuss their latest film, 'Palestine 36'

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In this week’s segment from Mehdi Unfiltered, Mehdi is joined by Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Asif to discuss the imprisonment of Imran Khan, ‘Flirtatious’ Relations with US, China’s Treatment of Uyghurs, and More.

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