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16th May 2022: We’re live with Gaza youth one year on since Israel’s devastating aggressions on the besieged enclave which killed over 240 Palestinians, including at least 66 children.

We catch up with two of panellists from last year's live show (Bahzad and Raed) where bombs could be heard falling in the background and meet a new member of We Are Not Numbers, Samah Atef.

Find out what life has been like on the ground in the world’s ‘largest open-air prison’ for Gaza youth as the mainstream media continues to largely ignore their voices. 

Samah Atef Samah is a Palestinian translator, content writer and member of We Are Not Numbers.

Dr Bahzad Alakhras Bahzad is a medical doctor from Gaza. He studied a masters in Child and Adolescents Mental Health at King's College London. Now, he works as a mental health doctor at Gaza Community Mental Health Program, an essential NGO working in the field in Gaza.

Raed Shakshak Raed, is a Palestinian activist, writer and project manager at Pal-Casters. Raed is passionate about the art of story-telling and public speaking, and he is constantly engaged in youth empowerment activities and opportunities.

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11th May 2022: Today we DeepDive into Israel’s targeting of Palestinian journalists. This morning, veteran Palestinian journalist, Shireen Abu Akleh, was shot dead by Israeli forces while reporting for Al Jazeera from a Palestinian refugee camp in Jenin, occupied West Bank.

Eye witnesses say Israeli snipers shot at her and a colleague, Ali al-Samoudi, who was also wounded by a bullet in the back, despite them both wearing press vests and helmets.

According to the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), at least 46 Palestinian journalists have been killed by Israel since the year 2000 and no one has been held to account.

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5th May 2022: Mark Seddon is live with Palestinian digital rights defender, Mona Shtaya, for a DeepDive on all things related to the surveillance and online censorship of Palestinians.

Mona Shtaya is a Palestinian digital rights defender working in the MENA region. She works as an advocacy advisor at 7amleh (The Arab Center for the Advancement of Social Media).

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27th April 2022: We're live with distinguished Palestinian politician, activist and physician, Dr. Mustafa Barghouti, to hear the latest on what's really happening on the ground in Jerusalem and further afield in Palestine.

On Friday, 150,000 Palestinians travelled to Al-Aqsa, occupied East Jerusalem, on the third Friday of Ramadan where over 150 of whom were injured, including two journalists.

Viral footage showed drones dropping tear gas and a Palestinian journalist being treated from injuries after being struck with a rubber-coated steel bullet in the neck.

Dr Barghouti recently told Al Jazeera that such increased confrontations on the ground in Palestine are leading to something that could become “a wide-ranging intifada”. 

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6th April 2022: Aram Abu Saleh is Syrian writer, activist and graduate student from Majdal Shams, occupied Syrian Golan Heights.

Aram is currently finishing her graduate studies in Berlin, Germany and regularly writes academic, journalistic and literary texts for various publications including for the local Golan Jawlani newspaper, as well as for other Syrian and Palestinian outlets. Aram's been involved in the Syrian political movement in the occupied Golan since she was 13-years-old and is also a member of the Syrian Golan Youth movement.

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31st March 2022: Mark Seddon is live with Ian Williams, President of the Foreign Press Association – New York City. They DeepDive further into the issue of the inconsistent application of international law, hypocrisy surrounding violations of the UN Charter, and explore what needs to be done to truly establish a genuine "rules based" new World order. 

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16th March 2022: Mark Seddon is in conversation with distinguished Palestinian journalist and author, Dr. Ramzy Baroud, to understand just what it's like to witness the crisis in Ukraine unfold through the eyes of the Palestinian people.

They examine the apparent hypocrisy of the international community as well as the mainstream media in their response to Russia’s invasion and occupation of Ukraine in comparison to their response, or lack of it, to Israel’s ongoing 74-year occupation of Palestine.

This is not to be missed! What seems to be emerging on the global geopolitical stage? – Can new alliances form in the wake of shifting balances of power amidst the decline in US hegemony?

Can Palestine really be forced to choose between its Russian ally and US funds over the crisis in Ukraine?

And why are more public figures, the latest being Egypt's Squash champion Ali Farag, right now taking it upon themselves to speak up for Palestine on the world stage? 

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23rd February 2022: We're live with Budour Hassan, Palestinian writer and legal researcher at the Jerusalem Legal Aid and Human Rights Center (JLAC), to hear the latest on what's happening on the ground in Sheikh Jarrah.

The Salem family of 12, including six children and the elderly mother, Fatima Salem – all of whom are Palestine refugees – face imminent forced ethnic displacement from their family home of 70 years. Palestinian residents are reportedly "under siege" in Sheikh Jarrah, with roads to the neighbourhood blocked off by Israeli Security Forces amidst ongoing abuse and intimidation of residents from Israeli settlers.

There have been reports of property damage, multiple injuries and arrests, including the arrest of eight children since Friday 11 February. The Salem family is one of 218 Palestinian families, which comprise of at least 424 children, living in the East Jerusalem neighbourhoods of Sheikh Jarrah and Silwan currently facing threats of forced ethnic displacement by Israeli authorities.

Humanitarian Country Team in Palestine, comprising United Nations Agencies and international and Palestinian NGOs released a statement on Friday 18th February saying:

"The United Nations has repeatedly called for a halt to forced evictions and demolitions in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem: under international humanitarian law, forcible transfers of protected persons by the occupying power are forbidden regardless of their motive."

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10th February 2022: Lara Friedman is the President of the Foundation for Middle East Peace (FMEP). In addition to her work at FMEP, Lara is a Contributing Writer at Jewish Currents and a non-resident fellow at the U.S./Middle East Project (USMEP).

Khaled Elgindy is a senior fellow at the Middle East Institute where he also directs MEI’s Program on Palestine and Israeli-Palestinian Affairs. He is the author of the newly-released book, Blind Spot: America and the Palestinians, from Balfour to Trump, published by Brookings Institution Press in April 2019.

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3rd November 2022: We're live on YouTube with legendary rock musician, Roger Waters. Roger Waters revolutionised progressive rock music as a founder-member and the creative force behind Pink Floyd and today continues to sell out the biggest venues across the world.

His arena tour of the US "This Is Not A Drill" kicks off in July 2022, described by Roger as “a groundbreaking new rock & roll/cinematic extravaganza...” which is a "stunning indictment of the corporate dystopia in which we all struggle to survive, and a call to action to love, protect, and share our precious and precarious planet home."

It is also no exaggeration to describe Roger as a human rights warrior, who continues to champion the rights of marginalised peoples across the globe, from Ecuador to Palestine. Mark Seddon will be in conversation with Roger discussing Israel's ongoing assault on Palestinian children, as well as the latest news from the region.

We'll also be exploring what is being done to challenge Israel's apartheid and settler-colonialism around the world today, looking towards the growing student movement, the UK Labour Party conference hall, the ongoing occupation of Israeli weapons factories and towards the stands and players of elite football bearing the Palestinian flag. Tune in to hear all this and more, and to pitch your questions.