Palestine This Week

In this week's review we take an in-depth look at the grim situation in Rafah, including Egypt's preparations for an influx of refugees if Israel launches an expected ground assault. We'll examine whether this constitutes the ethnic cleansing everyone feared after 7 October. We discuss the implications of prominent "Israeli moderates" rejecting a two-state solution, undermining Washington and other Israeli allies who hoped for an alternative to Netanyahu's right-wing coalition. 

In addition, we'll analyse Israel's military escalation in southern Lebanon, questioning if they aim to create a buffer zone there. Amidst all this, we'll try to make sense of America's ongoing financial and military support for Israel, despite reported disagreements between Biden and Netanyahu. From Rafah to Lebanon, Gaza to Washington, we'll have insightful discussion around the latest developments in the region and why the US appears reluctant to pressure Israel, no matter how extreme its policies become.

Palestine This Week with Nasim Ahmed is a weekly analytical review of the biggest stories coming out of Palestine.

In this week’s review we discuss the controversial new bill in the US
Congress seeking to punish South Africa for taking Israel to the International Court of Justice over genocide. We'll also provide the latest updates on the suspension of UNRWA and dig into Israel's dodgy dossier. Looking wider, we'll discuss the eye-opening poll finding 94 per cent in the region see the US as the biggest threat to stability due to its Israel support. Additionally, don't miss our coverage of Saudi Arabia's push for a regional effort to pressure Israel plus a landmark UK legal case related to attempts to criminalise anti-Zionism in the West. And to kick things off, we'll start by examining recent developments out of Gaza.

Hello and thank you for tuning in to another episode of MEMO's weekly review show with me Nasim Ahmed. I'm joined by our regular guest Mouin Rabbani.

Hello listeners! In this jam-packed episode of Palestine This Week, we'll be diving into the dire and deteriorating situation in Gaza as Israel's assault continues into its fifth month. 

With Israel under investigation at the ICJ for alleged breaches of the Genocide Convention, we’ll be asking why there’s been no restraint in its military operation since the World Court issued its ruling on 26 January and is it time for the apartheid state to admit defeat?

We'll cover the growing global opposition to Israeli apartheid and its genocidal war in Gaza, from protest letters by hundreds of civil servants to shocking revelations of pro-Israel bias within American news service CNN.

While also looking into how Israel's offensive has sparked wider regional unrest, with the US bombing targets in Yemen, Syria and Iraq in apparent retaliation. 

Additionally, we analyse US President Joe Biden's recent executive order introducing punitive measures against Israeli settlements and what impact it could really have. 

As always, I'll be joined by our regular guest Mouin Rabbani who will provide his insightful views on these pressing issues.

In this week's MEMO review with Mouin Rabbani we discuss the shocking decision by at least 13 states to suspend funding to UNRWA. What will the ramifications be? Is the suspension of aid a form of collective punishment following the decision of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) last week? While tensions spread across the Middle East, we also look at the killing of US soldiers in Jordan and America's position as Israel’s “proxy”, leaving it open to to risk its own soldiers and interests to defend its ally.

Palestine This Week with Nasim Ahmed is a weekly analytical review of the biggest stories coming out of Palestine.

With the Al-Qassam Brigades re-asserting its dominance over northern Gaza, is Israel's withdrawal a sign that it is accepting that it can not eradicate the Palestinian resistance at a time when the occupation state's government is losing support domestically, or is something else at play? Nasim Ahmed and Mouin Rabbani discuss.