Palestine This Week

This week we talk about how the fallout from Gaza is reshaping politics far beyond Palestine. We start with Israel shutting down humanitarian groups and the growing scale of displacement in Gaza and the West Bank, then move to Venezuela and the claim that Israel played a role in pushing the US toward regime change and the capture of Nicolás Maduro.

From there, the conversation widens to how power is being used more openly and aggressively—from Israel’s recognition of Somaliland and talk of relocating Palestinians, to cracks between Saudi Arabia and the UAE, new Arab alliances, and what all of this could mean for the world heading into 2026.

This week’s episode starts with Gaza and the forced displacement of Palestinians, using the No Place Under Heaven report to explain how people are being pushed from place to place while basic conditions for life are deliberately denied We then look at Israel’s wider plan in Gaza: building permanent military control, changing the geography on the ground, and trying to rule through local proxy forces, and why that approach is now failing.

The episode then moves to the political fallout beyond Gaza. We discuss the generational divide among Jewish voters highlighted by support for Zohran Mamdani, before looking at how Israel is once again pushing the US toward a possible war with Iran and the role neoconservative thinking still plays in Washington. We also ask whether Gaza has become a red line for Arab states, examine the UAE’s role in influence operations and disinformation, and end by reflecting on what Gaza forces us to confront about complicity and responsibility as this genocide continues.

This episode kicks off with a discussion about how companies are profiteering from the Gaza genocide. We examine the proposed Gaza “Board of Peace” and International Stabilisation Force, revealing how these initiatives risk becoming a façade for a new phase of foreign control under a US-led security regime.

Against this backdrop, we spotlight how blackmail and bribery have become central tools of Israeli statecraft — from NATO’s suspension of Israel’s largest weapons firm over a bribery scandal to explosive claims that the UK threatened the ICC over Netanyahu’s arrest warrant. Plus: the co-optation of Christian leaders in the service of Israel, suppression of pro-Palestinian dissent, and the political exploitation of anti-Semitism

This week we kick off with the killing of Yasser Abu Shabab, leader of an Israeli-backed militia in Gaza, before moving to CNN’s chilling investigation revealing how Israeli forces bulldozed the bodies of Palestinian civilians into unmarked graves. We break down Netanyahu’s admission that Israel’s war “can never truly end,” and the ICC’s pushback against US intimidation. Plus, we look at Trump’s emerging Gaza plan, the fallout over Tony Blair’s role, and what Washington’s new national security strategy signals for the Middle East.

We also explore Gaza’s internal dynamics, the regional frustration with Israel’s ongoing violations of ceasefire, and the deep moral crisis emerging within segments of the Israeli military. Finally, we examine Syria one year after the fall of Bashar al Assad and what this shifting landscape means for regional politics.

02:42 Gaza Update: Killing of Yasser Abu Shabab & Shift in Militia Dynamics
09:37 Trump’s Gaza Plan & the ‘Board of Peace’
-Saudi Frustration and Regional Pushback on Ceasefire Redefinition
-Israel’s Escalating Assault on UN Institutions & ICJ Context
22:41 CNN Investigation: Bulldozed Corpses and Gaza’s Missing Aid Seekers
30:38 Netanyahu’s ‘Never-Ending War’ Doctrine
36:42 ICC Rejects U.S. Pressure to Halt War Crimes Probe
45:07 Consolidating a New Authoritarianism in Service of Israel, Trump’s New National Security Strategy 
54:45 Syria One Year After Assad’s Fall

In this episode we unpacks a series of explosive new reports exposing the full scale of Israel’s assault on Gaza. We examine a groundbreaking study estimating more than 112,000 Palestinians killed in Gaza, Amnesty International’s warning that the so-called ceasefire is creating a “dangerous illusion” while genocide continues at a slower pace, and UN findings that 69 years of development have been erased alongside credible evidence of a state policy of widespread torture.

We also break down revelations that Israel backed looters of aid convoys, Mahmoud Abbas’s move to change election laws to effectively ban opposition, and new footage of Israeli forces executing surrendered Palestinians in the West Bank. Plus, we explore how the narrative of Jewish refugees from Arab countries is weaponised today, and revisit Jeffrey Epstein’s role in efforts to silence critics of the Israel lobby. Tune in for essential analysis cutting through propaganda and exposing the realities on the ground.

In this episode of Palestine This Week, with Mouin Rabbani, we unpack the latest developments in Gaza and beyond. We examine the shutdown of the US-Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation as American military contractors ramp up recruitment for new deployment. We dissect the UN’s endorsement of Trump’s Gaza plan and what it means for Palestine.

We also cover a major Human Rights Watch report on mass displacement in the West Bank, Netanyahu’s electoral crackdown on Arab parties, and a scandal involving a French ICC judge targeted by US sanctions. Plus: a US ambassador meets a convicted Israeli spy, and Israel strikes Beirut in violation of a ceasefire.

In this episode of Palestine This Week, Gaza-born analyst and human rights advocate Muhammad Shehada joins us to unpack the UN Security Council's endorsement of a US-backed resolution modelled on President Donald Trump's so-called "Peace Plan"—one that envisions international forces in Gaza and a conditional path to Palestinian statehood.

We also examine:
The shocking new report by Physicians for Human Rights Israel: 98 Palestinians have died in Israeli custody since 7 October.
Racist roots of the rape of Palestinian detainees.
A shadowy Israeli-Estonian operation smuggling Palestinians from Gaza.
Escalating settler violence and open arson attacks in the occupied West Bank.
The US-Israel alliance: a potential 20-year military agreement, and Saudi normalisation via arms deals.

00:00 Intro: Welcome to Palestine This Week with Muhammad Shehada
02:17 UN Endorses Trump’s Gaza 'Peace Plan'
 Israel Rejects Palestinian Statehood – Netanyahu’s Position
10:16 China and Russia Abstain – What’s Behind the Vote?
13:29 The Real Plan for Gaza: Temporary Zones Becoming Permanent
26:30 Shadowy Firm 'Al-Majd' Smuggles Gazans to South Africa
37:36 Physicians for Human Rights: 98 Palestinians Dead in Israeli Custody
38:43 Systematic Torture and Disappearances in Israeli Detention Camps
42:10 Sde Teiman Torture Camp – Soldiers Applauded in Court
43:05 Racist Roots of the Rape of Palestinian Detainees.
52:23 West Bank: Settler Arson and Rising Theocratic Extremism
01:07:18 Israel's F-35 Deal with Saudi Arabia 
01:07:26 Israel Seeks 20-Year Security Pact with the US – What’s at Stake?
01:15:31 Closing Reflections - Israeli Hegemony?

In this episode of Palestine This Week we break down the shocking confessions from Israeli soldiers detailing atrocities committed in Gaza, while Washington looks the other way. We discuss how US intelligence knew Israel’s atrocities could amount to war crimes  and chose to remain silence. Meanwhile, Big Tech platforms are erasing digital evidence, censoring Palestinian voices, and rewriting the record in real time.

From the disappearance of over 11,000 Palestinians, to new laws targeting Palestinians for execution, to a coordinated campaign to manipulate AI, social media, and mainstream news — this episode exposes how a global cover-up is unfolding before our eyes.

Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
02:21 Gaza Updates & Sham Ceasefire Deal
02:28 Israeli Soldiers Confess to War Crimes in Gaza
09:17 The Disappearance of 11,000 Palestinians
13:37 U.S. Knew of Israeli War Crimes and Stayed Silent
19:19 Death Penalty Bill for Palestinians Passes First Reading
23:53 Weaponising Antisemitism: Silencing Critics of Israel
28:01 Nationstate, race and relgion as weaponised tools
30:06 Israel’s Propaganda Campaign in the U.S.
33:54 Digital Erasure: Meta, Google, and the Suppression of Evidence
36:16 Ahmed Al Sharaa’s Visit to Washington
 41:44 Israel Builds Wall in Southern Lebanon
45:38  BBC in Turmoil: Owen Jones vs Raffi Berg

In this episode of Palestine This Week, we unpack the West’s blind faith in Israel, a belief so entrenched it overrides law, morality, and truth itself. 

From The Washington Post’s exposé on how the US shields Israel from accountability to the horrific Sde Teiman prison scandal, Sudan’s genocide, and drones tested on Palestinians now policing American streets — we trace the web of complicity that sustains a global system of impunity. 

As Western leaders cling to comforting delusions, we ask: what happens when devotion to Israel becomes an article of faith?

Chapters:
01:20 How the U.S. Shields Israel from Accountability for Human Rights Violations
09:20 U.S. Seeks UN Approval for Gaza Security Force
18:12 Why Is the U.S. Seeking a UN Resolution?
23:25 Israel’s is a Source of Regional Instability
30:30 Reaction to the Sde Teiman Prison Rape Video 
41:02 Sudan’s Genocide and Israel’s Role in the RSF
49:31 Drones Tested on Palestinians Now Used in U.S. Cities
54:55 Blind Faith: How the West Loses Its Moral Compass on Israel

In this week’s episode of Palestine This Week, host Nasim Ahmed and Mouin Rabbani unpack Israel’s deepening defiance of international law,  from violations of the ceasefire in Gaza to the surge in settler terrorism across the West Bank. We examine how Israel has constructed an “alternative universe” of lawlessness and impunity.

We also discuss the ICJ’s ruling against Isarel reaffirming UNRWA’s mandate, the US media’s PR work for Israel, the cover-up of Shireen Abu Akleh’s killing. As the world watches, Israel continues to pull others into its own sphere of impunity — where lawlessness thrives and impunity for war crimes is no existent.