Poland has given Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu immunity from arrest under the ICC warrant, while the Lancet has revealed that the death toll in Gaza has been underreported by 41%. Will the new Trump administration bring a change to the realities Palestinians in Gaza have faced for the last 15 months?

Palestine This Week tackles the shocking findings of a new Lancet report suggesting the Palestinian death toll in Gaza has been underreported by 41 per cent. At a time when academic institutions are taking unprecedented steps to condemn Israel’s destruction of Gaza’s educational system and talks of a potential ceasefire for hostage deal gain momentum, this week’s show examines these developments and their implications on the region.
The conversation navigates through a series of interconnected developments, from the American Historical Association’s landmark vote condemning Israel’s destruction of Gaza’s educational system to Poland’s controversial decision to grant Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu immunity from ICC arrest warrants. A particularly revealing segment examines Israel’s growing territorial ambitions, with discussion of calls for settlement expansion in the occupied West Bank and concerning rhetoric about occupying the Sinai Peninsula and Mount Hermon in Syria.
Nasim Ahmed and Middle East analyst Mouin Rabbani bring their analytical expertise to these complex issues, concluding with a critical examination of President Joe Biden’s legacy, US foreign policy through the lens of Donald Trump’s sharing of Professor Jeffrey Sachs’ comments accusing America of fighting Israel’s wars and a former Biden official’s criticism of US failure to curb the occupation state’s military onslaught in Gaza.