Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchIs there still hope for Gaza’s shattered ceasefire?
Episode 418
Israel unilaterally ended the ceasefire in Gaza, with bombs raining down on the strip this week, killing more than 400 people within hours. Many chil…
1 year, 6 months ago
Are UK crackdowns deterring Iraqi Kurdish smugglers?
Episode 417
The UK's National Crime Agency has been intensifying its campaign to crack down on people smugglers operating in the Iraqi Kurdish region.
Thousands …
1 year, 7 months ago
What challenges stand in the way of the Arab plan for Gaza?
Episode 416
A resolution adopted by Arab states to rebuild Gaza has been met with praise across the region after 15 months of a brutal war that has battered the …
1 year, 7 months ago
How serious is the threat of annexation of the West Bank?
Episode 415
Israel’s army deployed tanks in the West Bank for the first time in 20 years this week, bulldozing streets, destroying infrastructure and conducting …
1 year, 7 months ago
Can Egypt’s proposal for the reconstruction of Gaza succeed?
Episode 414
After President Trump stated that the US would “take over” Gaza, Egypt has come up with a counter-proposal for reconstruction of the war-ravaged terr…
1 year, 7 months ago
How Rafic Hariri’s assassination shaped the next 20 years in Lebanon
Episode 413
On February 14, 2005, a massive explosion ripped through the heart of downtown Beirut, killing the former Lebanese prime minister Rafic Hariri and 2…
1 year, 8 months ago
Can Trump really force Palestinians out of Gaza?
Episode 412
During a media conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House this week, US President Donald Trump said his country wou…
1 year, 8 months ago
The gravity of Israel’s ban on UNRWA
Episode 411
The UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, was this week ordered to stop its operations in occupied East Jerusalem, three months after Israel’s p…
1 year, 8 months ago
Why is Israel raiding Jenin after the ceasefire in Gaza?
Episode 410
Days after the guns fell silent in Gaza, violence erupted less than 200km away in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin. Israel’s military deployed…
1 year, 8 months ago
What will happen in the Middle East under president-elect Trump?
Episode 409
Four years after his first term, Donald Trump will be sworn in as the 47th US president, marking his second inauguration as one of America’s most un…
1 year, 8 months ago