By Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan
Em Berry recently published a poem, “Because of Us,” that reads,
This morning I learned
The English word gauze
(finely woven medical cloth)
Comes from the Arabic word […] Ghazza
Because Gazans have been skilled weavers for centuries
I wondered then
how many of our wounds
have been dressed
because of them
and ho ... Show More
Jun 26
Time to Unmask Trump's Detention and Deportation Squads
By Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan Narciso Barranco sits in ICE detention, with his two sons still on active duty in the US Marines not far away, at Fort Pendleton. It is past time to unmask the violent agents targeting people like Narciso, and halt Trump’s racist, xenophobic mass d ... Show More
6m 51s
Mar 2024
Healing Under Genocide: Gaza's Healthcare Crisis
Over the past six months, Israel has internationally destroyed Gaza’s healthcare system as part of its genocidal campaign. By November 2023, Israel had repeatedly bombed more than 36 hospitals in Gaza. As of publishing, the Israeli military has besieged and attacked Al-Shifa Hosp ... Show More
26m 42s
Dec 2023
Hope Amidst Ruins: Dr. Ghassan Abu-Sitta’s Frontline Testimony in Gaza
For our 100th episode, Diana Buttu speaks with Dr. Ghassan Abu-Sitta, a renowned British-Palestinian doctor. Just two days into Israel's brutal bombing campaign on the Gaza Strip, he decided to head to Gaza to provide life-saving medical treatment to Palestinians. He remained in ... Show More
30m 58s
Nov 2023
Gaza's Catastrophic Medical Crisis
Israel has been bombing the besieged Gaza Strip nonstop. Israel has cut off water supplies, fuel supplies, electricity supplies and even food and has prevented virtually all supplies from countries around the world from reaching the besieged Gaza Strip.
Israel has killed over 10, ... Show More
32m 3s
Oct 2023
Facing ‘total collapse,’ Gaza doctors fight to remain a lifeline
Gaza’s hospitals are under immense stress as patients and doctors grapple with the unprecedented Israeli order for 1.1 million people to leave Northern Gaza, all during massive bombardment. The scale of carnage would put any health system in the world under stress, but the situat ... Show More
17m 8s
Nov 2023
The Horror Inside Gaza’s Hospitals
As fighting continues to rage on the streets of Gaza, hospitals have been pushed to the brink. At the Al-Shifa hospital, doctors say premature babies have been wrapped in foil and placed next to hot water after oxygen supplies ran out. Meanwhile, Israel claims that Hamas is using ... Show More
13m 56s
Nov 2023
Raid on Al-Shifa hospital
After weeks of fierce fighting, Hamas says Israel has gained control of Gaza’s main hospital, where thousands of civilians have been sheltering. Many of Al-Shifa's wards are damaged and deserted, and doctors say the hospital's main building has effectively ceased functioning. Isr ... Show More
59m 20s