In this episode of “This Is Palestine,” host Diana Buttu speaks to Josh Ruebner, the director of IMEU’s new 501C-4 organization, the IMEU Policy Project, about recent developments in the US Congress and Palestinian human rights.
The episode unpacks the alarming rise in anti-Palestinian legislation and actions in Congress aiming to suppress Palestinian righ ... Show More
Nov 12
Two Years of Genocide: Motherhood Under Fire in Gaza
Two years into Israel’s relentless bombardment of Gaza, we listen closely to Yaqeen Baker, a mother of two little daughters, Salwa (5) and Nusaiba (2). She shares what it means to be a mother under constant Israeli fire; to love, to fear, and to hope amid the destruction. We also ... Show More
34m 20s
Jul 2025
A Conversation with Mahmoud Khalil: Student Activism in the US and the Palestinian Struggle for Freedom
Following their moral compass, student activists at Columbia demanded an end to the genocide in Gaza and called for a ceasefire. The response? Intimidation, suspensions, wrongful arrests, and, in Mahmoud’s case, being illegally detained by ICE and threats of deportation. How and ... Show More
32m 4s
Jul 2025
Voices from Gaza: Journalist Yara Eid on War, Media, and Memory
In today’s episode, we speak with Yara Eid, a young Palestinian journalist and human rights advocate from Gaza, currently based in London. Yara has worked with international organizations, including Amnesty International, and uses her platform to shed light on life under Israeli ... Show More
32m 53s
Jul 2023
Israel, the media and the future of Palestinian resistence | Husam Zomlot
Are we witnessing the beginning of a new Palestinian uprising?
The Israeli raid on Jenin this week marked a sudden escalation of violence in an increasingly tense West Bank, with calls for armed insurrections in several Palestinian cities.
12 people, including three children, die ... Show More
38m 7s
Dec 2023
"This Won't End Well For Israel": Palestinian Ex-Negotiator Diana Buttu's Masterclass
<p>Diana Buttu is a Palestinian-Canadian lawyer, former spokesperson for the Palestine Liberation Organization, who served as a Palestinian peace negotiator. Here we discuss Israel's undisguised ethnic cleansing, why this is an Israeli-American assault on Gaza, the forgotten horr ... Show More
34m 26s
Nov 2023
Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions: Building Solidarity with Palestine
Join leading Palestine solidarity activists for a discussion of the role of BDS in solidarity with Palestine.
Israel’s attack on the 2.3 million Palestinians in the occupied and besieged Gaza Strip has been described by genocide scholars, international law experts and UN official ... Show More
1h 21m
Oct 2023
Death Toll in Gaza Now Exceeds 5,000
The dystopian images coming out of Gaza, as Israel continues its scorched-earth campaign, show horrific destruction and the killing of civilians. Over the weekend, Israel escalated bombardments in Gaza, raising the death toll to over 5,000 with more than 62 percent of fatalities ... Show More
52m 5s
Nov 2023
Palestine Pt. 2: Justice for Some with Noura Erakat
<p class="MsoNormal">For those of us living in the United States, today — what we call Thanksgiving — is a very significant holiday because, for some of us at least, it's a day to recognize and remember the violent, genocidal, settler-colonial history of the land we live on. Our ... Show More
55m 14s