As Israel pushes to dismantle UNRWA, hundreds of thousands of Palestinian refugees face an uncertain future. In this episode, we visit Al Jalazon refugee camp to hear from Mahfouz Safi, whose family was forcibly expelled from Beit Nabala in 1948 by Zionist militias. Through his story—and the voices of his sister, Jihad, we uncover the far-reaching impact of ... Show More
Feb 12
Why Did Human Rights Watch Block the Right of Return Report?
On February 3, Omar Shakir, Human Rights Watch’s Israel and Palestine Director, resigned in protest. In his resignation statement, Shakir said the organization’s new leadership blocked the publication of a report documenting Israel’s crimes against humanity by denying Palestinian ... Show More
33m 45s
Sep 2024
Israel Kills 40 Palestinians in Refugee Camp: Kalam Digest 5
In this week's news summary, Edgar and Sam discuss the latest deadly airstrikes on Gaza, follow up on the Polio vaccine and the conditions for back to school season in Gaza. In other news, a Jordanian truck driver gunned down three Israeli border police and the culture wars in Is ... Show More
20m 8s
Jan 2025
A Most Welcome Ceasefire: Israel, Hamas, and Gaza's future
<p>A ceasefire has finally been agreed between Israel and Hamas. </p><p>The news came as a great relief to the people of Gaza, but many questions regarding the deal still remain.</p><p>This week on The New Arab Voice podcast we look at the details of the ceasefire deal. When ... Show More
40m 7s
Sep 2024
23. Mariam Barghouti on Being a Palestinian Journalist: Kalam Ramallah
We are delighted to announce the first episode in our 13 part series from Ramallah on the occupied West Bank. Today's guest is an icon of Palestinian journalism and advocacy, Mariam Barghouti. In this episode, Mariam speaks about the hypocrisy of Western media, the pain she feels ... Show More
31m 8s
Mar 2025
#22 - Will Gaza be Ethnically Cleansed? ft. Rami Khouri
From repeated Israeli ceasefire violations, to Trump's 'Gaza Riviera' plan, the future of Gaza and the rest of Palestine appears to hang in the balance. In this episode, we take a step back to go through multiple factors individually, piecing them together to paint a full picture ... Show More
49m 26s