logo
episode-header-image
Feb 10
1h 1m

"Justice or Annihilation" w/ Sharif Abde...

Makdisi Bros.
About this episode

The brothers welcome Drop Site News journalist Sharif Abdel Kouddous to the show to discuss the latest developments in Gaza, as, despite a nominal "ceasefire," Israel's genocide grinds on, and as, meanwhile, dystopian plans to remake Gaza put forward by the likes of Jared Kushner are slowly put into place, which would see Palestinians forced into biometrically controlled concentration camps as parts of the territory are plundered or developed for the enrichment of foreign investors. The conversation shows that we are entering a pivotal moment, in which either Israel's worst and most dystopian desires will be fulfilled or they will break apart—in Gaza.

 

Date of recording: January 27, 2026

Watch the video edition on our YouTube channel

Follow us on our socials:

X: @MakdisiStreet
YouTube: @MakdisiStreet
Insta: @Makdisist
TikTok: @Makdisistreet

Music by Hadiiiiii

Sign up at Patreon.com/MakdisiStreet to access all the bonus content, including the latest Q&A

Up next
Feb 1
"My disenchantment with Zionism was a very gradual process" w/ Avi Shlaim
A special edition of the Makdisi Street podcast in which Ussama interviews fellow historian Avi Shlaim in Jaipur, India where both were attending the Jaipur Literature Festival. Ussama asks Avi about his new book Genocide in Gaza, the history of coexistence devastated by the proj ... Show More
47m 24s
Jan 11
"Trump, Venezuela and an empire in crisis" w/ Greg Grandin
The brothers welcome Professor Greg Grandin to the show to discuss the US kidnapping of the Venezuelan president against the historical context of other American imperial interventions in Latin America, the recurring use of Latin America as a stage to reboot US interventions else ... Show More
1h 15m
Jan 5
"We are not defeated" w/ Mustafa Barghouti
The brothers talk with the prominent Palestinian politician, activist and medical doctor Mustafa Barghouti, Secretary General of the Palestinian National Initiative, and presidential candidate during the last elections in Palestine in 2005. We discuss the awful realities of Pales ... Show More
1h 27m
Recommended Episodes
May 2025
Ep. 2192 - Stop Giving Your Money To Crappy People
A woman who apparently shouted the n-word at a Somali kid has raised $500,000…just weeks after a black teenager allegedly murdered a white kid and raised $500,000; President Trump continues to flummox the distractable media; and America’s enemies come together as the horseshoe th ... Show More
1h 5m
Sep 2025
Brief: US veto on Gaza at UN, Palestinians take refuge in dumps
This week: Displaced Palestinians are forced to live on garbage dumps. The US again vetoed a UN resolution to end the war on Gaza. An update on Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya. Today is Sunday, September 21. It is day 716 of the war in Gaza, where more than 65,208 Palestinians have been ki ... Show More
5m 53s
Oct 2025
What the Gaza ceasefire really means
What happens next in Gaza now that a ceasefire has been reached and how the last two years might have taught the world the wrong lessons about war. This episode was produced by Danielle Hewitt and Avishay Artsy, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and Hady Mawa ... Show More
25m 18s
Oct 2025
The "I love Hitler" group chat
When the private messages of Young Republican leaders leaked, it exposed an antisemitism problem that is dividing the GOP. And the online world that is fostering it. This episode was produced by Denise Guerra and Avishay Artsy, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bulla ... Show More
26m 10s