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On Today’s Show: “Divide and Rule”: How Israel Helped Start Hamas to Weaken Palestinian Hopes for Statehood Israeli Journalist Amira Hass, Daughter of Holocaust Survivors, Calls for Gaza Ceasefire Now
On Today’s Show: Annexation, Ethnic Cleansing & Genocide: Mustafa Barghouti Decries Israel’s Deadly Campaign in Gaza Ceasefire Now! Rashida Tlaib, Naomi Klein Join Thousands in Jewish-Led D.C. Protest Against Gaza War Israeli Journalist Amira Hass: How Can the World Stand By and Witness Israel’s Slaughter in Gaza? Democracy Now! is a daily national independent award-winning … Continued
On today’s show: After Al-Ahli Hospital Blast Kills 500, Gaza Doctor Fears for His Life & Safety of His Patients Rashid Khalidi on Biden’s “Israel-First Approach” & Growing Outrage over Gaza Across the Middle East U.N. Rapporteur for Palestine: Gaza War Risks “Largest Instance of Ethnic Cleansing” in Mideast History “Stop the War”: Israeli Peace … Continued
On Today’s Show: “We Will Never Leave”: Human Rights Lawyer Raji Sourani in Gaza City Refuses to Be “Good Victim” HRW Condemns Israel’s Collective Punishment on Gaza, Urges Biden to Help Restore Humanitarian Aid “Step Back from the Brink”: Ex-Israeli Peace Negotiator Daniel Levy Decries Israel’s Actions in Gaza Democracy Now! is a daily national independent … Continued
On Today’s Show: “Gaza Is Running Out of Life”: Human Rights Watch Sounds Alarm on Israel’s Collective Punishment “A Textbook Case of Genocide”: Israeli Holocaust Scholar Raz Segal Decries Israel’s Assault on Gaza Remembering Issam Abdallah, Reuters Journalist Killed Covering Israeli Missile Strikes in Lebanon 12 Journalists, Mostly Palestinians in Gaza, Killed in “Deadliest Time … Continued
On Today’s Show: A Second Nakba? Israel Orders 1.1 Million Palestinians to Evacuate Northern Gaza Amid Bombing & Siege Former EU Envoy: Israel’s Forced Transfer of Palestinians in Gaza Would Be a War Crime Seattle Rabbi David Basior Eulogizes Former Congregant Killed by Hamas, Says Occupation Must End Noura Erakat: Western Leaders & Media Are … Continued
On Today’s Show: Report from Gaza: Two Palestinians Describe “Horror” on 6th Day of Israel Bombing Besieged Enclave Human Rights Lawyer Michael Sfard: “Israelis Must Maintain Their Humanity Even When Their Blood Boils” Palestinian Journalist: Latest Violence Shatters Notion That Israeli Apartheid Is Sustainable Democracy Now! is a daily national independent award-winning news program, hosted … Continued
On Today’s Show: Mustafa Barghouti: Israel’s Siege & Bombing of Gaza Are War Crimes. Is Ethnic Cleansing Next? Israeli Journalist Gideon Levy: Israel Should Lift Siege & Call Off Plans for Ground Invasion of Gaza Can Peace in Ukraine Be Achieved Without War? Medea Benjamin & Barbara Smith Debate Democracy Now! is a daily national … Continued
On Today’s Show: Refaat Alareer in Gaza: Israel’s “Barbaric” Bombardment Is Part of Ethnic Cleansing Campaign Israeli Conscientious Objector Haggai Matar: Hamas Attack Reflects Israeli Violence in Palestine Mohammed El-Kurd: How Much Palestinian Blood Will It Take to End Israel’s Occupation & Apartheid? Univ. of MD Prof. Shibley Telhami to President Biden: Value Palestinian Life … Continued
On Today’s Show: Woman, Life, Freedom: Narges Mohammadi, Imprisoned Iranian Activist, Awarded 2023 Nobel Peace Prize As Fraud Trial Gets Underway, Trump Tries to Provoke Judge to Jail Him: David Cay Johnston Medical Students & Survivors Demand Columbia U. Notify All Patients of Jailed OB-GYN Sex Abuse Record 300+ More Sex Abuse Survivors Sue Columbia U. … Continued