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Spain and the Gaza Genocide with Alys Estape Oct 27, 2025

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Alys Samson Estape, spokesperson for the Solidarity Network Against the Occupation of Palestine in Spain (RESCOP), unpacks the Spanish government’s rhetoric and actions around the genocide in Gaza amid mass grassroots mobilization.

Europe's Proscription of Palestine Solidarity with Amira Hala Sep 30, 2025

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Amira Hala joins us to discuss the European Legal Support Center's latest report, which exposes and contextualizes the systematic repression tactic of proscription against pro-Palestinian solidarity activism in Europe.

Palestine State Recognition: Europe's Response to Genocide Aug 27, 2025

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In this episode, Al-Shabaka policy analysts Diana Buttu, Inès Abdel Razek, and Al-Shabaka’s Co-Director Yara Hawari, are interviewed by Al-Shabaka's commissioning editor Dina Hussein on the recent wave of Palestine State recognition by several European powers as a policy response to the ongoing genocide in Gaza. This podcast episode was originally recorded in June 2025.

Global March to Gaza: Lessons from Egypt with Engy Sarhan Jul 29, 2025

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Egyptian researcher and activist Engy Sarhan joins this month’s podcast to unpack the recent Global March to Gaza—offering critiques and urgent lessons for the international solidarity movement with Palestine.

US Private Contractors in Gaza with Safa Joudeh Jun 24, 2025

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Al-Shabaka policy analyst Safa Joudeh joins co-director Yara Hawari to discuss the privatization of aid and security, and how the Israeli regime and the United States weaponize humanitarian assistance as a tool for ethnic cleansing and colonization.

Is the Tide Changing on the Genocide in Gaza? With Tariq Kenney-Shawa May 29, 2025

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Al-Shabaka's US policy fellow, Tariq Kenney-Shawa, joins Co-Director Yara Hawari to examine whether mainstream media and political discourses are shifting their stances on the ongoing genocide in Gaza, and what those changes could mean for potential accountability.

Countering Attacks on the Palestine Movement in Europe with Agnese Valenti Apr 29, 2025

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Agnese Valenti of the European Legal Support Center joins Yara Hawari to examine how Israeli regime-backed NGOs are driving coordinated attacks on Palestinian civil society and pro-Palestine solidarity movements across Europe.

Gaza Reconstruction Reality Check with Abed Kittana Mar 31, 2025

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Palestinian architect and researcher Abdalrahman Kittana, who has been actively engaged in discussions and initiatives on Gaza’s reconstruction, joins Yara Hawari to examine the various reconstruction plans and their feasibility amid Israel’s ongoing genocide.

Gaza Ceasefire Challenges & Future Scenarios in Palestine Feb 14, 2025

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In this episode, Yumna Patel, Yara Hawari, and Abdaljawad Omar discuss the precarious ceasefire and different future scenarios in Gaza and wider Palestine. This is the third and final episode in a collaboration series between Al-Shabaka and Mondoweiss.

Trump and Israel's Plans for Gaza with Diana Buttu Feb 09, 2025

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Diana Buttu and Mondoweiss’s Yumna Patel discuss the challenges facing the ceasefire in Gaza in the context of the Trump administration and its support for Israeli genocide and ethnic cleansing in Gaza and Palestine. This is the second episode of a three-part collaboration series between Al-Shabaka and Mondoweiss.