Israel rules on Haredi exemption, Egypt heat causes blackouts, and AIPAC money pushes out Jamaal Bowmen

This week on The New Arab Weekly podcast, we discuss the recent findings from an investigation by the International Court of Justice into Israel’s occupation of the Occupied Palestinian Territories and apartheid regime, the Houthi drone attack that hit Tel Aviv and the Israeli response on the Yemeni port of Hodeida, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to the US Congress.  Joining us to unpack the last seven day in the Middle East, we have Senior Journalist and Editor Nadda Osman (@naddaxosman) and News and Features Associate Editor Zainab Mehdi (@zaiamehdi).Picks of the WeekFamily remembers Muhammad, Gaza man with Down syndrome left to die by Israeli forcesEchoing Palestinian perseverance: Iraqi novelist Sinan Antoon on NYU Gaza protests arrest and upcoming translation of Palestinian storyCould the Nile dam dispute between Egypt and Ethiopia escalate?If you have any burning questions that you'd like the team at The New Arab Weekly to answer, then drop us an email at [email protected]. You can subscribe to the show on Apple, Spotify, Google, and wherever else you get your podcasts. This podcast is hosted and produced by Hugo Goodridge (@hugogoodridge).  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on The New Arab Weekly podcast, we look at the recent massacre in Al-Mawasi, the Ashura celebrations around the region, another highly problematic headline about Gaza from the BBC, the recent resolution on a two-state solution in the Israeli Knesset, this week’s EU and US sanctions on illegal settlers, and the recent Trans-Mediterranean Migration Forum in Libya.This week we’re joined by The New Arab journalist and reporter Nick McAlpin (@NickGMcAlpin) and Louay Faour (@LouayFaour). Picks of the WeekMosul's minorities: Challenges and coexistence after fall of Islamic StateBaghdad's new approach to Turkey's offensive in Iraqi KurdistanWhat to do about the Taliban's gender apartheidIf you have any burning questions that you'd like the team at The New Arab Weekly to answer, then drop us an email at [email protected]. You can subscribe to the show on Apple, Spotify, Google, and wherever else you get your podcasts. This podcast is hosted and produced by Hugo Goodridge (@hugogoodridge). To get in touch with the producer, follow, then tweet us at @TNAPodcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on The New Arab Weekly podcast we talk about the Labour landslide at lasts week’s UK election, the independent candidates who stood on a Gaza ticket, the Iranian elections that saw a reformist win the presidency, and the Israeli order for Gaza City to be evacuated in the week that the war passed the nine month mark since the start of the Israeli invasion.This week, we’re joined by The New Arab’s Analysis Editor Charlie Hoyle (@CharlieCHoyle) and Head of News Paul McLoughlin (@PaullMcLoughlin).Picks of the WeekWhat Starmer's Labour victory means for UK policy in the Middle EastIsrael moves a step closer to officially annexing the West Bank'Disappeared, buried, detained': The horrors of Gaza's missing childrenIf you have any burning questions that you'd like the team at The New Arab Weekly to answer, then drop us an email at [email protected]. You can subscribe to the show on Apple, Spotify, Google, and wherever else you get your podcasts. This podcast is hosted and produced by Hugo Goodridge (@hugogoodridge). To get in touch with the producer, follow, then tweet us at @TNAPodcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on The New Arab Weekly podcast we talk the UK election, how the main parties have tackled issues surrounding the ongoing war in Gaza, the recent UN meeting with the Taliban and the notable absence of women, and the violent mobs in Turkey that have target Syrian communities and the Syrians who have targeted Turkish forces in northern Syria. This week, we’re joined by The New Arab’s reporter and journalist Nick McAlpin (@NickGMcAlpin) and reporter and journalist Rosabel Crean (@CreanRosabel). Picks of the WeekWhy Dubai, Jeddah and Muscat are in desperate need of climate-proof investmentInside The Telegraph's 'discredited' Beirut airport Hezbollah weapons allegationsEgypt's evolving diplomatic approach to Sudan's warIf you have any burning questions that you'd like the team at The New Arab Weekly to answer, then drop us an email at [email protected]. You can subscribe to the show on Apple, Spotify, Google, and wherever else you get your podcasts. This podcast is hosted and produced by Hugo Goodridge (@hugogoodridge). To get in touch with the producer, follow, then tweet us at @TNAPodcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on The New Arab Weekly podcast, we discuss Netanyahu's recent comments that the intensity of the war in Gaza would decrease and the recent ruling by the Israeli High Court, which said that Haredi Jews would no longer be exempt from military service. Also Egypt's fuel shortages and the intense heatwave that has lead to blackouts across the country, as well as deaths. Finally, we talk about the recent primary race in New York, which saw pro-Palestine Congressman Jamaal Bowmen lose his place on the Democratic ticket, after AIPAC spent tens of millions of dollars supporting his opponent. Joining us to unpack the last seven day in the Middle East, we have Senior Editor and Journalist Nadda Osman (@naddaxosman) and Opinions Editor Benjamin Ashraf (@ashrafzeneca).Picks of the WeekThe Hajj heat disaster highlights the need for climate change action in MeccaLet Julian Assange's freedom not be a defeat for what he startedTen years after the Yazidi genocide, has Iraq allowed Islamic State to evade international justice?If you have any burning questions that you'd like the team at The New Arab Weekly to answer, then drop us an email at [email protected]. You can subscribe to the show on Apple, Spotify, Google, and wherever else you get your podcasts. This podcast is hosted and produced by Hugo Goodridge (@hugogoodridge). To get in touch with the producer, follow, then tweet us at @TNAPodcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on The New Arab Weekly podcast, we discuss the dissolution of Israel's war cabinet with and the ceasefire deal negotiations to end the war in Gaza, the clashes between Israel and Lebanon and the rising fears that Israel is about to launch an offensive against Hezbollah in Lebanon, and the recent heatwave that has hit Hajj pilgrims that has killed over a thousand people.Joining us we have The New Arab's International Editor Yazan al-Saadi and journalist and reporter Lwai Faour.Picks of the WeekIs Turkey gearing up for a new military offensive against Syria's Kurds?Claudia Sheinbaum: Mexico's new president is no pal of PalestinePakistan cricket's World Cup woes mirror its soap opera politicsIf you have any burning questions that you'd like the team at The New Arab Weekly to answer, then drop us an email at [email protected]. You can subscribe to the show on Apple, Spotify, Google, and wherever else you get your podcasts. This podcast is hosted and produced by Hugo Goodridge (@hugogoodridge). To get in touch with the producer, follow, then tweet us at @TNAPodcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on The New Arab Weekly podcast, we discuss the recent massacre in Rafah and Israel's ongoing assault of the south Gaza, the fresh call by the International Court of Justice for a ceasefire, the unclear red lines of the US, and the recent deadly clashes on the Egypt-Gaza border between Israeli and Egyptian forces. Joining us, we have The New Arab's Investigations Editor Andrea Glioti (@andreaglioti) and Senior Journalist and Editor Nadda Osman (@naddaxosman).Picks of the WeekIsrael banned Al Jazeera so it can have free rein in Rafah. The media coverage of the tent massacre proves itHow UN aid in Syria is increasingly going to regime croniesStrict separation is not the answer for Palestine and IsraelIf you have any burning questions that you'd like the team at The New Arab Weekly to answer, then drop us an email at [email protected]. You can subscribe to the show on Apple, Spotify, Google, and wherever else you get your podcasts. This podcast is hosted and produced by Hugo Goodridge (@hugogoodridge). To get in touch with the producer, follow, then tweet us at @TNAPodcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on The New Arab Weekly podcast, we look at the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and what it means for Iran, the news that the International Criminal Court is seeking arrest warrants for Hamas and Israeli leaders, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and finally, the recent deadly Israeli assault on the West Bank town of Jenin and the news that Ireland, Norway, and Spain would recognise Palestinian statehood.Joining us, we have The New Arab's Opinions Editor Benjamin Ashraf (@ashrafzeneca) and Analysis Editor Charlie Hoyle (@CharlieCHoyle). Picks of the Week:Why I called out Suella Braverman's gaslighting live on TVThe systematic torture of Gazans in Israel's secret prisonsNetzah Yehuda veteran was among ‘guards’ who intimidated Jerusalem Armenians in November 2023If you have any burning questions that you'd like the team at The New Arab Weekly to answer, then drop us an email at [email protected]. You can subscribe to the show on Apple, Spotify, Google, and wherever else you get your podcasts. This podcast is hosted and produced by Hugo Goodridge (@hugogoodridge). To get in touch with the producer, follow, then tweet us at @TNAPodcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on The New Arab Weekly podcast, we look at the fighting between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and Sudanese government forces in Darfur, a spat between Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about the 'day after' plan in Gaza, and the upheaval created in Kuwait with the news that both parliament and the constitution had been suspended.Joining us, we have The New Arab's journalist and reporter Oliver Mizzi (@OllyMizzi99), and journalist and reporter Assiah Hamed (@AssiahHamed).Our Picks of the Week:With €1bn bribe, the EU is rewarding Lebanon's bad behaviourNakba yesterday, Nakba today: The story of my grandmother's two keysHow Israel is defying Biden's 'red line' on RafahIf you have any burning questions that you'd like the team at The New Arab Weekly to answer, then drop us an email at [email protected]. You can subscribe to the show on Apple, Spotify, Google, and wherever else you get your podcasts. This podcast is produced by Hugo Goodridge (@hugogoodridge). To get in touch with the producer, follow, then tweet us at @TNAPodcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on The New Arab Weekly podcast, we look at the recent closure of Al Jazeera offices in Israel, the advance of Israeli tanks to the Rafah border crossing, and the US decision to withhold a shipment of bombs to Israel.We're joined by The New Arab's journalist and reporter Nick McAlpin (@NickGMcAlpin) and senior journalist and editor Nadda Osman (@naddaxosman). Our picks of the week:Why do Israel's high-tech, dystopian weapons systems have Biblical names?Israel is a broken society. And it's not just Bibi to blameHow Egypt's crackdown on Gaza protests shows the fragility of Sisi's regimeIf you have any burning questions that you'd like the team at The New Arab Weekly to answer, then drop us an email at [email protected]. You can subscribe to the show on Apple, Spotify, Google, and wherever else you get your podcasts. This podcast is produced by Hugo Goodridge (@hugogoodridge). To get in touch with the producer, follow, then tweet us at @TNAPodcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.