Palestine Deep Dive

The Green Party’s Zionism is Racism motion has unleashed a political storm in Britain and prompted fierce attacks on those behind it. But the motion and the backlash are not happening in isolation. From a changing political mood in the US to the growing electoral strength of Palestine solidarity, from the crisis within Labour to the battle for the future of the Green Party, we’re witnessing a much wider political shift in the West.On this episode of Palestine Deep Dive, we’re joined by two members of Greens for Palestine who have found themselves at the centre of one of the most explosive political debates in Britain following the adoption of the motion to unpack these developments.Lubna Speitan is a Palestinian activist, artist and community organiser, and lead proposer of the motion. Kieran Andrieu is a British-Palestinian political commentator, author and doctor of political economy. Get full access to Palestine Deep Dive at www.palestinedeepdive.com/subscribe

In this episode of Palestine Deep Dive, Irish journalist and commentator Barry Malone and American writer Benjamin Moser, author of Anti-Zionism: A Jewish History, join host Ahmed Alnaouq for a wide-ranging discussion on Zionism, anti-Zionism, media complicity and the language shaping public debate around Israel and Palestine.Drawing on the history of Jewish opposition to Zionism, the conversation explores Britain’s role in the Zionist movement, the politics of antisemitism and the silencing of dissent. They also examine the Green Party’s recent adoption of its “Zionism is Racism” motion and the debate it has sparked.With Israeli elections bringing renewed attention to Benjamin Netanyahu, the discussion also addresses whether a change of prime minister would address the deeper questions of Palestinian self-determination and equal rights. Get full access to Palestine Deep Dive at www.palestinedeepdive.com/subscribe

In this difficult and unflinching conversation, Jehan Alfarra and Ahmed Alnaouq are joined by Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories, and Eyal Weizman, founder of Forensic Architecture, to examine the destruction of Gaza, the silencing of Palestinian journalists, and the growing struggle to hold those responsible to account.Francesca Albanese discusses her report A Truth Under the Rubble, exploring the targeting of Palestinian journalists, the suppression of information, and the role of international media in shaping narratives about Israel’s war on Gaza. She explains why the destruction of evidence, the killing of witnesses, and the removal of physical traces raise profound questions about accountability and the international community’s obligations.Eyal Weizman, author of Ungrounding: The Architecture of Genocide, examines how the transformation of Gaza’s landscape threatens not only physical evidence but also Palestinian memory, identity, and the possibility of return. Through the work of Forensic Architecture, he explores how satellite imagery, witness testimony, and the built environment can help reconstruct what has happened, even as the landscape itself is being erased.The conversation also tackles the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the International Criminal Court (ICC), US sanctions against international justice officials, arms transfers, and the responsibilities of governments under international law and the Genocide Convention. Get full access to Palestine Deep Dive at www.palestinedeepdive.com/subscribe

Speaking up for Palestine comes at a personal and professional cost. On this episode of Palestine Deep Dive, Ahmed Alnaouq and Hala Hanina sit down with Nadia Sawalha, former Loose Women presenter, and her husband Mark Adderley, filmmaker and Green Party councillor, to discuss the price of speaking out, the power of the media, and the growing culture of fear surrounding Palestine in Britain.Nadia is pursuing legal action against ITV via the European Legal Support Centre (ELSC), alleging discrimination and harassment linked to her anti-Zionist beliefs. Mark has fought his own battles, winning a defamation case against the Daily Mail over articles about him, and facing suspension from the Green Party before his reinstatement.*DISCLAIMER:*The views and opinions expressed by guests on Palestine Deep Dive are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views or editorial position of Palestine Deep Dive.Palestine Deep Dive is committed to fostering informed, open and respectful dialogue for a broad range of perspectives on Palestine-related issues, developments and conversations of significant public interest. Publishing these discussions does not imply agreement with, endorsement of, or verification of every claim made by participants. Viewers are encouraged to engage critically and consult a range of sources. Get full access to Palestine Deep Dive at www.palestinedeepdive.com/subscribe

Green Party members in Brighton voted to adopt a motion declaring Zionism a form of racism and calling for Palestinian liberation and a single democratic state with justice and equality for all. It is the first mainstream UK party to take that position.But in almost all of the coverage that followed, one group has been strikingly absent from the conversation: Palestinians.On this episode on Palestine Deep Dive, we host a roundtable of Palestinians to discuss the ideology that has shaped every part of their lives. We ask: What is Zionism? And why do we believe it to be racist?Ahmed Alnaouq speaks to Hala Hanina, Shahd Hammouri and Hazem Jamjoum in a wide-ranging conversation about the history, ideology and politics surrounding Palestine; from the Balfour Declaration to Gaza and from Christian Zionism to British politics.*DISCLAIMER:*The views and opinions expressed by guests on Palestine Deep Dive are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views or editorial position of Palestine Deep Dive.Palestine Deep Dive is committed to fostering informed, open and respectful dialogue for a broad range of perspectives on Palestine-related issues, developments and conversations of significant public interest. Publishing these discussions does not imply agreement with, endorsement of, or verification of every claim made by participants. Viewers are encouraged to engage critically and consult a range of sources. Get full access to Palestine Deep Dive at www.palestinedeepdive.com/subscribe

In this episode of Palestine Deep Dive, we sit down with Humza Yousaf, former First Minister of Scotland, for a deeply personal conversation about his latest book “Under Fire: My Family's Escape from Gaza and The Cost of Leadership”. Yousaf opens up about the experience of watching his Palestinian in-laws become trapped in Gaza during Israel’s assault, despite his position as Scotland’s First Minister and his efforts to secure their evacuation.The conversation touches on Gaza, Palestine, British politics, racism, and the limits of political power.*DISCLAIMER:*The views and opinions expressed by guests on Palestine Deep Dive are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views or editorial position of Palestine Deep Dive.Palestine Deep Dive is committed to fostering informed, open and respectful dialogue for a broad range of perspectives on Palestine-related issues, developments and conversations of significant public interest. Publishing these discussions does not imply agreement with, endorsement of, or verification of every claim made by participants. Viewers are encouraged to engage critically and consult a range of sources. Get full access to Palestine Deep Dive at www.palestinedeepdive.com/subscribe

What does it mean to grow up in England, learn to be English and then spend a lifetime finding your way back to Palestine?In this conversation, Palestinian writer, doctor and activist Ghada Karmi reflects on identity, exile, colonialism, memory and the long struggle for Palestinian liberation.Speaking to Decolonial Scholar & Content Creator Joris Lechêne, she explores her identity as a child growing up in Britain, the moment in 1967 when watching her English friends cheer Israel forced her to confront her own identity, and the extraordinary story of the key to her family home in Jerusalem.From there, the conversation moves into the politics of Palestine: Britain’s colonial responsibility, the transformation of Western attitudes towards Israel and Palestine, the role of propaganda, and the question of whether the two-state solution offers genuine justice, or simply a version of “peace” that asks Palestinians to remain “quiet”.Finally, the two discuss her historical novel set in medieval Baghdad, and how reclaiming Arab history, culture, complexity and humanity can itself become part of the struggle against colonial erasure. Get full access to Palestine Deep Dive at www.palestinedeepdive.com/subscribe

On this episode of Palestine Deep Dive, Ahmed Alnaouq and Hala Hanin speak to two Palestinian theatre makers about making art under occupation and amidst the destruction of Gaza.Emile Saba, Artistic Director of ASHTAR Theatre in Ramallah, has worked on productions including Guernica: Gaza. His latest play, 2077 WHO WANTS TO SURVIVE, is being performed in London as part of the PalArt Festival this weekend.Yasmin Shalaldeh, an actor, creative producer and educator from Jerusalem, has performed with the Palestinian National Theatre, The Freedom Theatre, Al Kasaba and ASHTAR. She is also the founder of Nuwa, a new home for independent artists in Palestine. She joins us from London, where she is performing in El-Manshiyyeh with El-Hakawati at the PalArt Festival. Get full access to Palestine Deep Dive at www.palestinedeepdive.com/subscribe

“The Americans, and then Europe following like sheep behind, unpicked everything that was meant to keep people safe.”Veteran journalist and author Victoria Brittain speaks to Palestine Deep Dive’s Jehan Alfarra about the long shadow of Guantánamo Bay and the so-called “War on Terror”, and what its legacy reveals about Gaza today.Brittain has spent decades reporting from Vietnam, Africa, the Middle East and Palestine. Her book Shadow Lives: The Forgotten Women of the War on Terror explored the lives of women and families left behind when men were imprisoned without charge, often in systems built around secrecy, exceptional law and indefinite detention.The conversation explores what Guantánamo represented, how extraordinary measures can gradually become normalised, and the striking and frightening parallels with the treatment of Palestinians today. Get full access to Palestine Deep Dive at www.palestinedeepdive.com/subscribe

If Palestinians could vote tomorrow in a presidential election, poll after poll suggests that if he ran, Marwan Barghouti—who has been imprisoned by Israel for more than 24 years and is serving multiple life sentences—would win. On today’s episode of Palestine Deep Dive, Ahmed Alnaouq and Hala Hanina are joined in the studio by Arab Barghouti, Marwan’s son, and Dr Shahd Hammouri, a Palestinian lecturer in international law at the University of Kent and a senior legal consultant at Law for Palestine. Together, they explore the forces that have shaped Palestine’s past and present, from its political leadership and the question of Palestinian democracy, to international law, occupation, imprisonment, and the many questions that continue to define our future. Get full access to Palestine Deep Dive at www.palestinedeepdive.com/subscribe