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This Is Palestine
'This Is Palestine' is a podcast that highlights people, issues, and events around Palestine. We bring you stories from the ground in Palestine, and we speak with experts and activists to bring you unique perspectives and analysis about Palestine from across the world. This podcast is a project of t...
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Israel’s Genocide in Gaza: Two Years Through a Doctor’s Eyes
Two years into Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza, the destruction has reached unimaginable levels. Starvation, disease, and systematic attacks on hosp...
Israeli Settlers Kill Palestinian American in the West Bank: His Father Speaks
Sayfollah, a 20-year-old Palestinian-American from Florida, came to Palestine to visit his family, not knowing it would be his last trip home. On July...
A Conversation with Mahmoud Khalil: Student Activism in the US and the Palestinian Struggle for Freedom
Following their moral compass, student activists at Columbia demanded an end to the genocide in Gaza and called for a ceasefire. The response? Intimid...
Israel’s Attack on Iran: How it Impacted Palestinians
This episode uncovers a harsh and overlooked reality: Israel’s unequal protection and systemic discrimination against Palestinian citizens of Israel,...
Voices from Gaza: Journalist Yara Eid on War, Media, and Memory
In today’s episode, we speak with Yara Eid, a young Palestinian journalist and human rights advocate from Gaza, currently based in London. Yara has wo...
How Israel Uses Starvation as a Weapon in Gaza
In this episode, we investigate Israel’s deliberate use of starvation as a weapon of war in Gaza. Through firsthand testimonies and expert insight, we...
77 years later: Survival Stories from the 1948 Nakba
In this episode, we commemorate Al Nakba for the 77th year. We trace the story of one Palestinian family displaced from the al-Baqa‘a neighborhood in...
World Press Freedom Day: Palestinian Voices Under Fire
In Palestine, journalism is not just a profession, t’s an act of survival, resistance, and memory. This episode, released for World Press Freedom Day,...
Justice for Mahmoud Khalil: A Conversation with Dr. Noor Abdalla, wife of Mr. Khalil
In this episode, we hear from Dr. Noor Abdalla, a Syrian-American dentist and the wife of Mr. Mahmoud Khalil, a prominent Palestinian student activist...
The Rafah Paramedic Massacre: How Israel Executed Gaza’s Humanitarian Workers
On March 23, a convoy of Palestinian paramedics rushed to the site of an Israeli airstrike in Rafah. They were on a mission to save lives—but they nev...
“Only Sick, Twisted People Keep Bodies”: Israel’s Policy of Withholding Dead Bodies
Israel’s brutal system controls Palestinians not only in life but also in death. In this episode, we examine the Israeli government’s policy of withho...
This is the Story of Dr. Husam Abu Safiya
Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, a renowned and beloved Palestinian pediatrician and director of the Kamal Adwan Hospital in Gaza, has been illegally held capti...
Israel Bans UNRWA: What is the future for Palestinian refugees?
As Israel pushes to dismantle UNRWA, hundreds of thousands of Palestinian refugees face an uncertain future. In this episode, we visit Al Jalazon refu...
Ceasefire in Gaza: Israel Continues to Kill Palestinians
As the ceasefire in Gaza goes into effect, the Israeli army has launched widespread attacks against the West Bank. In this episode of “This is Palesti...
Interview with Rev. Dr. Munther Isaac: The home of Christmas under rubble amid Israel's genocide
As we approach 2025, Israel continues to bomb, attack, and occupy the birthplace of Christmas. This year, church officials have shared that Christmas...
Will the ICC Arrest Warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant Lead to Justice?
In this episode, we speak to Dr. Nimer Sultany, a law professor at SOAS. We discuss the ICC and the ICJ; what impact these cases will have and whether...
What Does the Trump Presidency Mean for Palestinians?
In this episode of “This is Palestine,” host Diana Buttu speaks with Dalia Alahmad at IMEU’s Palestine office about the incoming U.S. Trump administra...
Poetry in the Time of Genocide, Part 2: A Conversation with 2024 National Book Finalist Dr. Fady Joudah
In this two-episode special, host Diana Buttu speaks with award-winning Palestinian-American writers Fady Joudah and Lena Khalaf Tuffaha, who are both...
Poetry in the Time of Genocide, Part 1: A Conversation with 2024 National Book Finalist Lena Tuffaha
In this two-episode special, host Diana Buttu speaks with award-winning Palestinian-American writers Fady Joudah and Lena Khalaf Tuffaha, who are both...
Jenin in the Aftermath of Israel’s Military Attacks
Amidst Israel’s catastrophic genocide unfolding in Gaza, its military is escalating a relentless campaign of aggression across the Palestinian West B...
Israel's Control of the Palestinian Economy
Since 1948, Israel has imposed policies and measures to control and hamper the Palestinian economy. In this episode of “This is Palestine,” host Diana...
Israel Used me as a Human Shield: The Story of Waleed
Can you imagine being used as a human shield? In this episode of “This is Palestine,” we hear the horrifying testimony of “Walid,” a Palestinian docto...
Education Under Genocide: Palestinian Initiatives to Maintain Education in Gaza
In this episode of This is Palestine, host Diana Buttu takes us to the heart of Gaza, where education—once the cornerstone of Palestinian resilience—i...
What's Law Got To Do With It: Breaking Down the ICJ
In this episode of “This Is Palestine” host Diana Buttu speaks with award-winning Palestinian-American law professor George Bisharat about utilizing...
Inside Israel’s Torture Camp
In this episode, host Diana Buttu shares the horrifying details about one of Israel's secret torture camps or Israeli prisons, Sde Teiman, through the...
Aylul: Surviving the Nuseirat Massacre as a One-Day-Old Newborn
In this episode of “This is Palestine”, we hear the heartwrenching story of baby Aylul, a baby born during Israel’s genocide in Gaza. Aylul’s story is...
Anti-Palestinian legislation in Congress Unpacked
In this episode of “This Is Palestine,” host Diana Buttu speaks to Josh Ruebner, the director of IMEU’s new 501C-4 organization, the IMEU Policy Proje...
Testimonies from Palestinian Prisoners & Israeli Torture Camps
Over the past eight months, Israel has kidnapped or unlawfully “arrested” hundreds of Palestinians. In Gaza, there are disturbing reports of Israeli s...
Censoring Palestinian Student Activism
In this episode of “This is Palestine,” we speak with Palestinian American Columbia student Maryam Alwan about the rise in student-led protests across...
Healing Under Genocide: Gaza's Healthcare Crisis
Over the past six months, Israel has internationally destroyed Gaza’s healthcare system as part of its genocidal campaign. By November 2023, Israel ha...
Confronting Genocide: Insights from the ICJ Ruling on Israel
In this episode, host Diana Buttu speaks with Palestinian human rights lawyer Ahmed Abofoul about South Africa’s case at the International Court of Ju...
Gaza: World's Deadliest Place for Journalists
In this episode, we take a deeper look into Israel’s deliberate targeting and killing of Palestinian journalists in Gaza. Killing journalists is a war...
The Silencing of Palestinian Students in Israeli Universities
In the aftermath of October 7, Palestinian students at Israeli higher education institutions quickly faced attacks for their social media posts. These...
Connecting Gaza To The World
On October the 27th, Israel cut off all phone and internet communications to the Gaza Strip, further plunging the area into darkness. The cutting of i...
Recap: South Africa & Israel’s Week 1 at the ICJ
The case in which South Africa accuses Israel of violating the genocide convention at the International Court of Justice began this week with oral arg...
South Africa Charges Israel with Genocide: What You Need to Know
This week, South Africa is accusing Israel of committing genocide in front of the International Court of Justice or the ICJ. Hearings are set to begin...
Reverend Mitri Raheb: Why Christmas in Palestine is Canceled This Year
Last month, the Bethlehem municipality announced the cancellation of Christmas celebrations in the city of Christ’s birth, as a gesture of mourning an...
Hope Amidst Ruins: Dr. Ghassan Abu-Sitta’s Frontline Testimony in Gaza
For our 100th episode, Diana Buttu speaks with Dr. Ghassan Abu-Sitta, a renowned British-Palestinian doctor. Just two days into Israel's brutal bombin...
A Palestinian Teenager’s Experience in an Israeli Prison
As of the time of this recording, Israel has temporarily halted its brutal bombing campaign on the Gaza Strip. As part of the agreement to “pause” the...
Former Top UN Official Craig Mokhiber on Israel’s Genocide
It has been more than 46 days since Israel began its brutal bombing campaign against Palestinians in Gaza. During this period, Israel has killed more...