Abubaker Abed exposes how Israel systematically dehumanises Palestinian men — portraying them as terrorists, stripping them of context and complexity to fuel global narratives that justify its ongoing genocide on Gaza. Hala Hanina also hears Abubaker's dismay at the BBC's misreporting on Gaza and the urgent need for military intervention to stop the genocide. __________________________________ Support 100% independent, Palestinian-led media taking on the pro-genocide Western media from as little as £1 per month: https://www.palestinedeepdive.com/support __________________________________ This is the third episode of Falasteeniya, a new podcast series exploring the gendered dynamic of Israel's oppression hosted by Hala Hanina, a Palestinian social and political activist from Gaza. Abubaker Abed is a Palestinian journalist from Gaza, now studying in Ireland. Despite being an aspiring football journalist, he became an accidental war correspondent when Israel’s genocide in Gaza turned everyday life into a frontline. His reporting captures both the brutality of Israel’s onslaught and the endurance of those who survive it.

Host Paul Biggar is joined by Adil Abbuthalha, entrepreneur and creator of BoyCat — an innovative app empowering consumers to make ethical shopping choices and support the boycott movement against Israel. By steering purchasers away from companies linked to Israel, BoyCat has already helped more than a million users divest more than $250 million dollars according to TRT World, making it one of the most impactful tools in the global boycott campaign for Palestinian rights. In this episode, Adil discusses his mission, new products, and the efforts by corporations to buy out and silence BoyCat. -------------------------- Support Palestine Deep Dive from as little as £1 per month: https://www.palestinedeepdive.com/support -------------------------- Occupied Tech is a podcast by Tech for Palestine in collaboration with Palestine Deep Dive. Each episode explores how the global tech industry fuels Israel’s apartheid, occupation, and genocide, while also highlighting the brave individuals and organisations working to dismantle this system of oppression.

Ahmed Alnaouq hears Eman Alhaj Ali's powerful story of surviving displacement, bombardment and assault under Israeli genocide, and how she is adapting to life in Ireland having recently left Gaza. Support Palestine Deep Dive: https://www.palestinedeepdive.com/support Eman Alhaj Ali is a Palestinian freelance journalist, writer, translator, and storyteller from Gaza. She is currently based in Ireland, completing her postgraduate studies. Ahmed Alnaouq is a Palestinian journalist from Gaza and co-founder of We Are Not Numbers.

Mark Seddon is joined by the authors of a Palestinian-led initiative which offers an alternative way forward for Gaza to Trump and Netanyahu's proposal. The working paper is titled, “A Palestinian Armistice Plan, Charting a Rights-Based Transition for Palestinian-Israeli Peace.” _______________ Support Palestine Deep Dive: https://www.palestinedeepdive.com/support _______________ Read the paper which was published in June 2025: https://cambridgepeace.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Palestinian-Armistice-Plan.pdf The paper lays out “a pragmatic, rights-based plan for both a permanent ceasefire in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) and Israel and for the temporary transition period until a just, durable, and comprehensive settlement is reached to end the occupation and resolve all outstanding issues between Palestinians and Israelis.” The paper recommends terms and mechanisms for Palestinian national reconciliation and political renewal to enable effective Palestinian governance, as well as a principled approach for facilitating humanitarian relief, early recovery, and reconstruction in Gaza. Zaha Hassan is a human rights lawyer and a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Dr. Jamal Nusseibeh is a former Global Fellow at the Wilson Center and co-author of the Palestinian Armistice. Dr. Wesam Amer is a visiting professor and CARA (Council for At-Risk Academics) fellow at the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom, as well as dean of the Faculty of Communication and Languages at Gaza University in Palestine.  Mark Seddon is a former UN Speechwriter for Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and Former UN Correspondent for Al Jazeera. He now directs the Centre for UN Studies at the University of Buckingham.

Celebrated historian Avi Shlaim, once a committed Zionist, reveals the personal and historical journey that led him to reject Zionism. From his childhood as an Arab Jew in Iraq to his response to the genocide in Gaza, Shlaim dismantles long-held myths about Israel’s creation. He also exposes how he has been excluded from interviews on mainstream platforms including the BBC in the UK throughout the duration of Israel's ongoing genocide in Gaza. -------------------------- Support Palestine Deep Dive from as little as £1 per month: https://www.palestinedeepdive.com/support -------------------------- Avi Shlaim is an historian and author, and is a Emeritus Fellow of St Antonys College and a Emeritus Professor of International Relations at the University of Oxford. Ahmed Alnaouq is a Palestinian journalist from Gaza.

Palestinian political commentator Kieran Andrieu speaks to Ahmed Alnaouq directly from an aid ship bound for Gaza as part of the Global Sumud Flotilla.   He calls on Gary Lineker and Sally Rooney to join the next aid flotilla heading for Gaza.   Kieran Andrieu is a Palestinian political commentator and contributor to Novara Media, Ahmed Alnaouq is a Palestinian journalist from Gaza.   Support Palestine Deep Dive from as little as £1 per month: https://www.palestinedeepdive.com/support

Lowkey investigates Donald Trump's links to Jeffrey Epstein and assesses the extent of Israel’s foreign influence in Britain and across the world today. He also discusses media bias and why Piers Morgan called for his arrest, the limits of recognising Palestine as a state, the challenges facing Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana’s in the UK new party and more. -------------------------- Support Palestine Deep Dive from as little as £1 per moth: https://www.palestinedeepdive.com/support --------------------------

Episode 2. of Occupied Tech deep dives into the world of digital rights, surveillance and the escalating cyber warfare against Palestinians. From Israel’s systemic digital apartheid to what experts now call “digital genocide,” this conversation sheds light on how tech is weaponised as a tool of oppression. Host Paul Biggar is joined by Eric Sype, national organiser at 7amleh https://7amleh.org/ The Arab Center for the Advancement of Social Media. Together, they unpack how Israel routinely disrupts Palestinian ICT infrastructure with a “kill switch,” how Big Tech enables censorship and mass surveillance and how digital repression plays out on platforms like Meta, Google and PayPal. -------------------------- Support Palestine Deep Dive from as little as £1 per moth: https://www.palestinedeepdive.com/support -------------------------- Occupied Tech is a podcast by Tech for Palestine in collaboration with Palestine Deep Dive. Each episode explores how the global tech industry fuels Israel’s apartheid, occupation, and genocide, while also highlighting the brave individuals and organisations working to dismantle this system of oppression.

Speaking to investigative journalist Matt Kennard, retired Major General Charlie Herbert who served in the British Army for more than three decades, expresses his disgust and dismay at Israel’s ongoing onslaught in Gaza. He says “I suspect I would have resigned" over this had he still been serving in the British Army given Britain’s high level of complicity in Israel’s ongoing genocide, and questions why we haven’t seen more resignations. They discuss British complicity and participation through spy flights from RAF Akrotiri, the role of the Zionist Lobby in Britain, the recent proscription of Palestine Action and the shattering of Western credibility in the international arena.

Hossam Nasr, a former Microsoft employee who was fired in 2024 after organising a vigil for Palestinians killed in Gaza, exposes Microsoft’s major role in Israel’s genocide and apartheid and discusses efforts to organise workers and activists to resist its complicity.

“If I don’t cover this, who will?” In the second episode of Falasteeniya, a new podcast series spotlighting the voices, expertise, and lived experiences of Palestinian women and exploring the gendered dynamic of Israel's oppression, host Hala Hanina welcomes Journalist and Emmy award-winner Shrouq Al Aila speaking directly from inside the Gaza Strip. A witness, survivor, and documenter of Israel’s genocide on Gaza, Shrouq Al Aila is a Palestinian journalist, producer, and researcher who has been reporting from inside Gaza throughout the ongoing genocide. She is the director of Ain Media, an independent production company co-founded by her husband, Rushdi Sarraj, who was killed in an Israeli airstrike on October 22, 2023. In this episode, Shrouq speaks about her return to Gaza after the genocide began, the day she lost her husband, the assassination of her colleagues at Ain Media, and the daily toll of famine, grief, and survival. She also reflects on the Western feminist silence around the femicide in Gaza, and the Emmy award she recently received for her work, a recognition dedicated to those who gave everything to tell the truth. “Rushdi gave me a press vest, thinking it would protect me. But here, that vest marks you as a target.” Despite repeated displacement, personal loss, and ongoing danger, Shrouq has remained in Gaza to continue reporting the truth from the ground. Her work not only exposes Israel’s war crimes and the Western media’s complicity but also stands as a frontline act of resistance, ensuring that Palestinian stories are told, and that memory is not erased.   Rushdi Sarraj (1992 – 2023) was a 31-year-old Palestinian filmmaker and co-founder of Ain Media – a Gaza-based Independent media production company.   Hala Hanina is a social and political activist from Gaza. She is currently completing a PhD in politics and sociology, focusing on Palestinian women at the intersection of colonial and patriarchal violence.  

Hala Hanina speaks with two exceptional Palestinian scholars who are trapped starving and under Israeli fire in Gaza awaiting permission to be allowed to enter the UK. Israa Saleh and Malak AlSweirki are two of more than 80 Palestinians students in Gaza who are unable to travel to the UK because they cannot obtain biometric data required for visas as facilities there remain closed. Israa Saleh is a medical doctor, Chevening alumna and expert in sexual and reproductive health. She was awarded a fully funded PhD by the UK’s prestigious Medical Research Council. Malak AlSweirki, one of Gaza’s top students at just 20 years-old, chose to study at Cambridge University despite also receiving full offers from Harvard, Yale among others. Hala Hanina is a social and political activist from Gaza. She is currently completing a PhD in politics and sociology, focusing on Palestinian women at the intersection of colonial and patriarchal violence.

O little light in me, don’t die.” In the first episode of Falasteeniya — a new podcast series spotlighting the voices, expertise, and lived experiences of Palestinian women — host Hala Hanina welcomes Somaia Abunada to the Palestine Deep Dive studio. A witness and survivor to Israel’s genocide on Gaza, Somaia Abunada remembers the life and legacy of her older sister Heba Abunada — poet, scientist, and beloved daughter of Gaza — who was killed in an Israeli airstrike on October 20, 2023. __________________________________ Support 100% independent, Palestinian-led media taking on the pro-genocide Western media from as little as £1 per month: https://www.palestinedeepdive.com/support __________________________________ Heba Abunada (1991–2023) was more than a poet. She was Gaza’s radiance — a biochemist, a writer, and a visionary thinker whose words carried generations of Palestinian pain and resistance. Her poems traced the delicate threads between loss and longing, life and liberation. She wrote as if Gaza breathed through her. But Heba’s life was cut short in the beginning of Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza. She was killed while on her prayer mat, during one of the most violent days of the genocide. Her final words on Facebook that morning read: “In Gaza, we are with God, either as martyrs or as witnesses to liberation, and all of us are waiting to see which we will be.” Somaia Abunada is the younger sister of Heba. She is a former Fulbright language teaching assistant, she holds a B.A. in English Literature and an M.A. in Translation Studies. Somaia is currently pursuing a second Master’s degree in Applied Intercultural Communication at Trinity College Dublin. She has worked as an English teacher with the Irish Red Cross, social media coordinator with We Are Not Numbers, as a writer, and an activities coordinator and translator. Hala Hanina is a social and political activist from Gaza. She is currently completing a PhD in politics and sociology which focuses on Palestinian women at the intersection of colonial and patriarchal violence.

Support Palestine Deep Dive from as little as £1 per month: https://www.palestinedeepdive.com/support Palestine Deep Dive’s Ahmed Alnaouq and Matt Kennard discuss his latest story about the Labour government secretly allowing Israeli Air Force planes to land in the UK. They discuss where Matt and colleagues found the evidence and why the UK government has tried so hard to keep it secret. They also talk about the significance of the UK base where the IAF planes have been landing, RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire, which was recently targeted by Palestine Action. Matt explains how IAF refuelling planes have been active over Gaza around the time of war crimes, including attacks on residential apartment blocks. They finish by talking about the implications of the new findings, with British ministers coming under increasing pressure for transparency about the UK military and intelligence role in the Gaza genocide. Support 100% independent, Palestinian-led media taking on the pro-genocide Western media from as little as £1 per month:https://www.palestinedeepdive.com/support

Support Palestine Deep Dive: https://www.palestinedeepdive.com/support Israel and the US’s current war on Iran has been a long time in the making. Palestine Deep Dive’s Ahmed Alnaouq and Matt Kennard discuss the history of regime change efforts and why Tehran has been such a problem for Washington and Tel Aviv. They discuss the history of Israel’s secret nuclear weapons program which began in the 1950s, and the evolution of the Begin Doctrine after Israel’s strike on the Iraqi reactor at Osirak in 1981. They also talk about the fact that no evidence exists that Iran has a nuclear weapons program while Israel’s is widely-known documented - and the absurdity of the fact that Iran signed up to the Non-Proliferation Treaty in 1970, but Israel is one of only four countries which has always refused. This interview was conducted on Friday 20 June 2025.

"The Zionist system in Palestine is closer to disintegration than at any point in its history!" Support Palestine Deep Dive: https://www.palestinedeepdive.com/suppport Iran and Israel are at war after Israel launched an unprovoked attack last week. Palestine Deep Dive’s Ahmed Alnaouq sits down with legendary journalist and hip hop artist Lowkey to talk about the role Iran has played in the history of resistance to Zionism, about whether regime change in Iran is Israel's end goal, and who might come out on top. They also talk about the resistance to the Gaza genocide within the UK, particularly the role Palestine Action has played, and the repression the British state has unleashed on activists and journalists to try to dampen the popular movement for Palestine. Finally, they compare notes on being interviewed by Piers Morgan, and talk about whether his recent change of position on the genocide in Gaza is genuine, and what his real goal is with his popular Youtube show.

Palestinian journalist Abubaker Abed exposes Israel’s targeting and killing of Palestinian footballers in its ongoing genocide on Gaza, and demands Israel be kicked out of FIFA immediately. Abubaker, who only left Gaza two months ago in April 2025, reports that at least 371 Palestinian footballers have been killed by Israel, including the legendary Palestinian player, “the Lion”, Mohammed Barakat. Abubaker praises the solidarity of Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola and Ipswich Town captain Sam Morsy for their solidarity with Palestine, but criticises Egyptian captain Mohamed Salah calling him an “absolute disgrace” for his lack of vocal solidarity with Palestinians. Abubaker says Israel must be kicked out of FIFA immediately for its violations of international law and asks footballers to start calling out Israel and begin naming it as the perpetrator of unprecedented war crimes against the Palestinians. Last night, Palestine’s national football team faced Oman in the World Cup qualifiers, drawing 1-1 after a controversial penalty was awarded against them in the 97th minute, resulting in Palestine not qualifying for the finals of the tournament. Tune in as Ahmed Alnaouq and Abubaker Abed, two Palestinians from Deir al-Balah–Gaza, deep dive into everything concerning football, sports and Palestine today.

At least 57 Palestinians seeking aid have been killed and more than 363 injured in Israeli attacks in Gaza since this morning, bringing the total number of Palestinians killed at these so-called "aid distribution centres" to 224, according to Gaza’s health ministry. So far, the centres ran by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation have proven to be nothing more than death traps for Palestinians, who have likened their experiences to the movie "The Hunger Games". To discuss all this and more, Ahmed Alnaouq is joined by fellow Palestinian author from Gaza, the Pulitzer prize-winning poet and writer, Mosab Abu Toha.

Palestine Deep Dive’s Hala Hanina talks to actress and organiser Nicola Jenes, one of the key organisers of the Madleen Freedom Flotilla which has just been intercepted by Israeli occupation forces. They talk about what happened early on Monday morning, what the activists were trying to deliver to Gaza, and what conditions they expect them to be held in. Jenes says despite the interception the flotilla was a success and that this is just the beginning of the attempt to break Israel’s illegal siege on Gaza. They also discuss the huge global support for the flotilla and how this could change the situation in terms of Western government’s complicity in the siege and genocide. Nicole Jenes is a content producer, actress and activist residing in Egypt. Hala Hanina is a Palestinian journalist and political activist from Gaza.

Palestine Deep Dive’s Ahmed Alnaouq talks to UN Special Rapporteur for the occupied Palestinian territory Francesca Albanese about the legality of Israel’s interception of the flotilla bound for Gaza. Albanese says Israel’s actions are totally illegal and that it is obliged to immediately release the activists and return the vessel. The Madleen was a UK-flagged ship and Albanese called on the British government to take its responsibility for the activists it held and pressure Israel to abide by international law. But she went further saying that, now the flotilla has been intercepted, the navies of every nation in the Mediterranean, mentioning specifically France, Italy, Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria and Spain should be sent to Gaza to break the siege.