Akbar Shahid Ahmed returns to Long Reads to discuss the recent ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas — and what’s likely to happen next. Akbar is the senior diplomatic correspondent for the Huffington Post and the author of a forthcoming book about the Biden administration and the Israeli attack on Gaza. He has been a guest on the show several times last year. This conversation was recorded January 23rd.

Read more about the role of Gaza in the 2024 election:

https://www.imeupolicyproject.org/postelection-polling

https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/kamala-harris-gaza-israel-biden-election-poll

And find our previous interviews with Akbar here: https://jacobin.com/author/akbar-shahid-ahmed

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Long Reads is a Jacobin podcast looking in-depth at political topics and thinkers, both contemporary and historical, with the magazine’s longform writers. Hosted by features editor Daniel Finn. Produced by Conor Gillies, music by Knxwledge.