Palestine Deep Dive

Palestinian journalist Ahmed Alnaouq sits down with Ben Jamal, director of the UK’s largest organisation campaigning for the rights of Palestinians, the Palestine Solidarity Campaign. __________________________ Our support is growing! But this month we urgently require 1,000 more monthly subscribers to help us level up our output at this crucial moment, from as little as £1 per month: https://www.palestinedeepdive.com/support __________________________ They discuss efforts in the UK to build a mass mobilisation of support to stop Britain’s involvement and participation in Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza and assess the effectiveness of the tactics used across the movement, from boycotts and marches to permanent occupations and direct action. But given Britain’s continued support for Israel, from refusing to implement a full arms embargo to continuing to send RAF spy flights over Gaza from the British base at RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus, Ahmed questions whether efforts have indeed been enough. They also deep dive into the attempts of the British state to restrict and repress the Palestine solidarity movement and the democratic right to protest in Britain and also discuss the roots of Zionism and whether calling for Zionism to be dismantled is an effective framing and approach for supporting Palestinian rights today. __________________________ Follow us: Twitter: https://twitter.com/PDeepdive Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pdeepdivegram/

Jeremy Corbyn, independent MP for Islington North, today introduced a bill into UK parliament to secure a public inquiry into Britain’s role in the genocide in Gaza. The former Labour leader is demanding transparency around UK military, economic and political cooperation with Israel, including weapons, intelligence and the use of RAF Akrotiri on Cyprus. He has received support from a range of independent, Labour, Green, SNP and other MPs. Corbyn says a cover-up is going on into British complicity and adds a Chilcot-style inquiry is the only way to get to the truth. He slams his former colleagues in the Labour Party including Keir Starmer, David Lammy and John Healey, saying they should be investigated for overseeing UK complicity.

Ahmed Alnaouq and Matt Kennard discuss what's next for besieged Gaza as it comes under the control of Israeli military and US mercenaries. They delve into the new US-Israeli aid programme in Gaza, which has seen massacres of starving Palestinians trying to receive food. This is a way, they say, to displace more Palestinians with the ultimate intention of full ethnic cleansing to a third country. They also discuss the record of genocidal statements by senior Israeli officials and Benjamin Netanyahu’s Gaza 2035 plan to turn the Palestinian territory into a Dubai-style tech hub.  Israel has long coveted the oil and gas off Gaza’s coast, they add, which includes 1.1 trillion cubic feet of natural gas and nearly 2 billion barrels of oil. This is a land grab but also a resource grab.

Support: https://www.palestinedeepdive.com/p/support "We are not just defending Palestinians, we are defending the rest of the world. All people all over the world. All victims all over the world. All humans all over the world. That’s what we do. Palestinians they are not just defending themselves. No. By defending Palestinians, you are defending the human values.” Shawan Jabarin is the General Director of Palestinian human rights organisation, Al-Haq. In 2011, Jabarin was appointed to the Human Rights Watch Middle East Advisory Board and in 2013, he was elected as a Commissioner for the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ). Ahmed Alnaouq is a Palestinian journalist from Gaza and co-founder of We Are Not Numbers.

In a poignant discussion, Muhammad Shehada, a Palestinian political analyst and writer, exposes the dire humanitarian crisis in Gaza. He reveals the harrowing reality of starvation, with nearly 290,000 children on the brink of death due to the blockade. Shehada argues that Israel's strategy is aimed at emptying Gaza, treating starvation as a weapon of collective punishment. Through personal testimonies, he highlights the heartbreaking experiences of families struggling to survive amidst immense suffering and calls for recognition of this atrocity as a form of genocide.

In an exclusive interview with Palestine Deep Dive, esteemed Palestinian politician, activist and scholar, Dr Hanan Ashrawi, reacts to Israel’s ongoing genocide of Palestinians in Gaza, following Benjamin Netanyahu's deliberate breaking of the ceasefire. Speaking to former UN staffer and journalist, Mark Seddon, Dr Ashrawi, weighs in on the West's role in this campaign of extermination and focuses in particular on the role being played by Keir Starmer's Labour Government, saying, “Exactly I think accountability should be applied across the board; it is not just Israel that is carrying out a genocide, those governments that are continuing to supply it with weapons and continuing to allow it to use its bases, like the British base in Cyprus, those governments that are supplying it with intelligence like the British government. So these people are definitely complicit in the genocide itself, and they cannot escape it. Sooner or later they will have to be held to account. There will be consequences, they cannot continue with this disguising reality and attempting to circumvent what is happening and so on. This complicity now is very clear. And they have to understand, that they will be considered part of a genocide that took place. And right now they might be able to intimidate, maybe, the ICC or the ICJ but I think at one point they will see themselves also held accountable before these international courts.” She also has words of warning for the leaders of the Arab World, who continue to fail the Palestinian people in this their hour of desperate need.    In an exclusive interview with Palestine Deep Dive, esteemed Palestinian politician, activist and scholar, Dr Hanan Ashrawi, reacts to Israel’s ongoing genocide of Palestinians in Gaza, following Benjamin Netanyahu's deliberate breaking of the ceasefire. Speaking to former UN staffer and journalist, Mark Seddon, Dr Ashrawi, weighs in on the West's role in this campaign of extermination and focuses in particular on the role being played by Keir Starmer's Labour Government, saying, “Exactly I think accountability should be applied across the board; it is not just Israel that is carrying out a genocide, those governments that are continuing to supply it with weapons and continuing to allow it to use its bases, like the British base in Cyprus, those governments that are supplying it with intelligence like the British government. So these people are definitely complicit in the genocide itself, and they cannot escape it. Sooner or later they will have to be held to account. There will be consequences, they cannot continue with this disguising reality and attempting to circumvent what is happening and so on. This complicity now is very clear. And they have to understand, that they will be considered part of a genocide that took place. And right now they might be able to intimidate, maybe, the ICC or the ICJ but I think at one point they will see themselves also held accountable before these international courts.” She also has words of warning for the leaders of the Arab World, who continue to fail the Palestinian people in this their hour of desperate need.  Interview recorded Sunday 23rd March 2025. __________________ Please support our work: https://www.palestinedeepdive.com/support Twitter: https://twitter.com/PDeepdive Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/palestinedeepdive/ Subscribe to our newsletter: https://palestinedeepdive.us4.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=2931c4b53e89e695a30817efb&id=ea848d5a28 __________________

Speaking to Palestinian Deep Dive’s Ahmed Alnaouq, Corbyn says, “I want to know and I really do want to know who in the British government authorised the overflying of Gaza? Who in the British government authorised the delivery of weapons? Who in the British government knowingly provided weapons to a country that has been arraigned before the ICJ and the ICC?” __________________ Please support our work by donating as little as £1 per month: https://www.palestinedeepdive.com/support __________________ To obtain answers to these questions, the former UK Labour Party leader is demanding a “Chilcot-style” inquiry into the British government’s participation in the Gaza genocide. The Chilcot Report, officially titled the Iraq Inquiry, was an independent public inquiry into the UK's involvement in the 2003 Iraq War, chaired by Sir John Chilcot. The Report exposed intelligence failures, lack of planning and questioned the legal basis for the war. Corbyn said he remains “constantly astonished” by the attitude of successive UK governments, which continue to enable Israel’s assaults on Gaza, an onslaught he describes as “a Second World War-Style carpet bombing.” However if the government refuses such an inquiry, Corbyn says he will not be deterred from continuing to demand one by billing further parliamentary debates. He also says an alternative would be a public inquiry inspired by the Russell Tribunal on the Vietnam War, “so we will have an open process with expert opinions, witnesses and evidence.” Corbyn urged people everywhere to keep up the pressure on their governments to stop the genocide in Gaza.  He emphasised the need to use every available avenue— street protests, raising awareness and protesting against Elbit Systems weapons factories in the UK in particular— to demand justice and accountability. __________________ Please support our work by donating as little as £1 per month: https://www.palestinedeepdive.com/support __________________

Roger Waters, the iconic Pink Floyd musician and human rights activist, addresses the tragic loss of over 400 lives in Gaza. He shares a powerful message to students like Mahmoud Khalil facing deportation, encouraging them to persist in their activism. Waters critiques the ongoing violence, labeling it as fascism, and suggests Israel's actions may ultimately expose weaknesses in Western hegemony. He urges listeners to recognize the shared humanity that transcends historical divisions and to resist oppressive ideologies globally.

Last night Israel killed over 400 Palestinians in a brutal massacre across Gaza. The number will rise as many remain trapped under the rubble. This comes after 16 days of Israel's total strangulation on Gaza. No food, fuel, aid or medical supplies. With the ceasefire shattered, Palestinian political analyst Muhammad Shehada offers his take to Ahmed Alnaouq on the real reasons behind Israel’s latest wave of brutality, exposing the political chaos within Netanyahu's government, including his personal corruption trial, mounting protests and a desperate attempt to stay in power at any cost. Please support our work: https://www.palestinedeepdive.com/support

A new UN report finds Israel has committed widespread and systematic sexual violence against Palestinians, including rape, torture and the deliberate destruction of reproductive infrastructure. The 49-page report titled “‘More than a human can bear’: Israel’s systematic use of sexual, reproductive and other forms of gender-based violence since 7 October 2023” incriminates Israel to the level of crimes against humanity and genocidal acts. __________________ Please support our work: https://www.palestinedeepdive.com/suppport __________________ The 49-page report titled “‘More than a human can bear’: Israel’s systematic use of sexual, reproductive and other forms of gender-based violence since 7 October 2023” incriminates Israel to the level of crimes against humanity and genocidal acts. In this eye-opening episode, we dive deep into the report’s findings, assessing whether the report goes far enough in exposing Israel’s widespread sexual violence against Palestinians and ask why it has taken so long for such a report to be produced in light of the widespread evidence. We also examine the media reaction to it in the West but also in Israel where the report has had much backlash, with Israel subsequently lashing out at the UN and pushing to impose sanctions against the UN Human Rights Council in conjunction with the Trump administration. Joining Ahmed Alnaouq for this discussion is Muhammad Shehada and Hala Hanina. Hala is a social and political activist from Gaza working towards a PhD on violence experienced by Palestinian women under Israeli occupation. She has recently been writing about Reprocide: Examining the Hidden Gendered Dimension of Israel’s Genocide in Gaza. Muhammad is a Palestinian writer and political analyst from Gaza.