
Rania Khalek Dispatches
Catch Rania Khalek's Dispatches for insight, analysis, investigations, interviews and on the ground reports on global issues from a left perspective.
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Jun 5, 2024 • 60min
Strip Away the Lies: Israel’s Naked Colonialism Nears Its End, w/ Prof. Joseph Massad
To discuss Israel’s genocide in Gaza and the myths its supporters use to justify it, Rania Khalek was joined by Joseph Massad, Professor of Modern Arab Politics and Intellectual History at Columbia University and the author of many books including “The Persistence of the Palestinian Question,” “Islam In Liberalism” and “Desiring Arabs.” He also writes a bimonthly column in Middle East Eye in English and in Arabi21 in Arabic.This is just part of this episode. The full interview is available for Breakthrough News Members only. Become a member at https://www.Patreon.com/BreakthroughNews to access the full episode and other exclusive content.

May 28, 2024 • 43min
Israel Defeated in Gaza: Even a Holocaust Won’t Erase Palestine, w/ Susan Abulhawa
To discuss Israel’s genocide in Gaza Rania Khalek was joined by Palestinian novelist, poet and activist Susan Abulhawa, who recently returned from Gaza, witnessing the destruction first hand. This is just part of this episode. The full interview is available for Breakthrough News Members only. Become a member at https://www.Patreon.com/BreakthroughNews to access the full episode and other exclusive content.Susan’s lecture on Israel’s arms trade, which was referenced in the episode: https://www.youtube.com/live/TJK7wSzW5CU?si=qDTY1BT8QQMUwSK3

May 21, 2024 • 47min
Why Palestinian Liberation Threatens the US Imperialist Order, w/ Bikrum Gill
The struggle for justice in Palestine isn’t just a fight against the settler colonial Zionist project. It’s a struggle against US imperialism itself. To discuss this and more, Rania Khalek was joined by Bikrum Gill, a political scientist and author of the forthcoming book “The Political Ecology of Colonial Capitalism: Race, Nature, and Accumulation.”This is just part of this episode. The full interview is available for Breakthrough News Members only. Become a member at https://www.Patreon.com/BreakthroughNews to access the full episode and other exclusive content.Past episodes with Bikrum: https://youtu.be/F8GMyxAWjYk?si=4a2X1CWUNhn4Cq3O https://youtu.be/3OV31mk8rns?si=-Ho7-sJQdPtmr9E3

May 17, 2024 • 50min
US Aggression & Manifest Destiny in the Indo-Pacific, w/ Prof. Ken Hammond
To discuss the New Cold War in the South China Sea, Rania Khalek was joined by Ken Hammond, a Professor of History at New Mexico State University and author of China’s Revolution and the “Quest for a Socialist Future,” published by 1804 books. This is just part of this episode. The full interview is available for Breakthrough News Members only. Become a member at https://www.Patreon.com/BreakthroughNews to access the full episode and other exclusive content.

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May 10, 2024 • 42min
US-Israel Relationship: Who’s Calling the Shots?
To discuss the Israel lobby and the nature of the US-Israel relationship, Rania Khalek was joined by Richard Becker, author of the book “Palestine, Israel and the US Empire.” (1804 Books)This is just part of this episode. The full interview is available for Breakthrough News Members only. Become a member at https://www.Patreon.com/BreakthroughNews to access the full episode and other exclusive content.

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May 7, 2024 • 56min
Tunnels, Weapons and Guerrilla Tactics: How Palestine’s Armed Forces Survived
Rania Khalek was joined by Jon Elmer, a contributing editor at The Electronic Intifada, to discuss the battles, tactics and weapons of the Palestinian resistance groups.This is just part of this episode. The full interview is available for Breakthrough News Members only. Become a member at Patreon.com/BreakthroughNews to access the full episode and other exclusive content.

May 2, 2024 • 34min
Roughed Up for Protesting Genocide at the White House Correspondents Dinner
Rania Khalek is joined by Codepink’s Medea Benjamin for a special live episode of Dispatches to discuss the corporate media’s complicity in the US-funded genocide in Gaza and her recent disruption of the White House Correspondents Dinner, where she and other activists were roughed up by police.

Apr 25, 2024 • 47min
How Israel Weaponizes the Holocaust to Justify Killing Palestinians
Rania Khalek was joined by Tony Greenstein, a longstanding Jewish anti-Zionist, Marxist and anti-fascist activist from the UK and author of the book “Zionism During the Holocaust.”This is just part of this episode. The full interview is available for Breakthrough News Members only. Become a member at https://www.Patreon.com/BreakthroughNews to access the full episode and other exclusive content.

Apr 11, 2024 • 54min
Axis of Genocide: US Doublespeak Can’t Hide Israel’s Blatant War Crimes
Rania Khalek was joined by Assal Rad, who holds a PhD in Modern Middle East History and is the author of “State of Resistance: Politics, Culture & Identity in Modern Iran.”This is just part of this episode. The full interview is available for Breakthrough News Members only. Become a member at https://www.Patreon.com/BreakthroughNews to access the full episode and other exclusive content.

Apr 8, 2024 • 40min
Europeans Have No Right to Tell Palestinians How to Escape Their Prison w/ Yanis Varoufakis
Rania Khalek was joined by Yanis Varoufakis, economist, political leader, former Finance Minister of Greece and the author of many books including his latest “Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism,” to discuss Israel’s genocide in Gaza.
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