Arab Talk with Jess & Jamal

Jess & Jamal discuss the influence of National Security Adviser John Bolton within the Trump Administration to drag the US into war with Iran. Bolton has a history of abusing U.S. intelligence to justify his foreign-policy goals. Perhaps most notorious was a May 2002 speech at the Heritage Foundation, in which Bolton, then the State Department’s Under Secretary for arms-control issues, accused Cuba of developing biological weapons. Later on, Bolton helped sell the lie that Saddam Hussein was building nuclear weapons.

Jess & Jamal discuss some of the details of leaked content of Trump-Kushner’s so-called Deal of the Century. The deal, according to leaked documents, will be signed between Israel, Hamas and the Palestinian Authority to bring about the creation of “New Palestine.”

Jess & Jamal interview Zeiad Abbas from the Middle East Children's Alliance (MECA) about their upcoming event: Indigenous, Palestinian and Black Liberation, Commemorating the Palestinian Nakba. They also discuss the rise of hate, racism, antisemitism and Islamophobia in the US since Trump took office.

Jess & Jamal provide their own take on the Redacted Mueller Report. They also discuss Trump’s Middle East Peace Plan a/k/a Deal of the Century and the increased incitement and verbal attacks targeting Representative Ilhan Omar.

Jess & Jamal analyze the results of the recent Israeli election, guaranteeing Benjamin Netanyahu his fifth term as Prime Minister. They also discuss Airbnb’s decision to backtrack on delisting properties located in Israeli Colonial Settlements on stolen Palestinian land to end lawsuits brought by the hosts.

Jess & Jamal discuss and analyze some of the Democratic candidates in the crowded 2020 U.S. Presidential race. They also interview Michael Malek Najjar, the director of Scenes from 71 Years, a play about Palestinian life under occupation.

Jess & Jamal discuss “separation of church and state” as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo suggested in a televised interview that his boss President Trump, like the Bible’s Queen Esther, may have been put on Earth to save the Jews. They also discuss Trump’s presidential proclamation recognizing Israeli sovereignty over the Occupied Syrian Golan Heights.

Jess and Jamal discuss recent racist and Islamophobic comments by two of Fox News’ most prominent opinion hosts — Jeanine Pirro and Tucker Carlson. Jeanine Pirro — an outspoken supporter of President Donald Trump who has become a fundraiser in Pennsylvania and elsewhere for Republicans — questioned whether a hijab worn by Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar signaled her support of Sharia law. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCHdow7wvSw Tucker Carlson in a recording released by Media Matters describes Iraqis as “semiliterate primitive monkeys.” In a separate instance, he criticizes Iraqis for having a “culture where people just don’t use toilet paper or forks.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umRRGXS2LG4

Jess & Jamal discuss with Dr. Hatem Bazian the vicious attacks on Representative Ilhan Omar. Dr. Bazian also talks about a recent New Yorker article, which exposes Psy-Group (established by "former" Israeli Mossad agents) targeting BDS activists on college campuses. http://tinyurl.com/y3k5pv2b

Jess and Jamal discuss recent UNHRC‘s report which provided evidence suggesting that Israel committed crimes against humanity in responding to 2018 protests in Gaza, as snipers targeted people clearly identifiable as children, health workers and journalists. They also discuss Michael Cohen’s Congressional testimony that labeled President Trump a "racist," a "con man," and a "cheat."