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Interviews
Western Legacy in Libya Leaves a Hole Filled by Migrants Fleeing for Europe – Interview with Ramzy Baroud
By Sputnik International The scale of the crisis in the Mediterranean can’t be ignored. Two thousand migrants have died already this year on their journey to Europe. Fifty migrants remain unaccounted for after their rubber […]
CrossTalk: ISIS and Obama’s Failure
The Islamic State continues to thrive and establish itself as a power base in the Middle East. Though it must be pointed out that its strength today is only the result of the west’s habit […]
Grave Danger of Derailing the Iran Deal – Interview with Chas Freeman
Charles W. “Chas” Freeman Jr. is an author and career diplomat who served as ambassador to Saudi Arabia, assistant Secretary of Defense, and assistant Secretary of State among many other jobs. He was famous for […]
Mads Gilbert: ‘People Are Questioning Israel’ – Interview
In an interview with Al Jazeera, Norwegian surgeon Dr. Mads Gilbert speaks of his experiences in Gaza and the changing international perception of Israel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxoWqpXoybo
Palestinian Thinker Raja Shehadeh: The Real Eruption is Coming
By Ala Qandil Sitting on a leather armchair that oversizes his fragile build, in his Ramallah law office, located on one of the main streets of this bustling city, Raja Shehadeh speaks softly and calmly […]
Let Palestine Sing: Interview with Basel Zayed
Interviewed by Louis Brehony Basel Zayed is a Palestinian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist living in occupied Jerusalem. An accomplished virtuoso oud player and vocalist skilled in highly developed Arab musical traditions, Basel is also a trained […]
Samih al-Qasim and the Language of Revolution
In one of his last interviews before he died of cancer this week, renowned Arab Druze poet Samih al-Qasim talked about the role poetry has played in the region’s fractious history. By Liam Brown I’ve […]
‘Obama Capitulated Very Early to Pressures from the Israeli lobby’
Interviewed by Frank Barat Frank Barat: Hi Josh, It is great to have you on Le Mur a Des Oreilles, We are obviously going to talk about Israel and Palestine, about your book “Shattered Hopes” […]
Colombia Professor Victorious in His Quest for Academic Freedom – Video
After Iymen Chehade’s class at Columbia College Chicago was canceled, he realized that his academic freedom had been violated and skillfully protested until his class was reinstated. In this exclusive KAKE interview, Chehade discusses the […]
‘For Me, Palestine is Paradise’ – Interview with Leila Khaled
Frank Barat is an activist based in Belgium and is one of the former coordinators of the Russell Tribunal on Palestine. He recently conducted an interview with Leila Khaled for “The Wall has Ears: Conversations […]
Where is Egypt’s Revolutionary Movement? – Interview with Abdullah al-Arian
By Paul Gottinger (Abdullah al-Arian is assistant professor of history at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service in Qatar. He is a frequent contributor to Al Jazeera English and his forthcoming book is entitled “Answering […]
In A World of Chaos: Gaza’s Watar Band Seeking Love, Peace and Freedom
By Samah Sabawi Gaza’s new music sensation Watar Band has just released their latest song and it is making a lot of noise! The song Dawsha which literally translates to noise is a reminder to […]
Israel and the Dangers of Ethnic Nationalism: An Interview with Jonathan Cook
(Jonathan Cook has covered the Israeli-Palestinian conflict for the past 12 years. Extracts from this interview with Joseph Cotto were published in several articles by the Washington Times Communities website.) Cotto: What sort of general […]
Palestine’s South African Moment: Discussion with Haidar Eid
By Ebbe Bertelsen In the winter months of 1987 a popular uprising erupted in Palestine. In what is known as the First Intifada, the Palestinian people rebelled against twenty years of occupation of the West […]
‘It’s Not Your Homeland’: An Interview with Shlomo Sand
By Lewis Turner Shlomo Sand shot to prominence and controversy with his 2008 book The Invention of the Jewish People. His follow-up, The Invention of the Land of Israel, examines a nationalist mythology of land […]
Afghan Peace Volunteer: Drones Bury Beautiful Lives
By Kathy Kelly – Kabul (Below is a transcript of an interview with Raz Mohammad, an Afghan Peace Volunteer, with questions prepared by Maya Evans of Voices for Creative Non Nonviolence UK.) Raz Mohammad: Salam […]
Israel, Palestinian Civil Society, and Political Prisoners
By Patrick O. Strickland – Ramallah (An interview with a representative of Addameer Prisoner Support Network, a Palestinian human rights organization dedicated to documenting and protecting the rights of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli detention – […]
Maximal Zionist Project, Minimal Palestine – Interview with Gregory Harms
By Kourosh Ziabari American journalist and scholar Gregory Harms believes that the recent 8-day Israeli war on the Gaza Strip might have been waged to distract public attention from the internal socioeconomic crises and problems […]
Rebuilding the Palestinian National Movement: Interview with Awad Abdel Fattah
By Jonathan Cook ‘It’s time for Palestinians in Israel to stand firm against the Bantustan plan of Oslo’ The following interview was conducted in Nazareth with Awad Abdel Fattah, secretary general of the National Democratic […]
The Ideology of Hatred – Interview with Niza Yanay
Interview by Neve Gordon (Niza Yanay is the author of The Ideology of Hatred: The Psychic Power of Discourse.) After 9/11, hate began colonizing new spheres, operating as a social and political force that manipulates […]