As we approach 2025, Israel continues to bomb, attack, and occupy the birthplace of Christmas. This year, church officials have... more

In this episode, we speak to Dr. Nimer Sultany, a law professor at SOAS. We discuss the ICC and the... more

In this episode of “This is Palestine,” host Diana Buttu speaks with Dalia Alahmad at IMEU’s Palestine office about the... more

In this two-episode special, host Diana Buttu speaks with award-winning Palestinian-American writers Fady Joudah and Lena Khalaf Tuffaha, who are... more

In this two-episode special, host Diana Buttu speaks with award-winning Palestinian-American writers Fady Joudah and Lena Khalaf Tuffaha, who are... more

Amidst Israel’s catastrophic genocide unfolding in Gaza, its military is escalating a relentless campaign of aggression across the Palestinian... more

Since 1948, Israel has imposed policies and measures to control and hamper the Palestinian economy. In this episode of “This... more

Can you imagine being used as a human shield? In this episode of “This is Palestine,” we hear the horrifying... more

In this episode of This is Palestine, host Diana Buttu takes us to the heart of Gaza, where education—once the... more

In this episode of “This Is Palestine” host Diana Buttu speaks with award-winning Palestinian-American law professor George Bisharat about... more

In this episode, host Diana Buttu shares the horrifying details about one of Israel's secret torture camps or Israeli prisons,... more

In this episode of “This is Palestine”, we hear the heartwrenching story of baby Aylul, a baby born during Israel’s... more

In this episode of “This Is Palestine,” host Diana Buttu speaks to Josh Ruebner, the director of IMEU’s new 501C-4... more

Over the past eight months, Israel has kidnapped or unlawfully “arrested” hundreds of Palestinians. In Gaza, there are disturbing reports... more

In this episode of “This is Palestine,” we speak with Palestinian American Columbia student Maryam Alwan about the rise in... more

Over the past six months, Israel has internationally destroyed Gaza’s healthcare system as part of its genocidal campaign. By November... more

In this episode, host Diana Buttu speaks with Palestinian human rights lawyer Ahmed Abofoul about South Africa’s case at the... more

In this episode, we take a deeper look into Israel’s deliberate targeting and killing of Palestinian journalists in Gaza. Killing... more

In the aftermath of October 7, Palestinian students at Israeli higher education institutions quickly faced attacks for their social media... more

On October the 27th, Israel cut off all phone and internet communications to the Gaza Strip, further plunging the area... more

The case in which South Africa accuses Israel of violating the genocide convention at the International Court of Justice began... more

This week, South Africa is accusing Israel of committing genocide in front of the International Court of Justice or the... more

Last month, the Bethlehem municipality announced the cancellation of Christmas celebrations in the city of Christ’s birth, as a gesture... more

For our 100th episode, Diana Buttu speaks with Dr. Ghassan Abu-Sitta, a renowned British-Palestinian doctor. Just two days into Israel's... more

As of the time of this recording, Israel has temporarily halted its brutal bombing campaign on the Gaza Strip. As... more

It has been more than 46 days since Israel began its brutal bombing campaign against Palestinians in Gaza. During this... more

Time and time again, we've witnessed the familiar cycle: Israel launches a brutal bombing campaign on Gaza, putting Palestine into... more

Israel has been bombing the besieged Gaza Strip nonstop. Israel has cut off water supplies, fuel supplies, electricity supplies and... more

Thousands of Palestinians from Gaza who work in Israel disappeared after Oct 7th. On October 10th, Israel’s Coordinator of Government... more

Today marks the 25th day of Israel's ongoing bombing campaign in Gaza. The death toll has tragically risen to over... more

This podcast was recorded on October 22nd. Since then, the number of Palestinians killed has increased, with Israel now having... more

Israel gave the UN 24 hours to evacuate 1.1 million Palestinians from northern Gaza. That is impossible. Roads have been... more

Israel continues to rain bombs on Gaza, home to more than 2 million Palestinians—half of them children—who have been trapped... more

It's been 30 years since the #OsloAccords, and Palestinians have received nothing but fewer rights, increased settler land theft, and... more

It's been 30 years since the Oslo Accords, and Palestinians have received nothing but fewer rights, increased settler land theft,... more

Listen to host Diana Buttu as she delves deep into a chapter of Palestinian history. Journey back to 1973, when... more

In part one of this two-part special, host Diana Buttu dives deep into the stories of two West Bank towns... more

In this episode, host @dianabuttu speaks with Hassan Jabareen, the founder and General Director of Adalah, a human rights organization... more

Last week, the Israeli military began a two-day invasion in the Palestinian city of Jenin. Israeli soldiers killed 12 Palestinians—including... more

Diana Buttu breaks down the escalating Israeli violence in Palestine. We've seen hundreds of Israeli settlers attacking Palestinian towns, setting... more

Join Diana Buttu as she engages in a captivating conversation with the renowned Palestinian political cartoonist and author, Mohammad Sabaaneh.... more

In today’s episode, we hear from Palestinian American writer, podcaster, rock climber, and now filmmaker Andrew Bisharat. Bisharat stars in... more

On his 86th day of hunger strike, Sheikh Khader Adnan died in Ramle Prison, where he has been held since... more

This is Part 2 of our Palestinian political prisoners episodes. We speak with Dr. Malaka Shwaikh, lecturer at University of... more

This is Part 1 of our Palestinian political prisoners episode. We hear from former Palestinian political prisoners, Khader Adnan and... more

Host Diana Buttu speaks with renowned Palestinian youth activist Ahed Tamimi about her new book, They Called Me A Lioness:... more

On February 26, the Palestinian town of Huwara became the site of a violent attack by Israeli settlers, with... more

For International Women's Day, we are thrilled to highlight the voices of powerful Palestinian women who are breaking barriers and... more

In this episode, host Diana Buttu discusses Israel's extremist government and its efforts to weaken its Supreme Court. We explore... more

Benjamin Netanyahu is back as Israel's Prime Minister. He has formed a coalition with far-right, extremist, leaders like Itamar Ben... more

On today’s episode, Diana Buttu speaks with Dr. Adila Laïdi-Hanieh, Director of the Palestinian Museum. Dr. Hanieh talks to us... more

On today’s episode, Diana Buttu speaks with the award-winning Jordanian-of-Palestinian-origin, film director and writer, Darin Sallam. We speak to Sallam... more

Honey is one of Palestine’s first professional female soccer players and was the co-founder and captain of the Palestinian Women’s... more

Host Diana Buttu speaks with Palestinian-Syrian chef and Bay Area activist Reem Assil. The episode delves into Reem’s new cookbook... more

In today’s episode, host Diana Buttu, takes us on a deep dive into all things olives and their strong connection... more

In this episode of Palestinians You Should Know, host Diana Buttu speaks with the Palestinian artist, Malak Matar. Malak is... more

Israel is going into their fifth round of elections since 2019. Host Diana Buttu breaks down what this means for... more

Diana Buttu speaks with Fida Jiryis about her new book ‘Stranger in my Own Land'. Fida is a writer and... more

In this episode, we hear from Mohamed Hamed, the executive director and founder of the Mariam Foundation based in Nazareth.... more

In this episode, we hear from Ariel Koren, a former Google employee who resigned because of a hostile work environment... more

Diana Buttu speaks with two incredible Palestinian disciplinary artists, Emily Jacir and Nicolas Jaar. Emily is an award-winning artist who works... more

Host Diana Buttu speaks with award-winning director, writer, and actress, Cherien Dabis. Cherien could be the first woman of color... more

This is the first in our 'Palestinian Who's Who' series, where we highlight Palestinians doing amazing things in their respective... more

On the 18th of August, Israelis conducted a raid in the middle of the night into Ramallah, breaking into the... more

Today’s episode features a very special and very funny guest, Mo Amer. A Palestinian refugee and a successful comedian with... more

In this week’s episode, host Diana Buttu, speaks with Issam Adwan, a Rafah-based journalist, researcher, and analyst. Two months ago,... more

Diana Buttu and Omar Baddar discuss Biden’s visit to Palestine and Israel: What was said, what was left unsaid, and... more

With President Biden about to visit Palestine and Israel, we speak with Lina Abu Akleh, niece of slain Palestinian-American journalist... more

In this week’s episode, Diana Buttu breaks down the collapse of the Israeli government which has prompted Knesset elections for... more

The Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement is a Palestinian-led movement for freedom, justice and equality inspired by the South African... more