Mohammad Marandi on Iran, Ghada Karmi on The End of Israel & Saif Abukeshek Kidnapping

Palestinian doctor, writer, and author Ghada Karmi discusses the end of Israel; Palestinian activist Saif Abukeshek talks about being kidnapped, beaten and tortured by the IDF for participating in the Sumud Flotilla which is attempting to break the illegal siege on Gaza; and Iranian professor Mohammad Marandi analyzes the war on Iran. For the full discussion, please join us on Patreon at -   / patreon-full-159595476   00:00:00 Intro 00:01:45 Katie introduces Ghada Karmi 00:02:30 Ghada Karmi joins 00:02:40 Significance of the Nakba 00:05:00 Ghada’s discussion with Gabor Maté, comparing the Nakba to the Holocaust 00:18:28 Ghada’s family’s history during the Nakba 00:27:47 Clip: J Street head Jeremy Ben-Ami on one-state v. two-state solution 00:30:35 Ghada reacts - “there’s no such thing as a liberal Zionist” 00:34:30 Saif Abukeshek joins 00:35:45 “Israeli impunity” 00:39:41 Israel’s violent interception of aid flotillas to Palestine 00:48:00 Saif’s experience in Israeli detention: “violent humiliation,” torture, isolation 00:57:40 Clip: Ben Gvir celebrating violence towards activists 00:59:40 Clip: Activists arriving in Bilabao, Spain are brutalized by police 01:00:35 Ghada on how Israel gets away with it 01:10:40 Ghada leaves 01:11:28 Saif talks about Hague Invasion Act & the ICC 01:15:00 Katie asks Saif why he does what he does? Does he fear for his life? 01:19:15 Saif leaves 01:19:46 Mohammad Marandi joins, updates from on-the-ground in Tehran 01:21:35 Marandi responds to Trump Truth Social post threatening Iran 01:29:00 Dr. Marandi comments re: inflation, “we don't believe this is the end of the story,” no one trusts Netanyahu or Trump 01:32:15 Western Mainstream media's complicity in facilitating genocide 01:36:00 Marandi eviscerates Channel 4’s Krishnan Guru-Murthy, see the rest on Patreon:   / patreon-full-159595476   Dr. Mohammad Marandi is professor of English Literature and Orientalism at the University of Tehran. Ghada Karmi is a Palestinian-born academic, physician, author and novelist. She is the author of In Search of Fatima: A Palestinian Story, One State: The Only Democratic Future for Palestine-Israel, and most recently Murjana, a historical fiction novel based in 7th Century Baghdad. Her articles have appeared in newspapers and magazines, including The Guardian, The Nation and Journal of Palestine Studies. Saif Abukeshek, a Palestinian activist based in Barcelona, has been organizing Palestinian solidarity across Europe for over 20 years. He was a lead organizer in the Global March to Gaza and currently chairs the Global Coalition Against the Occupation in Palestine and represents the Intersindical Alternativa de Catalunya (IAC). He also sits on the board of the European Trade Union Network for Justice in Palestine. Saif is also a proud father of three young children, aged two, six, and eight. **Please support The Katie Halper Show ** For bonus content, exclusive interviews, to support independent media & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon -   / thekatiehalpershow   Get your Katie Halper Show Merch here! https://katiehalper.myspreadshop.com/all Follow Katie on Twitter: https://x.com/kthalps Follow Katie on Instagram:   / kthalps   Follow Katie on TikTok:   / kthalps_