Palestine Deep Dive's @AlnaouqA, who has lost 21 members of his family in Gaza since October 2023, reacts to attempts by Israeli media outlets to discredit NAZA filmmaker Yuval Abraham by drawing a connection between the two, while accusing Alnaouq of being linked to Hamas. “Some people are going to get sued” over the false and defamatory remarks, Alnaouq says. He also argues that his own family's story makes the case for the film, rather than discrediting it. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has proposed a government response that would seek to impose legal and financial consequences on the NAZA filmmakers, including measures to revoke their citizenship.

“My four co-plaintiffs are fellow Palestinian students and faculty members of Columbia who suffered egregious harm while on campus as the university stood back and did nothing or in some cases, took unfair action against us," writes Maryam Alwan in an exclusive for @PalFest's The Key magazine. "The harms ranged from being disciplined for speaking about Israel’s killing of their family members in Gaza, to being stalked, followed, photographed, recorded, and posted while on campus. Nearly all of us were subjected to systemic doxxing by Columbia affiliates that went uninvestigated, meanwhile each of us was subjected to biased and baseless disciplinary hearings for protected speech by the ironically named Office of Institutional Equity (OIE).” Diplomatic Correspondent Akbar Shahid Ahmed discusses a lawsuit brought by Palestinian students and faculty members at Columbia University for "anti-Palestinian discrimination". Ahmed argues that the crackdown on pro-Palestinian student activism cannot be attributed solely to the Trump administration, pointing to policies that took shape during the Biden administration. @AlnaouqA | @AkbarSAhmed

Who controls the story about Palestine? In this episode of Palestine Deep Dive, we are joined by NewsCord founder Nima Akram and Declassified UK Investigative Journalist Hamza Yusuf as we go behind the headlines to examine how Palestine and Gaza are being reported, and what gets lost, omitted or reframed along the way. @newscord_org | @Hamza_a96 | @AlnaouqA | @HalaHanina

You Can't Evict a Memory What does it mean to carry a homeland through memory? In this episode of the Deep Dive, Ahmed Alnaouq sits down with Amy Abdelnoor, author of Ever Land, for a powerful conversation about Palestine, memory, identity, belonging and resilience. Amy reflects on the inspiration for her novel, the symbolism of the cactus and the Palestinian connection to land. Drawing on Amy’s Lebanese heritage and her experiences in Palestine and Lebanon, the conversation also explores how memory can become a form of continuity, how a sense of place can survive across generations, and why Palestine remains so deeply embedded in Palestinian identity. They also explore writing as resistance and the power of storytelling to create empathy. Amy Abdelnoor | @AlnaouqA

Netanyahu Knew About 7 October? Who controls the story about Palestine? In this episode of Palestine Deep Dive, we are joined by NewsCord founder Nima Akram and Declassified UK Investigative Journalist Hamza Yusuf as we go behind the headlines to examine how Palestine and Gaza are being reported, and what gets lost, omitted or reframed along the way. We also discuss the UK sanctions against Israeli settlements announced by Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband yesterday, and Israel’s retaliatory response. @Hamza_a96 | @AlnaouqA

“Whose Testimony Counts?” Ahmed Alnaouq discusses Israeli journalist Yuval Abraham’s film Naza with Palestine Deep Dive’s guests for this week, Dr James Smith, a British emergency physician and UCL lecturer who has just returned from his third medical mission to Gaza, and Akbar Shahid Ahmed, journalist, foreign-policy correspondent and author of Crossing the Red Line. Dr. James Smith | @AlnaouqA

“Neutrality or claims to neutrality…are absurd in the context of genocide, occupation and apartheid,” argues Dr James Smith, a British emergency physician and UCL lecturer who joined us in the Palestine Deep Dive studio this week having just returned from his third medical mission to Gaza.

I Used to Like Ed Sheeran... Today on Palestine Deep Dive, we bring together two perspectives on Gaza: what is happening on the ground and how the political decisions shaping that reality have been made behind closed doors in Washington. Dr James Smith, British emergency physician and UCL lecturer, joins us after returning from his third medical mission to Gaza, where he witnessed the devastating reality facing Gaza’s healthcare system. We’re also joined by Akbar Shahid Ahmed, journalist, foreign-policy correspondent and author of Crossing the Red Line. Ahmed has spent years investigating how the Biden administration made decisions on Gaza from inside the White House and State Department. Dr. James Smith | @AkbarSAhmed | @AlnaouqA | @HalaHanina

How did mainstream media sanitise Israel's genocide in Gaza? @newscord_org tracked 2 million articles to find out. In this episode of Palestine Deep Dive, Ahmed Alanouq and Hala Hanina are joined by NewsCord founder Nima Akram and Declassified UK Investigative Journalist Hamza Yusuf as we go behind the headlines to examine how Palestine and Gaza are being reported, and what gets lost, omitted or reframed along the way. We also discuss the UK sanctions against Israeli settlements announced by Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband yesterday, and Israel’s retaliatory response. @Hamza_a96 | @newscord_org | @AlnaouqA | @HalaHanina