Today’s podcast guest is Tony Klug, a Middle East analyst who has been a senior advisor on the Middle East to the Oxford Research Group and a consultant to the Palestine Strategy Group and the Israeli Strategic Forum.
In this episode, we discuss the plausibility of a resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the feasibility of such a resolution, the past negotiations between Israel, the Palestinians, and involved Arab states, and what can be done based on the current facts on the ground.
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Dr. Tony Klug has been a senior advisor on the Middle East to the Oxford Research Group and a consultant to the Palestine Strategy Group and the Israeli Strategic Forum. He has written extensively about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict since the early 1970s and was one of the first advocates of an independent Palestinian state alongside Israel in the wake of the 1967 war. His PhD thesis (1979) was on the Israeli occupation of the West Bank. For many years, he worked at Amnesty International, where he headed the international development program.
The next live episode of my podcast is this upcoming Tuesday, September 29, at 10:00am EDT with Tony Klug, senior advisor on the Middle East to the Oxford Research Group and a consultant to the Palestine Strategy Group and the Israeli Strategic Forum. He has written extensively about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict since the early 1970s and was one of the first advocates of an independent Palestinian state alongside Israel in the wake of the 1967 war. For many years he worked at Amnesty International where he headed the international development program.
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Today’s podcast guest is Alex de Waal, Executive Director of the World Peace Foundation. Considered one of the foremost experts on Sudan and the Horn of Africa, his scholarly work and practice has also probed humanitarian crisis and response, human rights, HIV/AIDS and governance in Africa, and conflict and peace-building.
In this episode, we discuss the background of the current war in Sudan, both the immediate spark and the underlying history, the role of external forces in the conflict, the prospects for a resolution to this conflict, and the ongoing humanitarian catastrophe that has been fueled by this war.
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Full bio
Alex de Waal is the Executive Director of the World Peace Foundation. Considered one of the foremost experts on Sudan and the Horn of Africa, his scholarly work and practice has also probed humanitarian crisis and response, human rights, HIV/AIDS and governance in Africa, and conflict and peace-building. His latest book is Mass Starvation: The History and Future of Famine (Polity Press 2017). He is also he author of The Real Politics of the Horn of Africa (Polity Press, 2015), a full list of his publications is available below. Following a fellowship with the Global Equity Initiative at Harvard (2004-06), he worked with the Social Science Research Council as Director of the program on HIV/AIDS and Social Transformation, and led projects on conflict and humanitarian crises in Africa (2006-09). During 2005-06, de Waal was seconded to the African Union mediation team for Darfur and from 2009-11 served as senior adviser to the African Union High-Level Implementation Panel for Sudan, where he took on a number of roles in the negotiations leading to the independence of South Sudan. He was on the list of Foreign Policy’s 100 most influential public intellectuals in 2008 and Atlantic Monthly’s 27 “brave thinkers” in 2009.
The scale, frequency, and brazenness of human rights violations around the world have not diminished, but rather have grown profoundly, raising the question of whether the very notion of “civilization” is little more than a veneer. Scores of countries spanning the globe have committed large-scale, documented abuses against their own populations and/or native groups, and against civilians in neighboring countries, and are doing so with impunity.
TRUMP Rejects International Election Observers
By declining to invite OSCE observers to monitor the 2026 midterm elections, Trump has shown another sinister attempt to prevent free and fair elections. For the first time, the U.S. has done so since international monitoring began in 2002. The OSCE, which has observed 12 rounds of U.S. elections, called the decision a departure from established commitments. Human Rights Watch says it comes amid broader voting-rights concerns, including expanded use of the SAVE citizenship database and plans to deploy about 1,000 federal monitors to polling places. The administration is lying when it proclaims that the measures aim to prevent ineligible voting. As November approaches, independent scrutiny matters especially now when the election’s result is so consequential for American democracy.
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Is Russia and China allowing them to monitor their elections?
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A two-page legal pad recovered from Jeffrey Epstein's Manhattan jail cell after his 2019 passing is drawing fresh scrutiny, with Former Diplomatic Security Agent Ryan Dalton arguing on a Mike Ritland podcast that notes uncovered undercut the official finding that Epstein took his own life. The investigator points to the phrase "Red Notice," underlined several times on the pad, a reference to the international alert Interpol uses to track fugitives. The same page reportedly lists several foreign countries, along with aviation notes and references some believe point to an airport in Connecticut. The investigator argues these details read more like travel planning than the final thoughts of someone preparing to die by su!cide. Other portions of the document include a single letter, "G," alongside a reference to "computers" that some analysts link to Epstein's properties in Palm Beach and the U.S. Virgin Islands, though that connection has not been independently confirmed. Some believe the notations may reference Ghislaine Maxwell and concerns over digital evidence. The most disputed line sits on the second page: "Jail Out = 10." Because Epstein di*d on August 10, 2019, the investigator calls the notation a "smoking gun," arguing it shows he expected to leave custody that day. No government agency has confirmed that reading, and critics caution the notes remain open to other explanations. The scrutiny comes as federal leadership continues to defend the closed-case finding. FBI Director Kash Patel and Deputy Director Dan Bongino told Fox News' Maria Bartiromo their review confirmed Epstein died by su*cide, even as the Metropolitan Correctional Center's own record includes two guards who admitted falsifying overnight logs, plus broken surveillance cameras, the night Epstein d*ed. Image credits: Mike Ritland/YouTube #dailynews #epsteinfiles #jeffreyepstein
TRUMP’S AMERICA: RUIN, RAGE, AND RECKLESSNESS
Trump’s method is simple: lie, blame, threaten, repeat. He still claims elections were rigged, attacks the press for exposing his failures, and blames Biden for an economy now shaped by his own policies. As inflation rises and Americans face growing insecurity, Trump offers no credible exit from the war with Iran—only threats to “annihilate” it. While the country strains under economic and political turmoil, he pursues monuments, spectacle, and self-glorification. America has endured grave crises before. But it has rarely faced a president so willing to wreck its institutions, endanger its security, and call the devastation leadership.
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How to figure out who to vote for this year: if the candidate supports trump, that candidate is automatically unworthy of our votes on character and bad judgment grounds. If the candidate opposes trump and trump's dishonesty, corruption, incompetence and abuses of power, that candidate is worthy of our votes. Hope that helps.
He has also ended or reversed a myriad of ruinous Biden administration policies.
And you are a delusional moron!
Fake news
Uh...this has been the democrat party for years
Retard
That’s a pic of s Democrat controlled city in a blue state
Trump can’t hold a candle to you idiots
Liberals are in Panic mode as Trump and the White Hat Military continue to expose and obliterate their dark Deep State institutions....
Don't see a problem FAFO
Muslims are deranged
Hey kid, you must be inbred.
Trump has cleaned up the democrat mess with open borders that took American citizen’s lives , went after the fraudsters and corruption with our federal Medicaid/medicare programs by the blue state governors , and many more actions. He has made America strong and safe again unlike in previous administrations who just handed out our. Money to anyone .
TRUMP, REPUBLICANS AND THE OLIGARCHS WANT TO REDUCE THE MIDDLE AND WORKING CLASSES TO PEONAGE.
ALL DEMOCRATS
Rune ridge and ridiculousness is what we voted out we love president Trump
My America is doing just fine.
You just described the democrats and liberals supporters to a tee.
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NAZA DIRECTORS FACING DEATH THREATS
FOR THEIR DOCUMENTARY EXPOSING ISRAEL’S ATROCITIES IN GAZA
Israeli filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor have not returned home, fearing for their safety after death threats and an escalating official campaign against them. Their documentary NAZA documents Israeli military killings of Palestinian civilians and utter devastation of Gaza. Rather than answer its revelations, Netanyahu has backed proposed legislation targeting Israelis who “defame” soldiers abroad. Culture Minister Miki Zohar has called for revoking their citizenship, while military lawyers have considered legal action. The threat is chilling. A democracy that punishes artists for exposing alleged atrocities is not defending itself—it is silencing conscience. Israelis must resist this assault on truth before fear becomes state policy.
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Ahhh, yes, this is the documentary I have been waiting to see. Does anyone have a link?
Will hopefully see this film soon but what it will show me will not surprise me. I have followed the story of Palestine for many years. If anyone doubts what kind of society Israel is you just have to look and listen to any political speech made by the Prime Minister or any official of that country. To see these threats against their own people for making a film and sharing truth is justification that they never were and never will be ‘the chosen people’…. I hope these brave Jewish film makers stay safe……thank you both for such bravery ❤️🇵🇸🇵🇸
To do such important work in the face of potential ostracisation (at best), but potentially far worse, is commendably brave. Dissenting Israeli voices are so important. We see you and are grateful for you, for the proof that basic humanity flowers in even the most rotten of societies.
GOD BLESS THEM
They are heroes already. They are brave.
Hoping that they will be safe.
May God keep them safe
They're in the lions den. I pray for their safety. Bless them for exposing the truth.
Stand firm and take care ❤. Looking forward to seeing your film
😡 נתניהו אשם והעם משלם 😡
Bravery on display. They have made it available for free.
Heros of humanity 💪
Incredibly brave people.
How can Israel figth the perfect war without harming anyone ? Has any one a solution here ?
Courageous
I'm sure they went into the project knowing this would be the outcome but knew the film was more important .
God keep our heros safe and bless them
In honor of Sukkot I hope the truth is known to all and they are safe
Boycott, divest, sanction Israel.
Death threats merely illuminate problem that the two directors seek to expose.
היה טבח בעזה בהוראת ממשלת נתנייהו והממשלה העולמית הנאצית. זו לא היתה מלחמה אלא ג'נוסייד. החיילים היו שכירי חרב והם הוקרבו למולך על מזבח הממשלה העולמית והנשיא ביידן וממשלתו הדמוקרטית. גם זריקות פייזר היו טבח באזרחי ישראל. למעלה ממיליון וחצי ימותו עד 20/30
They knew that would happen and they still made it because they knew the troth had to be told so. Courage and commitment
שתי נבלות ,בוגדים ,לכלא לשפוט בכל הדין למצות לזרוק למרתפים ולהעלים ,בושה שהם ישראלים בכלל ,בעיקר ערב רב נצר לרשעים
The truth tellers are always in danger🥲
Страх станет политикой государства, если и дальше управлять страной будет нынешняя коалиция
NETANYAH’S CATASTROPHIC FAILURE - TO HEED WARNINGS OF HAMAS’ ATTACK
More than a year ago, I wrote in World Affairs that Netanyahu had received repeated warnings of an imminent Hamas attack—from Egypt’s intelligence chief Abbas Kamel, Israeli border observers, and, reportedly, UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed, who called days before October 7 to warn of Hamas’ planned onslaught. Netanyahu ignored them. Whether this reflected catastrophic negligence or something more deliberate remains unproven. But his failure to act preceded the October 7 massacre and the devastating Gaza war that followed, amid grave war crimes and crimes against humanity. Israel now confronts mounting condemnation and growing isolation. Netanyahu’s failure has deeply damaged Israel’s moral standing—and he must pay a grave political price.
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Not a failure, his plan all along.
Proof!!!
He was planning it
It was not a "failure." It was a strategy.
Lânetlemiş kavim terörist israil hırsız askerleri yalancı istilacı mahluklar
Propaganda 101. You really need a new script.
Klempo čifute jedi govna
Bla bla bla
