Al Jazeera banned, the Rafah Crossing attacked, and the US delays arms to Israel

05/10/24 • 44 min

This week on The New Arab Weekly podcast, we look at the recent closure of Al Jazeera offices in Israel, the advance of Israeli tanks to the Rafah border crossing, and the US decision to withhold a shipment of bombs to Israel.

We're joined by The New Arab's journalist and reporter Nick McAlpin (@NickGMcAlpin) and senior journalist and editor Nadda Osman (@naddaxosman).

Our picks of the week:

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If you have any burning questions that you'd like the team at The New Arab Weekly to answer, then drop us an email at [email protected].

You can subscribe to the show on Apple, Spotify, Google, and wherever else you get your podcasts.

This podcast is produced by Hugo Goodridge (@hugogoodridge).

To get in touch with the producer, follow, then tweet us at @TNAPodcasts.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're joined by The New Arab's journalist and reporter Nick McAlpin (@NickGMcAlpin) and senior journalist and editor Nadda Osman (@naddaxosman).

Our picks of the week:

Why do Israel's high-tech, dystopian weapons systems have Biblical names?

Israel is a broken society. And it's not just Bibi to blame

How Egypt's crackdown on Gaza protests shows the fragility of Sisi's regime

If you have any burning questions that you'd like the team at The New Arab Weekly to answer, then drop us an email at [email protected].

You can subscribe to the show on Apple, Spotify, Google, and wherever else you get your podcasts.

This podcast is produced by Hugo Goodridge (@hugogoodridge).

To get in touch with the producer, follow, then tweet us at @TNAPodcasts.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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This week on The New Arab Weekly podcast, we look at the prospect of arrest warrants being handed down to Israeli leaders by the International Criminal Court (ICC), a potential Israeli assault on Rafah and attempts to secure a deal to end the fighting in Gaza, and a new law in Iraq that has criminalised homosexuality.

We're joined by The New Arab's International Correspondents Editor Yazan Al-Saadi and journalist and reporter Assiah Hamed.

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If you have any burning questions that you'd like the team at The New Arab Weekly to answer, then drop us an email at [email protected].

You can subscribe to the show on Apple, Spotify, Google, and wherever else you get your podcasts.

This podcast is produced by Hugo Goodridge (@hugogoodridge).

To get in touch with the producer, follow, then tweet us at @TNAPodcasts.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Joining us, we have The New Arab's journalist and reporter Oliver Mizzi (@OllyMizzi99), and journalist and reporter Assiah Hamed (@AssiahHamed).

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If you have any burning questions that you'd like the team at The New Arab Weekly to answer, then drop us an email at [email protected].

You can subscribe to the show on Apple, Spotify, Google, and wherever else you get your podcasts.

This podcast is produced by Hugo Goodridge (@hugogoodridge).

To get in touch with the producer, follow, then tweet us at @TNAPodcasts.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.