Peace Talk with Jonathan Sacerdoti and Moataz Khalil

PEACE TALK Episode 13 Jonathan Sacerdoti and Moataz Khalil interview TIMOR AKLIN, the Arab Israeli Muslim who became Jewish. Timor has been influential online as he tells the story of his own journey from growing up as an Arab Israeli in Jaffa to becoming a Jewish activist online. Music: Daniel Green Artwork: Amir Levy

PEACE TALK Episode 12 Jonathan Sacerdoti and Moataz Khalil interview LOAY ALSHAREEF, the Arab peace activist and Internet influencer. Following a strict Muslim upbringing, during which he was taught to hate Israel and Jews, Loay went to France and ended up staying with a Jewish family. He soon learnt to appreciate Judaism, learning Hebrew along the way. 14 years later, he is a leading voice in the...

PEACE TALK Episode 11 Jonathan Sacerdoti and Moataz Khalil interview MORDECHAI KEDAR, the Israeli expert in Arabic culture who famously schooled Al Jazeera on the Quran. Prof Kedar learnt Arabic as a schoolboy and has worked in intelligence and academia since, using his expert knowledge of the Quran, Arabic texts and the Arabic language to better understand the complexities and realities of the Mi...

PEACE TALK Episode 10 Jonathan Sacerdoti and Moataz Khalil interview NAOMI PETEL, a nurse who lived in Kibbutz Nahal Oz and survived the October 7th attack by Palestinian terrorists. Now living, sleeping and eating in a single room with her three children and her husband, Naomi tells of how the attack changed the course of her life for ever, and how her husband who previously employed and worked a...

Jonathan and Moataz interview Itamar Marcus, Director of Palestinian Media Watch. Itamar Marcus is a researcher and the founder and director of Palestinian Media Watch, which studies Palestinian society by monitoring and analysing the Palestinian Authority (PA) through its media and schoolbooks.

British-born journalist and international affairs Tom Gross shares his vision predictions for the future of Israel and the Middle East, as well as discussing rising antisemitism around the world, and how the Arab world sees Jews and Israel. Formerly Jerusalem correspondent for the Sunday Telegraph (UK) and the New York Daily News, Tom has spent decades traveling and observing the Middle East, brin...

Discussing the malign influence of Qatar in the Middle East and wider world, the complications of ceasefires and hostage deals, and the warning signs missed by Israeli intelligence and politicians before October 7th, Jonathan and Moataz interview Yigal Carmon, the President and founder of the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI). His organisation conducts deep research and translation of m...

PEACE TALK Episode 6 Moataz and Jonathan interview Madees Khoury from the Taybeh brewery in the West Bank. She is the Middle East's only female beer maker, and tells her story of growing up as part of the dwindling Christian minority in the Palestinian population. She explains what life is like post the 7th October attack. Plus: discussion of Tony Blair's rumoured return to 'fix' t...

Jonathan and Moataz discuss the New York Times' op-ed by the mayor of Gaza City, BBC Arabic's treatment of Israel, and Kanye West's 'apology' to Jews. They interview Dor Shachar, the Palestinian Gazan who escaped to Israel and became a Jewish Israeli.

Jonathan and Moataz discuss the UK NHS march against Israel's military action, the Hamas founding charter and the concept of 'solidarity', the insane anti-Israel boycott of the Zara fashion brand, Hamas confessions of using hospitals for terrorist purposes, and the latest hostage video released by Palestinian Islamic Jihad. Interviews with the Bahraini peace activist activist Fatema Al Harbi, part...

Jonathan and Moataz talk Israel, conflict and peace. Plus an exclusive interview with Fauda creator Avi Issacharoff.

Jonathan and Moataz interview the influencer, commentator and famous detransitioner, Oli London, who has just returned from a fact finding trip to Israel to see the aftermath of the Hamas 7 October massacres. They also discuss the BBC's drop in internet traffic compared to the massive rise in visits to other sites. Theme music by Daniel Green Cover art by Amir Levy

Moataz criticises Owen Jones for saying there was no evidence of rape in the Israeli compilation video showing Hamas’ own footage of its atrocities carried out on 7th October. Moataz gives context from his own upbringing as a an Egyptian Muslim. Jonathan and Moataz interview Mohammad Darawshe, an Israeli politician who has spent his career working for coexistence. His cousin, Awad Darawshe was kil...