Five Questions

Azad Essa and Yousef Munayyer discuss the implications of Narendra Modi’s visit to the United States and the relationship between India and Israel. Essa is a senior reporter for Middle East Eye based in New York City. He worked for Al Jazeera English between 2010-2018 and is the author of 'Hostile Homelands: The New Alliance Between India and Israel.'

Diana Buttu and Yousef Munnaye r discuss the Israeli protests against Netanyahu proposed "judicial reform" and the Palestinian position on these unprecedented protests. Buttu is a Palestinian lawyer, writer, analyst, and a former legal advisor to the PLO.

Peter Beinart and Yousef Munayyer discuss the impact of Israel’s new government on the Jewish American community in the United States. Beinart is Professor of Journalism and Political Science at the City University of New York, Editor at Large of Jewish Currents, and a Fellow at the Foundation for Middle East Peace.

Nadim Bawalsa and Yousef Munayyer discuss Palestinian communities in Latin America as part of Bawalsa’s recent book, Transnational Palestine: Migration and the Right of Return before 1948. Nadim Bawalsa is a historian of modern Palestine. His work has appeared in Jerusalem Quarterly, the Journal of Palestine Studies , NACLA Report on the Americas, and edited volumes. He earned a Master’s in Arab S...

Negar Mortazavi and Yousef Munayyer discuss the latest protests in Iran after the killing of Mahsa Amini by the Iranian morality police. Mortazavi is an Iranian-American journalist and the host of the Iran Podcast . 

Laila Al-Arian and Yousef Munayyer discuss the response by the White House and US media outlets to Shireen Abu Akleh’s killing. Al-Arian is an American Emmy-award-winning broadcast journalist, and executive producer of the Al Jazeera documentary series Fault Lines.

Sarah Yerkes  and  Yousef Munayyer  discuss Kais Saied’s efforts to change Tunisia’s constitution and consolidate his power. Yerkes is a senior fellow in the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace's Middle East Program, where her research focuses on Tunisia’s political, economic, and security developments, as well as state-society relations in the Middle East and North Africa.

Julia Bacha and Yousef Munayyer discuss the new film titled "Boycott," which explores the legal challenges faced by Americans who are asked to sign anti-BDS pledges in order to receive work, and the origins of these anti-boycott laws which violate the US Constitution. Bacha is the film's director and a Peabody Award winning filmmaker. She is also the Creative Director at Just Vision.

Yara M. Asi and Yousef Munayyer discuss the trends and challenges women experience while seeking employment and at the workplace in Arab countries. Asi is an Assistant Professor at the University of Central Florida in the School of Global Health and Informatics, and a Non-resident Fellow at Arab Center Washington DC. 

Rania Muhareb and Yousef Munayyer discuss the Amnesty International report on Israeli apartheid from a Palestinian point of view. Muhareb is an Irish Research Council and Hardiman PhD Scholar at the Irish Centre for Human Rights at the National University of Ireland, Galway. Munayyer is a Non-resident Senior Fellow at Arab Center Washington DC. 

Maysaa Shuja al Deen and Yousef Munayyer discuss the current status of the war in Yemen, the regional and international dynamics affecting the conflict, and the impact of the Ukraine crisis on it. Shuja al Deen is a senior researcher at the Sanaa Center for Strategic Studies. Munayyer is Non-resident Senior Fellow at Arab Center Washington DC.

Sherine Tadros and Yousef Munayyer discuss the Amnesty International report that called for Israeli authorities to be held accountable for committing the crime of apartheid against Palestinians. Tadros is the UN Representative and Head of Office for Amnesty International in New York.

Laura Rozen and Yousef Munayyer discuss the Vienna nuclear talks, how close the parties are to a deal, and what needs to happen to reach one. Rozen is a veteran foreign policy journalist and the editor of the Diplomatic newsletter on Substack. She also serves as a member of Just Security 's editorial board.

Sarit Michaeli and Yousef Munayyer discuss Israeli settler violence against Palestinian villagers under the protection of the IDF. Michaeli is the International Advocacy Officer at B'Tselem. 

Yousef Munayyer speaks with Khalil al-Anani regarding his new book on Islamism and revolutions in the Middle East. Al-Anani is a Senior Fellow at Arab Center Washington DC and Associate Professor of Political Science at the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies in Doha, Qatar. 

Laryssa Chomiak  and  Yousef Munayyer  discuss the constitutional crisis in Tunisia which started after Kais Saied sacked the prime minister and suspended parliament. Chomiak is the director of the Centre d’Études Maghrébines à Tunis (CEMAT).

Yousef Munayyer and Mona Harb discuss Lebanon's collapsing economy and the oligarchy's control over the country, as well as the lasting effects of the Beirut blast. Harb is Professor of Urban Studies and Politics at the American University of Beirut and a Nonresident Fellow at Arab Center Washington DC.

Yousef Munayyer and Diana Buttu discuss the recent Palestinian uprising, which started in Sheikh Jarrah, and its impact on Israeli and American politics. Buttu is a Palestinian lawyer and a former spokesperson for the Palestine Liberation Organization.

Yousef Munayyer and Jillian Schwedler discuss Jordan's royal family tensions and the current situation in the kingdom. Schwedler is a professor of political science at the City University of New York’s Hunter College and the Graduate Center.

Yousef Munayyer and Dalia Ghanem discuss the Algerian protests that ousted Abdelaziz Bouteflika and the future of democracy in the country. Ghanem is a resident scholar at the Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center in Beirut, where her work examines political and extremist violence, radicalization, Islamism, and jihadism with an emphasis on Algeria.

Yousef Munayyer and Noura Erakat discuss the International Criminal Court's ruling allowing it to investigate war crimes in the West Bank and Gaza. Noura Erakat is a human rights attorney and an Assistant Professor at Rutgers University in the Department of Africana Studies and the Program in Criminal Justice.

Yousef Munayyer and Holly Dagres discuss the Iran nuclear deal and the possibilities of reviving it under the Biden Administration. Holly Dagres is a Non-resident Senior Fellow and IranSource Editor at the Atlantic Council.

Yousef Munayyer and Yara Asi discuss how Israel excluded Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip from receiving the Coronavirus vaccine. Yara M. Asi is Non-resident Fellow at Arab Center Washington DC, and a 2020-2021 Fulbright US Scholar to the West Bank.

Yousef Munayyer and Zaha Hassan discuss Biden's Palestine policy and the prospects of returning to a pre-Trump status for US-Palestinian relations. Zaha Hassan is a human rights lawyer and Visiting Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Previously, she was the coordinator and senior legal advisor to the Palestinian negotiating team during Palestine’s bid for UN membership

Yousef Munayyer and Sarah Leah Whitson discuss US-Egypt relations under the Obama, Trump, and Biden administrations as well as current human rights conditions in Egypt. Sarah Leah Whitson is the Executive Director of DAWN. Previously, she served as executive director of Human Rights Watch’s Middle East and North Africa Division.