The Owen Jones Podcast

Lord Cameron has moved from his old role of 'destroying Britain's social fabric' to Foreign Secretary, and this week he was interrogated about Israel's onslaught on Gaza. His responses were completely damning. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The statistics don't lie - the US and UK media have now been exposed for their outrageous racism towards Palestinians. This should be a massive scandal - not something we shrug off. Read The Intercept’s dynamite study into US media racism against Palestinians here: https://theintercept.com/2024/01/09/newspapers-israel-palestine-bias-new-york-times Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-o...

I'm delighted to interview Ofer Cassif, an Israeli politician of the leftist Hadash party. He has signed a petition backing South Africa's genocide claim against Israel - and he explains why he's done so, the horrors currently enveloping Gaza, the attempt to silence him, the genocidal rhetoric of Israeli leaders, and what happens next. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-po...

I was honoured to speak to @MansourShouman , who is in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, in a live interview. He is one of the courageous Palestinian journalists risking their lives to tell the world about the horrors unleashed against Gaza. We discuss the work of these journalists, the horrors currently being suffered by civilians, the historical and political context - and what we can all do to help....

Avi Shlaim is one of the great living historians: Professor of International Relations at Oxford University, he's a proud self-described Arab Jew, born in Baghdad in 1945. That heritage has deeply influenced him, and we talk about Zionism, the real history of Israel that is often erased, defying the attempt to start the clock on 7th October, the question of state terrorism, how there could have be...

From 7th October 2023, it's been clear that media coverage about Palestinians has been defined by racism: that their lives are considered to have little value. That's not simply an assertion. A detailed study has gone through the BBC's coverage in depth - and it has exposed the undeniable fact that there is proportionately far less coverage of Palestinians being killed than Israelis, and that far...

This "interview" with respected Palestinian politician Mustafa Barghouti was an absolutely disgrace - and it's easy to dismiss the host as an unpleasant pantomime villain. But this nauseating performance tells us so much about the Western media as Palestinians suffer one of the great atrocities of our age. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast . Hosted on Acast. See a...

Hanan Ashwari is one of the most recognisable faces associated with the Palestinian cause. The official spokesperson of the Palestinian delegation at the Madrid Peace Conference of 1991, she served as a minister in the Palestinian Authority as a member of the Palestinian Liberation Organisation's Executive Committee. Here, we discuss genocide, the West's complicity, the historical context which mu...

It's rare that I end an interview on the brink of tears, but this was such a powerful interview with former ANC MP Andrew Feinstein. He tells me his family history of surviving the Holocaust - unlike so many of his relatives - and how this informed his struggle against Apartheid. But he tells me why Israel's oppression of the Palestinians is worse than Apartheid, why the anti-apartheid movement is...

It's a huge honour to speak to Reverend Munther Isaac, Senior Pastor at the Evangelical Lutheran Christmas Church of Bethlehem, who delivered a hugely powerful Christmas message about Israel's onslaught on Gaza. We speak about Western complicity - including those who remain silent - and the refusal to describe Israel's actions for what they are. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owe...

Tzipi Hotovely is an extremist who has long issued disgraceful statements about the Palestinian people - but now a line has been crossed. She has committed a criminal act on UK soil - and now she must be expelled. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

South Africa has filed a case against Israel in the International Court of Justice, accusing it of genocide in Gaza. The 84 page document offers an absolutely terrifying and overwhelming. Here I go through that document - and why it is one of the most important things written in our time, and why everyone needs to know what it says - before it's too late. Here is the document in full: https://www....

South Africa has filed a case against Israel in the International Court of Justice, accusing it of genocide in Gaza. The 84 page document offers an absolutely terrifying and overwhelming. Here I go through that document - and why it is one of the most important things written in our time, and why everyone needs to know what it says - before it's too late. Here is the document in full: https://www....

Israel has just bombed Beirut, killing senior Hamas official Saleh al-Arouri. But Hezbollah Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has already promised retaliation if Israel bombs Lebanese capital. Does regional war beckon - and how catastrophic could that be? What of the media's continued refusal to tell the truth about the horrors of Gaza? What do IDF TikTok videos boasting of war crimes tell us? And has Joe B...

As Russia launches missiles at Ukraine and kills innocent civilians, Western governments are in uproar. Yet when Israel unleashes far worse war crimes, there's not only no condemnation - Western governments are arming and supporting Israel's onslaught. The rest of the world isn't stupid - and this double standard will have devastating consequences for Western power for a very long time to come. Su...

Gideon Levy is a man of immense moral courage and leadership: the award-winning Ha'aretz columnist has spoken out against the atrocities committed against the Palestinian people, and has become an increasingly lone voice. Here he tells me how Israeli society has degenerated to a terrifying degree, why he has so little hope, the forgotten horrors of the West Bank - and why the only chance for a jus...

Many of you feel you have watched the horror of Israel's onslaught against Palestinians in Gaza and felt fury and grief - but helplessness. You may have participated in large demos, tweeted about it, peacefully occupied a train station, yelled at your computer screens and TVs, or offloaded on to friends and family - but ultimately felt "there's nothing more to do to stop this genocidal war!" Well...

There are two pillars of Western complicity in Israel's massacre of Gaza: one, governments which arm and back Israel; and two, mainstream media outlets which cheer on Israel's onslaught, and which fail to report properly on the scale of the crime currently unfolding. I'm joined by Adam Johnson, a pre-eminent media critic in the US and co-host of Citations Needed pod, to dissect the media's role. E...

Israel's Netanyahu and Turkey's Erdogan have engaged in a vicious war of words, each accusing the other of mass murder. They're both right about each other - they just don't have a moral leg to stand on. But this spat had an unfortunate consequence for Netanyahu - he just accidentally confessed to genocide. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast . Hosted on Acast. See...

Diana Buttu is a Palestinian-Canadian lawyer, former spokesperson for the Palestine Liberation Organization, who served as a Palestinian peace negotiator. Here we discuss Israel's undisguised ethnic cleansing, why this is an Israeli-American assault on Gaza, the forgotten horror in the West Bank - and why this won't end well for Israel. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-p...

Benjamin Netanyahu has made Israel's true intentions gruesomely clear - and now there's no excuses for pleading ignorance. Please like, subscribe - and help us take on the pro-war media here: https://www.patreon.com/owenjones84 Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

While much of the Western world is distracted by Christmas, Israel has a gruesome opportunity - to use this moment to get away with horrendous crimes. Unspeakable horrors are being committed over Christmas - and it's our responsibility to make sure they're not hidden. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In a new Telegraph article, the former Tory Defence Secretary admits Israel is guilty of a series of war crimes. Here's why that's not good enough. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Remember Israel's claim that al-Shifa hospital was Hamas' headquarters? They used that to justify a devastating attack on the hospital, destroying medical facilities and killing doctors, nurses and patients alike. Well, a new study in the Washington Post has exposed these claims for what they are - and underline that this was a war crime, and a grave war crime at that. Support this show http://sup...

Human Rights Watch have just done an in-depth report about how Meta is censoring pro-Palestinian voices on Facebook and Instagram. Here I show that I've been 'shadowbanned' on Facebook - and why this is part of a general attempt to silence the few pro-Palestinian voices with a mainstream platform. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/...