Arab Voices (Episode # 1,185)

During this episode of Arab Voices, we will have several segments:

1) Electronic Intifada Newscast - A summary of the latest developments in occupied Palestine, including the ongoing Israeli genocide, war crimes, and ethnic cleansing, presented by Nora Barrows-Friedman, associate editor at the Electronic Intifada.

We will also talk about an Israeli American plan, or so called "peace plan" announced by President Trump highlighting some of their plans for the occupied and destroyed Gaza Strip. We will listen to several commentaries and reactions to that plan from different sources and experts, including:

2) Explanation of what the 20-points so called "peace plan" is by Ava Warriner with Middle East Eye.

3) Opinion for Middle East Eye by Soumaya Ghannoushi, a British-Tunisian writer and expert in Middle East politics, on Trump's plan, calling it “Colonial arrogance dressed as peace”.

4) Portion of an interview Democracy Now! conducted with Diana Buttu, Palestinian human rights attorney, and former adviser to the negotiating team of the Palestine Liberation Organization, on Trump's plan, describing it as "Repackaging of Genocide'. 

5) Dr. Ramzy Baroud, Palestinian author, journalist, and Editor-in-Chief at the Palestine Chronicle, on the appointment of Tony Blair to govern Gaza.

6) Medea Benjamin, political activist and co-founder of CODEPINK speaking with Josie Guilbeau, a former U.S. intelligence officer and anti-war activist about Trump's plan.

7) Medea Benjamin's talk at the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) 2025 Annual Banquet. Medea Benjamin is a peace activist, author, and co-founder of CODEPINK: Women For Peace and Global Exchange, known for her fearless advocacy for human rights on Capitol Hill and beyond.