In this week’s episode of Palestine This Week, we begin with the so-called “Humanitarian City”, which is now clearly emerging as a strategy to build concentration camps in Israel’s plan to ethnic cleansing Gaza. We examine how Israel is enforcing depopulation zones through forced starvation and lethal drone attacks. Drawing on chilling investigations by +972 Magazine and Forensic Architecture, we break down the mechanics of how genocide is being operationalised in plain sight.

We then shift focus to the West Bank, where settler violence has reached new extremes. From the burning of the historic St. George Monastery to the brutal killing of a Palestinian-American man from Florida, we expose the double standards in US foreign policy and the deepening “Israelisation of America”.

On the international front, we cover the upcoming UN summit on a two-state solution, the disturbing role of the EU’s anti-Semitism coordinator in lobbying against sanctions on Israel. We close with a look at the emergency summit in Bogotá led by South Africa and Colombia, and Tucker Carlson’s claim that Epstein was an Israeli asset.

In this episode of Palestine This Week, we unpack Israel’s latest scheme for Gaza: a so-called “humanitarian city” that critics say is a cover for mass internment and forced transfer. Far from offering safety, the plan is seen as part of Israel’s long-standing effort to remove Palestinians from their land. We examine explosive revelations about the involvement of the Boston Consulting Group and staff linked to the Tony Blair Institute, alongside legal analysis from Professor Eyal Benvenisti, who warns that such population transfers are a grave violation of international law.

The discussion turns to a powerful new report from UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese exposing over 60 corporations, including Microsoft, Alphabet and Palantir, profiting from the Gaza genocide. As the line between technology and war crimes blurs, Nasim Ahmed and Mouin Rabbani explore the emergence of what they call a "genocide-industrial complex" and the implications for international accountability.

Tune in to hear more on the latest ceasefire talks, regional developments, and the UK’s decision to label Palestine Action a terrorist group, just as the US removes an Al-Qaeda-linked group from its own terror list. We break down what these double standards mean and why they matter. All that and more in this week’s episode.

Palestine This Week opens with a close look at Gaza, where talk of a ceasefire deal is gaining traction. Reports suggest that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will soon travel to Washington to finalise an agreement. But behind the diplomatic theatre lies a deeper concern: has anything really changed on the ground? As Israeli attacks continue, the episode asks what purpose this ceasefire would serve—and for whom.

The discussion moves to the worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Since the end of May, more than 549 Palestinians have been killed while trying to collect aid, taking the total to more than 56,000. Alongside this, new research suggests that the true death toll could be many times higher than reported.

In the West Bank, Israeli settler violence has reached a new intensity. Homes and vehicles are being torched with military backing, in what Israeli media timidly describe as a “quiet pogrom.” At the same time, Israeli ministers are threatening to impeach Arab MK Ayman Odeh, while openly calling for ethnic cleansing.

Host Nasim Ahmed and guest Mouin Rabbani end the episode by reflecting on the international fallout from Zohran Mamdani’s victory in New York and Bob Vylan’s chant “death, death to the IDF.”

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