Inside the Collapse of Global Accountability for Israel | Palestine This Week

This episode of Palestine This Week opens with Israel’s renewed push to promote the so-called “voluntary migration” of Palestinians from Gaza, asking whether ethnic cleansing is now being pursued without even the pretence of concealment. We also look at Trump’s proposed Gaza board and warnings that it could create a legal black hole for officials and contractors, before turning to the unprecedented lawsuit filed by ICC judges against US sanctions they describe as an attempt to punish and coerce the court.

The episode also explores growing threats to journalism, from the UK’s State Threats Bill to double standards in how the media defines press freedom, alongside new revelations about the Hannibal Directive during the events of 7 October. We then assess whether Israel’s confrontation with Iran has punctured the myth of Israeli military invincibility, and close with Lebanon, where Israeli media figures speak openly about pushing the country towards civil war as part of a wider regional strategy.

Chapters:

00:00 Introduction & Overview

00:20 Israel revives plans for the “voluntary migration” of Palestinians from Gaza

06:24 Trump’s Gaza board and the creation of a legal black hole

12:11 ICC judges sue the Trump administration over sanctions

21:25 UK State Threats Bill raises alarm over press freedom and journalism

31:11 New Hannibal Directive revelations from 7 October

38:18 Iran, Gaza and the crisis of Israeli military invincibility

45:43 Israel’s strategy for Lebanon: escalation, fragmentation and civil conflict