Max Blumenthal

Donald Trump claimed credit for a historic diplomatic achievement when he secured a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas this October 11, but is peace possible with a state that exists in a perpetual state of war?Just over a week later, on October 19, Israel accused Hamas of flagrantly violating the brand new ceasefire agreement by killing several of its soldiers operating in Rafah. Hamas has stringently denied any responsibility for the attack, which took place in a depopulated, destroyed area fully occupied by Israel, and just a day after the Trump administration weirdly warned that Hamas was planning to break the ceasefire by attacking “Palestinian civilians.”Israel responded to the supposed violation with a wave of airstrikes that slaughtered scores of civilians in the Gaza Strip, and by refusing to allow aid into the besieged enclave. Meanwhile, an unnamed Pentagon official revealed to media outlets that the Trump administration knew that Hamas had not attacked Israeli soldiers in Rafah, and that they had been killed when their vehicles ran over an old IED. Today, Netanyahu seems desperate for a pretext to resume the war, and he’s under mounting pressure to do so from the fanatical elements holding together his narrow coalition.This is a familiar story that is as old as the self-proclaimed Jewish state. Indeed, Israel has violated almost every single ceasefire since 1948, flaunting its contempt for international law and even US diplomacy in order to seize territory and consolidate the ethnosupremacist regime it imposes on it.In 1955, seven years after the establishment of the state of Israel through a campaign of ethnic cleansing, Israel’s first prime minister, David Ben Gurion, orchestrated Operation Black Arrow, attacking an Egyptian military barracks inside the Gaza Strip and killing 38 soldiers, shattering the 1949 armistice agreement with EgyptA year later, Israel violated the armistice again when it invaded Egypt in a failed attempt to provoke the great European powers to restore control over the Suez Canal and topple Egyptian leader Gamel Abdel Nasser. It was only thanks to the efforts of the US President, Dwight Eisenhower, that the naked imperial plot failed.Israel attacked Egypt again in 1967, destroying the country’s air force in a matter of hours on the bogus grounds that it was pre-empting an imminent Egyptian invasion. But Israel’s leadership knew Nasser had no intention of attacking. As Menachem Begin later admitted, “We must be honest with ourselves. We decided to attack him.”During that same period of time, Israel staged an elaborate provocation to justify its assault on Syria and illegal occupation of the Syrian Golan Heights.As Moshe Dayan, the Defense Minister during the Six Day war, revealed years later:“We would send a tractor to plow some area where it wasn't possible to do anything, in the demilitarized area, and knew in advance that the Syrians would start to shoot. If they didn't shoot, we would tell the tractor to advance further, until in the end the Syrians would get annoyed and shoot.And then we would use artillery and later the air force also, and that's how it was...The Syrians, on the fourth day of the war, were not a threat to us.'"In 1973, after Israel suffered a bloody nose at the hands of the Egyptian military, it attempted to destroy the post-war armistice by launching a surprise attack which surrounded the Egyptian Third Army. This move placed the US and Soviet Union at nuclear loggerheads, with the Soviets threatening to intervene to defend Egypt and the US issuing a Defcon III alert. Declassified documents showed that US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger had given the Israelis a green light for the attack, telling then-Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir, You won't get violent protests from Washington if something happens during the night, while I'm flying.In 1982, following the Israeli army’s invasion of Lebanon on a phony pretext, Israel violated a US-brokered agreement which saw PLO fighters evacuated under Multinational protection from Palestinian refugee camps in Beirut. Then Defense Minister Ariel Sharon exploited the opportunity, dispatching Israel’s Phalangist proxies to invade the Sabra and Shatila camp and carry out the repugnant massacre that left over 3000 dead, mostly of them women and children.Following the Oslo Agreement between Israel and the Palestinian Authority in 1996, Israel assassinated a key Hamas figure, Yahya Ayyash by dispatching a local collaborator to hand him a cellphone rigged with explosives. The killing shattered a ceasefire with resistance factions in Gaza, and triggered a wave of retaliatory suicide bombings which helped secure the election of Benjamin Netanyahu as Prime Minister months later.Next, in 2002, just as a ceasefire was about to go into effect, and months after the Arab League accepted a peace initiative with Israel, the Israeli military bombed a multi-family apartment bloc in Gaza City to assassinate Saleh Shehadeh, lea

Trinidadian labor leader David Abdulah joins The Grayzone's Max Blumenthal to discuss the mobilization of Caribbean social movements and multilateral organizations in resisting the US military build-up that has seen a wave of lethal American attacks on fishing boats on the dubious grounds of combatting "narco-terrorism."Abdulah addresses the extrajudicial US assassination of two citizens of Trinidad and Tobago, and the role of his country's Prime Minister, Kamla Persad Bissessar, in supporting Trump and providing a full-throated endorsement of his escalating regime change war on neighboring Venezuela.Finally, Abdulah offers a sweeping and incisive history of multi-lateral Caribbean efforts to foster regional integration, detailing Washington's attempts to keep the strategically important Caribbean rim fragmented and isolate nations from one another. Abdulah offers a sweeping and incisive history of multi-lateral Caribbean efforts to foster regional integration, detailing Washington's attempts to keep the strategically important Caribbean rim fragmented and isolate nations from one another. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thegrayzone.substack.com/subscribe

Join Max Blumenthal on a trip throughout Iran as he meets members of the second largest Jewish community in the region. In this collaboration with acclaimed Iranian filmmaker Maria Mavati, Blumenthal takes a look at the lives and rich history of Jews inside the Islamic Republic that might surprise outsiders, and which provides a stunning rebuke to Zionist portrayals of post-revolutionary Iran."I had read and heard so much about them," Blumenthal reflected on the Jewish Iranians he met during this project. "Some of it might have been true, but much of it felt like propaganda. So I wanted to see for myself – to meet Iran's Jews where they lived, in their congregations, and communities. What I found was an authentic brand of Judaism in practice, one representing thousands of years of tradition, and which today remains uncaptured by the militaristic force of Zionism."With editing by Oscar Leon and Ahmad Hussam This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thegrayzone.substack.com/subscribe

Join Max Blumenthal on a trip throughout Iran as he meets members of the second largest Jewish community in the region. In this collaboration with acclaimed Iranian filmmaker Maria Mavati, Blumenthal takes a look at the lives and rich history of Jews inside the Islamic Republic that many might find surprising, and which provides a stunning rebuke to Zionist portrayals of post-revolutionary Iran."I had read and heard so much about them," Blumenthal reflected. "Some of it might have been true, but much of it felt like propaganda. So I wanted to see for myself – to meet Iran's Jews where they lived, in their congregations, and communities. What I found was an authentic brand of Judaism in practice, one representing thousands of years of tradition, and which today remains uncaptured by the militaristic force of Zionism." This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thegrayzone.substack.com/subscribe

Facing years in prison on federal arms trafficking charges, former US Green Beret and mercenary Jordan Goudreau presents his side of the story in this explosive tell-all interview with The Grayzone's Max Blumenthal.Lampooned in the media for his failed "Bay of Piglets" plot, Goudreau insists he was the scapegoat for a clandestine 2020 "Operation Gideon" which was well known to and blessed by the highest levels of the US government.Goudreau details previously unseen court documents and FBI files containing testimony of those involved in the plan to invade Venezuela and overthrow President Nicolás Maduro.The files include FBI interviews with participants in the plot which demonstrate foreknowledge of the plot by Trump associates, leaders of the government of Colombia, CIA assets, and officials working directly under Vice President Mike Pence and Trump, and strongly suggest their support for it.This interview provides a revealing backdrop for the latest phase of the US assault on Venezuela, as Trump directs a deadly naval blockade against the oil-rich country and authorizes "lethal" CIA action against its leadership. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thegrayzone.substack.com/subscribe

Max Blumenthal dismantles Trump's Gaza “peace plan” as a smokescreen for ongoing ethnic cleansing. This interview exposes the collusion between Zionist interests, imperial powers, and Arab monarchies, revealing the brutal realities behind Trump’s empty promises of peace. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thegrayzone.substack.com/subscribe

The Grayzone's Max Blumenthal explains how the Biden administration refused to pressure Netanyahu into a ceasefire, leaving the perceived diplomatic win to Trump, who happens to be the most malleable vehicle for Israeli influence in US history. Max explains how Israel is already violating the ceasefire agreement while unleashing its extremist proxies in Gaza, and highlights extremely revealing statements Trump made during his Jerusalem speech in which he casually joked about Israel's control over his own policies. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thegrayzone.substack.com/subscribe

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The Grayzone's Max Blumenthal and Aaron Mate assess two years of regional conflict and genocide on the second anniversary of the Al Aqsa Flood operation, and discuss how the US has become the official 8th front of Israel's borderless war, causing a permanent shift in the country's political direction. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thegrayzone.substack.com/subscribe

Blumenthal explains how Zionist billionaires Larry and David Ellison are aggressively colonizing US media—CBS, Paramount, TikTok—to wage an unprecedented cognitive war against Palestine solidarity. Netanyahu’s “eightfront war” weaponizes AI and social media, flooding the American psyche with propaganda while digitally suppressing dissent. This shadowy merger of tech, finance, and intelligence signals a creeping fifth column steering US policy and public opinion in service of apartheid and endless regional violence. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thegrayzone.substack.com/subscribe

In a wide-ranging and at times contentious discussion, The Grayzone's Max Blumenthal interviews Bilal Abdul Kareem, an activist and journalist from Mount Vernon, New York who moved to Syria and provided coverage of key events throughout the battle for Syria, while emerging as one of the most influential English language promoters of the Islamist forces seeking to topple ex-President Bashar al-Assad. Abdul Kareem details his interactions with leaders of the armed opposition, his imprisonment under the government of Ahmad Al-Sharaa (aka Mohammed Jolani) when he ruled the Idlib province, and harshly critiques Al-Sharaa's failure to provide freedom or accountability to the Syrian people now that he's president. Abdul Kareem addresses the deepening conflict between Al-Sharaa's exclusively Sunni government and the Alawite and Druze minorities, and assesses the presence of Israeli occupation forces inside Syria's Golan, explaining why he believes the new government in Damascus has been unwilling or unable to confront the latest round of aggression. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thegrayzone.substack.com/subscribe

The Grayzone takes a look at the forced exodus of refugees from northern Gaza as Israel's military deliberately destroys their homes to force them south in a campaign of ethnic cleansing. We hear from those on the move with all they can carry, fleeing for their lives from the nightly bombardments and shelling. Credits:Edited and written by Oscar LeonCamera by Mohamed ElsaifeTranslated by Hekmat AboukhaterProduced by Max Blumenthal This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thegrayzone.substack.com/subscribe

Max Blumenthal joins Judge Napolitano to analyze the Trump-Netanyahu Gaza pacification plan as it is announced, explore Iran’s readiness for escalation, and illuminate the political subterfuge shaping US-Israel policy. The conversation critically examines orchestrated media influence, the intra-conservative battle over Israel in which Netanyahu's minions are astroturfing influencers and purchasing entire media conglomerates to stop the PR bleeding. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thegrayzone.substack.com/subscribe

Matt Gaetz, former GOP congressman and longtime friend of Charlie Kirk, interviews Max Blumenthal about Kirk’s fallout with pro-Israel bigwigs in the weeks before his killing, and Israel’s malign influence on US politics. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thegrayzone.substack.com/subscribe

Max Blumenthal and Aaron Mate cover Max’s recent reports on Charlie Kirk’s falling out with Israel and the backlash from Netanyahu and his US proxies. They also discuss Max’s meeting on the sidelines of the UNGA with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, Trump’s latest turnabout on Ukraine, and the hidden history of the US war on Venezuela. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thegrayzone.substack.com/subscribe

The new President of Syria, Ahmed al-Sharaa, aka Mohammed al-Jolani, is in New York for what is widely being described as the first visit by a sitting Syrian president to the US in nearly six decades. But even more significant is another fact: it’s also the first state visit to the US by a leading veteran of Al Qaeda and ISIS. Just last year, al-Sharra/al-Jolani – the founding leader of Al Qaeda in Syria and a former deputy leader of ISIS -- was on the US terrorism list with a $10 million reward for his arrest. But after leading the overthrow of Syrian president Basher al-Assad, the US has removed that designation and welcomed Jolani’s ruling Al Qaeda offshoot government. After all, as Jake Sullivan put it at the outset of the dirty war in early, 2012, “Al Qaeda is on our side in Syria.” Because the US is on Al Qaeda’s side in Syria, that also means overlooking atrocities under its founding leader’s watch. Since al-Sharaa/al-Jolani took power, government forces have committed sectarian violence against Syria’s minority groups. In March, hundreds – possibly thousands – of Alawite civilians were massacred in Syria’s coastal regions. In July, hundreds more, mostly Druze civilians, were killed in Syria's Suweida region. The Grayzone’s Aaron Maté speaks to members of two Syrian minority communities about the ongoing sectarian violence at the hands of a ruling Al Qaeda offshoot that the US and allies helped put in power. Guests:Dr. Morhaf Ibrahim, head of the Alawite Association of the United States.Hibbah Jarmakani, a Druze Syrian-American originally from Suweida province in Syria. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thegrayzone.substack.com/subscribe

Max Blumenthal on Dave Smith's podcast discussing the problems with the European recognition of a Palestinian state and his investigative work on Netanyahu and the assassination of Charlie Kirk. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thegrayzone.substack.com/subscribe

Max Blumenthal discusses his reporting on the pressure campaign by Netanyahu's forces in the US as Charlie Kirk's views on Israel shifted in his final months, and the fallout from the publication of these details as Zionists mount a frantic full court press to protect Kirk's pro-Israel legacy while seeking to establish a monopoly over US broadcast and social media. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thegrayzone.substack.com/subscribe

Blumenthal analyzes the weaponization of Kirk’s murder to stifle dissent and criminalize anti-Israel actions, exposing the pressure exerted by Zionist lobbies and U.S. elites. He highlights the erosion of civil liberties, corporate media capitulation, and a shift toward McCarthy-style repression—all shaped by foundation money and a strategy of tension designed to fracture and surveil American society. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thegrayzone.substack.com/subscribe

In the interview on Redacted, Max Blumenthal details how Israeli-linked organizations orchestrate influencer junkets to generate positive coverage, particularly as military actions escalate. He explains how these PR efforts replace organic support with paid advocacy, linking them to broader campaigns of narrative control and suppression of Palestine activism in the U.S. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thegrayzone.substack.com/subscribe

With the US military assembling a naval strike force off the coast of Venezuela, and the Trump administration leveling dubious charges of "narco-terror" at Caracus, The Grayzone's Max Blumenthal interviews journalist Diego Sequera of Venezuela's Mision Verdad. We also will speak Oscar Leon of The Grayzone about Ecuador, the real base of narco-trafficking in the region, a country ruled by Trump loyalist and Miami-born billionaire Daniel Noboa, whose family stands accused of directing the drug trade under cover its international produce business. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thegrayzone.substack.com/subscribe

Max Blumenthal’s exposes the leaked ‘Gaza Riviera’ plan as a strategy for ethnic cleansing, using redevelopment to displace Palestinians and segregate Gaza into controlled zones. He details Israeli military tactics, U.S. and AIPAC’s political influence, and biometric surveillance enforcing containment. Blumenthal warns this blueprint enforces dispossession under Western backing, signaling a new Nakba unfolding in real time. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thegrayzone.substack.com/subscribe

Max Blumenthal covers Israel's plans to re-occupy Gaza City and drive its population south, the diabolical role of Tony Blair in the plot, and his interview with a Gaza physician who bore witness to one of the most heinous attacks on journalists in recent history. Max also discusses the legacy of Abu Obeida, the spokesman of the armed wing of Hamas who Israel claims to have assassinated. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thegrayzone.substack.com/subscribe

Dr. Ahmed Alfarra, the director of pediatric and maternal medicine at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, Gaza, provides The Grayzone's Max Blumenthal with an eyewitness account of one of the most horrific moments of Israel's assault on his city, when it brazenly massacred journalists working for Reuters, AP and Al Jazeera and bombed the rescue team as well. Alfarra also details the injuries he's witnessed in children targeted by Israeli snipers, the many who turn up as casualties as his hospital after seeking aid at Gaza Humanitarian Foundation sites, the growing spread of previously preventable diseases, and the Israeli-imposed famine sweeping Gazan society. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thegrayzone.substack.com/subscribe

Max Blumenthal and Anya Parampil reflect on their recent trip to Iran - just weeks before the unprovoked attacks by the US and Israel.Via RonPaulLibertyReport This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thegrayzone.substack.com/subscribe

Max Blumenthal joins the Unfettered Speech podcast to pull back the curtain on the realities of Israeli society and the crisis unfolding in Gaza. Drawing from years of firsthand reporting—most notably in his book "Goliath: Life and Loathing in Greater Israel"—Blumenthal exposes the entrenched systems of propaganda and power that obscure both Israeli state violence and the manufactured consent for endless conflict.Blumenthal details how his experiences living in Israel, interacting with dissenters and military officials alike, revealed a society shaped by expansionist ideology and the erasure of Palestinian life. He confronts the enduring silence of both the liberal Zionist establishment and the Arab world, dissecting how propaganda, reputational attacks, and shifting political movements in the United States work to shield Israel from accountability.In a conversation that asks hard questions about identity, solidarity, and the future of democracy, Blumenthal not only discusses the impossibility of the two-state solution but also examines how the very definition of Jewish statehood is intrinsically tied to dispossession. The episode challenges audiences to reckon with uncomfortable truths and to question the narratives that define mainstream discussion of Israel–Palestine, American foreign policy, and the limits of dissent. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thegrayzone.substack.com/subscribe

The Grayzone and friends held a day of discussion about the Ukraine proxy war, Greater Israel and its genocide in Gaza, and US empire in the Trump era at Icarus Fest 2025 in Rutherford, NJ.Panel 2 (the featured video above) brought together Max Blumenthal, Katie Halper, and Jeremy Loffredo to discuss the disastrous impact of Israel on the region and inside the United States with host Sabby Sabbs. Next, Judge Andrew Napolitano hosted Max Blumenthal, Aaron Maté, Christian Parenti and Anya Parampil for a wide ranging discussion of US empire in the second Trump term, from China to Venezuela, and the future of the antiwar movement in challenging its maximalist agenda.Earlier in the day in Panel 1 (below), Glenn Diesen, Wyatt Reed and Kit Klarenberg joined host Thaddeus Russell to discuss the Ukraine proxy war, the role of the UK in guiding it, and the historical resonance of the semi-official ideology of Russophobia in the West. Highlights include: • Wyatt’s frontline reporting from Donbass revealing strong pro-Russian sentiment and the extensive destruction caused by Western-backed forces, challenging mainstream narratives. • Panelists’ experiences of harsh repression, including smear campaigns, financial bans, and state harassment aimed at silencing dissent. • Glenn Diesen’s analysis of enduring Western Russophobia as a strategic elite tool to prevent Eurasian unity and maintain maritime dominance. • Kit Klarenberg’s account of British state repression targeting journalists and activists, illustrating authoritarian crackdowns on anti-war and pro-Palestine voices. • Discussion of limited public awareness of imperialist projects, contrasted with emerging grassroots resistance and skepticism in Europe and pockets of the US. • Audience questions address Nordstream sabotage, shifting Ukraine war dynamics, and prospects for diplomatic change. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thegrayzone.substack.com/subscribe

The Grayzone's Max Blumenthal interviewed Nahid Poureisa about the impact of Iran's 12 day war with Israel and the US on the country's society, and how it strengthened national cohesion in defiance of regime change plans.Poureisa and Blumenthal also discussed imperial moves on Iran's border with Azerbaijan, the country's relationship with Pakistan, and the future of nuclear negotiations with Washington.Nahid Poureisa is a Tehran-based academic and analyst of West Asian affairs. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thegrayzone.substack.com/subscribe

Max Blumenthal exposes the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation—a Trump-linked, Israeli-backed operation weaponizing aid to enforce mass starvation and biometric surveillance in Gaza. Drawing on whistleblower Anthony Aguilar’s frontline testimony of Israeli war crimes, Blumenthal details how aid sites turn into kill zones and the brutal reality of Gaza’s digital prison. He reveals deep Israeli penetration of US law enforcement and the cover-up of major scandals. With Netanyahu doubling down on ethnic cleansing and Gaza’s destruction, and growing resistance inside Israel, this report lays bare the genocidal agenda fueled by unchecked US-Israel power. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thegrayzone.substack.com/subscribe

Anthony Aguilar, the US Special Forces vet who blew the whistle on the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation's criminal operation, tells The Grayzone he was kicked out of the Special Forces Association Parachute Team for criticizing the Israeli military "I swore an oath the Constitution of the United States of America," Aguilar emphasized, "not to a foreign government or a foreign military. And if anyone thinks they're going to intimidate me into not telling the truth over being part of a club, get out of here! Because the truth is more important."From the latest livestream This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thegrayzone.substack.com/subscribe

According to Aguilar, GHF's Secure Distribution Site #1 will be marketed to the outside world as a "transit village," but will function as a biometric concentration camp for Palestinian war refugees on their way out of Gaza."The [GHF] is fully funded to continue to operate at full level until December. What is being built? That 'humanitarian assistance transit village,' if you will. Where everybody will be moved to the south and live in an area where this humanitarian transit area will service that population. Not to maintain that population – they get moved out of where they live, they spend some time there, and they get processed out of Gaza. Where do they go? I don't know. But that plan, that's not a blueprint. That is being done. That is happening right now."From the latest livestream: This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thegrayzone.substack.com/subscribe

Glenn Diesen joins Max Blumenthal to discuss the historic Putin-Trump summit in Alaska, then we discuss the crimes of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation with Anthony Aguilar, the US military veteran who blew the whistle on the blood-stained US-Israeli aid endeavor. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thegrayzone.substack.com/subscribe

Benoit Paré is a former French defense ministry analyst who worked as an international monitor in eastern Ukraine from 2015 to 2022. In his first interview with a US outlet, Paré speaks to The Grayzone's Aaron Maté about the hidden reality of the Ukraine war in the Donbas region, where the US-backed Kyiv government fought Russia-backed rebels following the 2014 Maidan coup. Russia now demands that Ukraine accept its capture of the Donbas as a condition for ending the war. When it comes to which party is responsible for the failure to implement the Minsk accords, the 2015 peace pact that could have prevented the 2022 Russian invasion, Paré says. "I will very clear. For me the fault lies on Ukraine... by far." Paré also warns that Ukrainian ultra-nationalists, who violently resisted the Minsk accords, remain a major obstacle to peace. Paré worked as a monitor for the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), a predominately European group. He recounts his experience as an OSCE monitor in Ukraine in his new book, "What I saw in Ukraine: 2015-2022, Diary of an International Observer." This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thegrayzone.substack.com/subscribe

The Grayzone’s Max Blumenthal and Anya Parampil join Judge Napolitano, Jeffrey Sachs and Douglas Macgregor for a first ever live show at the Ron Paul Institute’s Peace and Prosperity conference. There, they run the gamut on US foreign policy depravity, from Iran to Palestine to Venezuela, and assess the historic summit between Trump and Putin in Russia. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thegrayzone.substack.com/subscribe

Max Blumenthal discusses the Israeli assassination of Al Jazeera journalist Anas Al-Sharif, what it says about looming plans for a re-occupation of Gaza, and the shocking history behind the labeling of journalists as enemy combatants. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thegrayzone.substack.com/subscribe

Max Blumenthal and Aaron Mate discuss Israel's looming attempt to occupy Gaza, its calamitous humanitarian and political implications, and Washington's role. They will also cover the Trump administration's controlled demolition of American institutions on behalf of Israel, the continuing collapse of US and European support for the Zionist project, and more. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thegrayzone.substack.com/subscribe

On August 5, protesters outside the 400 North Capitol St. offices of Fox News, NBC, News Nation, ITV, and many other broadcast outlets slammed the role of corporate media in manufacturing consent for the Gaza genocide, and demanded they provide unbiased coverage of shocking Israeli atrocities. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thegrayzone.substack.com/subscribe

The Grayzone's Max Blumenthal appeared at an August 5 demonstration in Washington DC outside the Capitol Hill offices of Fox News, NBC, News Nation and many other outlets. The rally was held to demand accountability for the corporate media's role in manufacturing consent for the Gaza genocide, and for its weak response to Israel's carefully planned starvation of the besieged Palestinian enclave. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thegrayzone.substack.com/subscribe

The Grayzone visits the family of Mohammed Zakaria al-Mutawaq, a severely malnourished toddler living in a Gaza City tent, who has become a symbol of the Israeli-imposed famine sweeping the besieged territory. After Mohammed appeared on the front page of the New York Times and several other major papers, Israeli propagandists accused the media of misinformation, claiming his pre-existing muscular condition explained away the hunger crisis. We spoke to his mother, Hedaya, to get the full story.We also spoke to the Al-Foul family, Gaza City residents who are also struggling to feed their young son as Israel blocks the aid they depend on. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thegrayzone.substack.com/subscribe

The Grayzone reports from Gaza, as an Israeli-imposed famine and war are causing malnutrition across the entire besieged enclave. We speak to a doctor at the center of the crisis, the mother of a starving baby, and protesters from a refugee camp where every home is short of food.Video by Mohamed ElsaifeTranslated by Hekmat Aboukhater This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thegrayzone.substack.com/subscribe

Max Blumenthal joins Sabrina Salvati to unpack recent political shifts and media hypocrisy surrounding Gaza. He critiques top Democrats like Obama and Clinton for their newfound concern about the humanitarian crisis—calling it reputation-washing after years of silence. Blumenthal breaks down how bipartisan support for Israel is eroding, particularly among U.S. youth, exposing deep fractures in both parties. He highlights the brutal mistreatment of activist Chris Smalls by Israeli forces and the shocking silence from U.S. politicians and media who once praised him. The conversation explores the influence of Zionism, the failure of mainstream media, and the growing role of independent voices in exposing genocide. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thegrayzone.substack.com/subscribe

Max Blumenthal and Aaron Mate will discuss new revelations about the Russiagate hoax, the latest in the Jeffrey Epstein saga, the escalation of Israel's policy of starving the population in Gaza and its repercussions in the US, and more. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thegrayzone.substack.com/subscribe

In this explosive interview with Professor Glenn Diesen, Max Blumenthal exposes how the Epstein scandal is fracturing Trump’s MAGA movement and revealing deep ties between Trump’s inner circle and Israel’s political elite. Blumenthal dissects Trump’s sudden retreat from the Epstein case—despite years of "drain the swamp" rhetoric—and connects it to figures like Les Wexner, Epstein’s financier and a key Zionist power broker. He argues that Trump’s base, once unshakably loyal, now sees him as part of the same corrupt system he vowed to dismantle. Meanwhile, Israel’s frantic denials of Epstein’s Mossad links suggest a widening crack in U.S.-Israel relations. Blumenthal frames the scandal as a turning point, where disillusioned conservatives and progressives alike are rejecting elite impunity. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thegrayzone.substack.com/subscribe

Max Blumenthal and Aaron Mate discuss the deepening fallout from Trump's suppression of the Epstein Files he'd promised released, and the furor in Tel Aviv as some of Trump's closest allies point the finger at Israel. They will also cover Trump's move toward arming Ukraine to strike deep in Russia, the sectarian war inside Syria, and new international backlash to Israel's impunity. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thegrayzone.substack.com/subscribe

The Grayzone reports from Khan Younis in the besieged Gaza Strip, where the US-run Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) and its American mercenary security teams presided over another massacre of famished aid seekers - this time by inducing a stampede.This report by Mohamed Elsaife and Wyatt Reed debunks deceptions by GHF, which baselessly claimed the stampede was caused by militant infiltrators. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thegrayzone.substack.com/subscribe

The Grayzone's Max Blumenthal swoops in on a Capitol Hill event hosted by the Republican Study Committee on July 15, 2025.There, Blumenthal finds GOP members of Congress either too spooked to discuss Trump's position on his former friend, Jeffrey Epstein, or generally in support of whatever Trump does, while a few outliers demand a full investigation.The event came as Trump and his Attorney General, Pam Bondi, reneged on previous promises to their followers to release the full "Epstein files," which Bondi claimed to have on her desk. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thegrayzone.substack.com/subscribe

Max Blumenthal and Anya Parampil join Trip the Beltway Fantastic Podcast to analyze the political fallout caused by the Trump administration’s handling of the Epstein files—shifting from denial to conspiracy claims. Meanwhile, foreign policy reversals on Ukraine, Russia, and Iran have further alienated Trump’s MAGA base, with many perceiving a betrayal of his "America First" promises. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thegrayzone.substack.com/subscribe

Judge Andrew Napolitano and journalist Max Blumenthal dissect growing dissent within Trump’s "America First" base amid the administration’s refusal to release Epstein files—shifting from denial to conspiracy claims. Blumenthal, reporting from a GOP meeting, reveals lawmakers dodging the issue while Israeli interference in U.S. politics escalates over Epstein’s alleged Mossad ties. Meanwhile, Trump’s foreign policy reversals—arming Ukraine, attacking Iran, and deferring to Netanyahu—alienate core supporters. The discussion spans GOP infighting, Israeli threats to U.S. commentators, and Iran’s strategic dilemmas. Blumenthal argues Trump’s broken promises expose his vulnerability to neocon and Israeli influence, fracturing his populist coalition. A revealing analysis of political betrayal and elite power struggles. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thegrayzone.substack.com/subscribe

In an exclusive interview with The Grayzone's Oscar Leon, former Bolivian President Evo Morales details a trove of leaked chats and documents which show how an electoral council member took money in exchange for disqualifying him from running for president again.As his country's first indigenous president and the leader of powerful social movements, Evo remains popular among his base. He addresses the attacks he has weathered from the current Bolivian president, Luis Arce, who relied on him to get elected, but who now seeks to end his political career. Evo warns that the campaign to ban him will lead to a resurgence of right-wing forces which aim to sell his country's vast mineral wealth off to US oligarchs.This interview is part of The Grayzone's ongoing series exposing lawfare against popular movements in Latin America. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thegrayzone.substack.com/subscribe

The Grayzone's Max Blumenthal on the semi-secret annual Allen and Co. gathering in Sun Valley, Idaho, known as "summer camp for billionaires."There, Democratic Party leaders like Sen. Chuck Schumer and Maryland Gov. Wes Moore met with tech oligarchs like Palantir CEO Alex Karp and OpenAI founder Sam Altman, as well as Hollywood studio heads and corporate media elites like Anderson Cooper and Bari Weiss. First daughter Ivanka Trump was also on hand.A full guest list of the Allen and Co. gathering is below:Big TechSam Altman, CEO of OpenAIMark Zuckerberg, CEO of MetaTim Cook, CEO of AppleEddy Cue, senior vice president of services at AppleSundar Pichai, CEO of AlphabetSatya Nadella, CEO of MicrosoftJeff Bezos, executive chairman of AmazonAndy Jassy, CEO of AmazonBill Gates, founder of MicrosoftDara Khosrowshahi, CEO of UberBrian Chesky, CEO of AirbnbAlex Karp, CEO of PalantirDaniel Ek, CEO of SpotifyEvan Spiegel, CEO of SnapBobby Kotick, former CEO of Activision BlizzardMedia and entertainmentDavid Zaslav, CEO of Warner Bros. DiscoveryBruce Campbell, chief revenue and strategy officer of Warner Bros. DiscoveryBob Iger, CEO of The Walt Disney CompanyDana Walden, co-chairman of Disney EntertainmentAlan Bergman, co-chairman of Disney EntertainmentJosh D'Amaro, chairman of Disney ExperiencesJimmy Pitaro, chairman of ESPNMichael Eisner, former CEO of The Walt Disney CompanyRupert Murdoch, former chairman of News CorpLachlan Murdoch, chairman of News CorpRobert Thompson, CEO of News CorpBarry Diller, chairman of IACTed Sarandos, co-CEO of NetflixGreg Peters, co-CEO of NetflixReed Hastings, chairman of NetflixNeal Mohan, CEO of YouTubeBrian Roberts, CEO of ComcastJason Blum, CEO of Blumhouse ProductionsBrian Grazer, film and television producerBryan Lourd, CEO of Creative Artists AgencyMichael Ovitz, co-founder of Creative Artists AgencyYnon Keri, CEO of MattelCharles Rivkin, CEO of the Motion Picture AssociationRavi Ahuja, CEO of Sony Pictures EntertainmentJohn Malone, chairman of Liberty MediaDerek Chang, CEO of Liberty MediaMike Fries, CEO of Liberty GlobalJeffrey Katzenberg, co-founder of DreamWorksMichael Rapino, CEO of Live Nation EntertainmentCasey Wasserman, CEO of Wasserman Media GroupCorporate mediaMichael Bloomberg, majority owner of Bloomberg L.P.Diane Sawyer, anchor for ABC NewsAnderson Cooper, anchor of CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360Erin Burnett, anchor of CNN’s Erin Burnett OutFrontAndrew Ross Sorkin, financial columnist for The New York Times and co-anchor of CNBC’s Squawk BoxBecky Quick, co-anchor of CNBC’s Squawk BoxBari Weiss, editor of The Free PressBret Baier, chief political anchor for FOX NewsEvan Osnos, staff writer for The New YorkerDavid Ignatius, columnist for The Washington PostGayle King, co-host of CBS MorningsDavid Begnaud, contributor for CBS NewsBill Cowher, analyst for CBS SportsPoliticsGlenn Youngkin, governor of VirginiaWes Moore, governor of MarylandChuck Schumer, Senate minority leaderGina Raimondo, former commerce secretaryOtherIvanka TrumpDiane von Furstenberg, fashion designerRuth Rogers, owner of The River Café This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thegrayzone.substack.com/subscribe