Red Inverted Triangle Podcast

What is the working definition of antisemitism published by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA)? And just how dangerous is adopting such a definition in federal and local governments as well as academic institutions?! How has been anti-Semitism weaponised, throughout history, to maintain the Zionist project and the state of Israel? Listen to this incredibly important interview that addresses all the above questions and more. A conversation with the anti-Zionist Jewish academic, author and public commentator professor Neve Gordon.

Trita Parsi is the executive vice president of the Quincy Institute. He is an award-winning author. He has authored four books on US foreign policy in the Middle East, with a particular focus on Iran and Israel. Parsi’s latest book – Losing an Enemy: Obama, Iran and the Triumph of Diplomacy (Yale University Press, 2017) – reveals the “behind the scenes” story to the nuclear deal with Iran. He is an expert on US-Iranian relations, Iranian foreign policy, and the geopolitics of the Middle East. He has been named by the Washingtonian Magazine as one of the 25 most influential voices on foreign policy in Washington DC for five years in a row since 2021, and preeminent public intellectual Noam Chomsky calls Parsi “one of the most distinguished scholars on Iran.”

Sydney University academics Professor John Keane and Dr Nick Riemer have been taken to the Australian Federal Court, as their own colleagues lodged an antisemitism complaint against them. The reason: Being outspoken against the state of Israel’s Genocide in Gaza. "Opinions expressed in this conversation are personal and do NOT reflect the opinions or policy of the University of Sydney." John Keane is a Professor of Politics at the University of Sydney. His latest book is ‘Thinking About Democracy in Turbulent Times’: Sorbonne Lectures (2025). His ‘Open Letter on Israel, Palestine, Genocide and Toleration’ helped trigger the lawfare case against him and Nick Riemer. Dr Nick Reimer is a Linguistics academic at the University of Sydney and a long-time participant in the Palestine solidarity movement in Australia. He is the author of ‘Boycott Theory and the Struggle for Palestine’ (2023), on the academic boycott of Israel.

Dr Mitri Raheb is a Palestinian pastor, theologian and author of many books including ‘Decolonising Palestine: The Land, The People, The Bible’. Founder and President of Dar Al-Kalima University in Bethlehem, Palestine. Former pastor of Christmas Lutheran Church.

Mouin Rabbani is a Palestinian-Dutch analyst and commentator on Palestinian Israeli affairs. Former Principal Political Affairs Officer with the Office of the UN Special Envoy for Syria and Special Advisor on Israel- Palestine with the International Crisis Group.

Diana Buttu is a Palestinian Canadian lawyer, former advisor to the Palestinian Liberation Organisation PLO, citizen of Israel and host of the podcast This Is Palestine.

Dr Ghada Karmi is a Palestinian doctor, activist, academic and writer. Author of many books including ‘One State’ and ‘In Search of Fatima’. Dr Ghada reflected on the ongoing genocide in Palestine, provided commentary on the recent recognition of the state of Palestine by some Western countries and gave us a few cues on how to mobilise for an envisioned free and liberated Palestine.

Conversation with Rami Khouri. A Palestinian-American academic and journalist. Founder of the Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs (IFI), at the American University of Beirut. A Harvard Nieman Journalism Fellow, a senior fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School, a Fellow of the Palestinian Academic Society for the Study of International Affairs in Arab East Jerusalem, and a senior fellow at the Arab Centre Washington, DC. What does it mean for the Palestinians that some of the major Western countries, including France, UK and Australia, intend to recognise the state of Palestine this month? How significant is the recent UN report as well as the voting of the International Association of Genocide Scholars voting that Israel is committing a genocide in Gaza? What are the consequence of Israel bombing Hamas delegation in Doha?

Rev Dr Sizer is a retired Christ Church Vicar and a member of Jewish Network for Palestine. Author of “Christian Zionism: Roadmap to Armageddon” and “Zion’s Christian Soldiers: The Bible, Israel and the Church”. The conversation explores the following important questions: - What is the relationship between the secular nationalist ideology of Zionism and the theological concept of the restoration of the Jews to the Holy Land of Palestine? - How did evangelical Christians and Jews manage to unite over support for Zionism and Israel despite the vast theological, political, and cultural differences? - How did Christian Zionism use the Western Judeo-Christian identity to entrench the geopolitical realities of the settler colonial project in Palestine? - Why have many Western religious institutions been silent over the genocide in Gaza or indeed have sided with Israel?

Professor Ilan Pappe is an Israeli historian and political scientist and professor at the University of Exeter. A former senior lecturer in political science at the University of Haifa and author of many books including “The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine” and “Lobbying for Zionism on both sides of the Atlantic”.

This is the second part of the conversation with investigative journalists Wendy Bacon and Yaakov Aharon who both have written extensively on the inner workings of the Israel lobbying organisations in Australia. Their writings can be found on Michael West Media.

A discussion on how deeply intrenched the global military industrial complex is in the Australian politics and academic institutions, and on the direct and indirect complicity of the Australian government in arming the genocide in Gaza. Margie Pestorius is a long time activist a co-founders of “Wage Peace”. She has been involved in anti-military work since the first gulf war. In 2016 she walked into Pine Gap to oppose the use of Pine Gap as a military operation base for war crimes. Lil Barto has been organising for eight years across climate, anti-militarist, First Nations justice and abolitionist movements.

Exploring the intricacies and inner workings of the Israel lobbying organisations in Australia and their influence on politics and media. Discussion with renowned Australian journalist Wendy Bacon and Yaakov Aharon. Wendy Bacon is an independent investigative journalist and lifelong radical activist. She has investigated miscarriages of justice, deaths in custody, News Corp’s coverage of climate change, urban developments, police corruption and most recently astroturfing in the 2025 Federal election. Yaakov Aharon is new to journalism, having come from a background of activism. Yaakov brings unique perspectives to the Palestinian struggle, credited to his political journey away from the Ultra-Orthodox Jewish and pro-Israel education of his youth. His research concerns the Israel lobby, Jewish community, party politics, and the arms trade.

Co-founder of "Boycott from Within", "Anarchists Against the Wall" and current member of "Palestine Action"

Yara Hawari is a Palestinian political analyst and commentator, co-director of Al-Shabaka. Yara completed her PhD in Middle East Politics at the University of Exeter, where she taught various undergraduate courses and continues to be an honorary research fellow. In addition to her academic work, which focused on indigenous studies and oral history, she is a frequent political commentator writing for various media outlets including The Guardian, Foreign Policy, and Al Jazeera English. Host of 'Rethinking Palestine' podcast.

Peter Slezak is a Jewish anti-Zionist, honorary associate professor of philosophy at the University of New South Wales, Australia. He spoke about the ‘rise’ of anti-Semitism in Australia and the recent Universities Australia (UA) endorsement of the new controversial anti-Semitism definition. During this interview Peter, he inadvertently misquoted Randa Abdel Fattah's words in an interview she conducted with Mondoweiss. The recording [https://youtu.be/LuA59Tu6yZk?si=AeLd05JcUbTWT6l8] from 5:00-5:34 shows the exact phrase she used was 'Zionist Jews', not 'Jews'. Randa has been consistent in using the words 'Zionist' or 'Jewish Zionists', and never referred to Jews alone. In doing so she was making a clear distinction between those who subscribe to the political ideology of Zionism, and Jews as Jews. Peter wants to emphasize he is a member of the Jewish community, and uses the term Jew to ask his Jewish kin to reflect and feel discomfort about the crimes being done in their name.

Rabbani is Co-Editor of Jadaliyya, where he also hosts the Connections podcast, co- hosts the Long Form Conversations podcast, and edits its Quick Thoughts feature. He is also Contributing Editor of Middle East Report. Former Principal Political Affairs Officer with the Office of the UN Special Envoy for Syria

Abdaljawad Omar is a Palestinian academic from Al-Bireh, Palestine. He is a regular contributor to Electronic Intifada and Mondoweiss. His work explores questions of colonialism, resistance, and ideology, with a focus on Palestine.

Dr. Lana Tatour is a senior Lecturer in Global Development at the University of New South Wales. She works on Palestine, human rights, settler colonialism and race. Her coedited book, Race and the Question of Palestine, is forthcoming with Stanford University Press in June 2025. Dr. Lana spoke about the current state of affairs in Palestine and how it reflects on the local Australian political, academic and social atmosphere.

Nagham Abu Samra is a Palestinian karate champion from Gaza who had a dream of representing Palestine in sport international platforms. However, her life was cut short by the Israeli genocide in Gaza. "Nagham of Gaza" is a documentary and a theatrical play written and directed by Palestinian award-winning filmmaker Ala'a Al Qaisi, that chronicles Nagham Abu Samra's life. In this conversation, Ala'a engages with Marwan Abu Samra, Nagham's father, to talk about the life of Nagham, his loss, and why it is important to amplify her story through art and film. Some parts of the conversation are in Arabic, translated by the interviewer.

Dr. Salman Abu Sitta is a Palestinian public figure and the founder and president of the Palestine Land Society, London, dedicated to the documentation of Palestine's land and People. A Nakba survivor and author of “Atlas of Palestine” and “Mapping my Return”. We spoke about the Palestinian right or return and the situation in Gaza in light of the recent Trump announcement of owning Gaza and ethnically cleansing Palestinians to Jordan and Egypt.

Zionism: The weaponization of Jewish trauma and anti-Semitism in the service of apartheid and empire. Professor Haim is an anti-Zionist Israeli Jew. Author of ”An Army Like No Other: How the Israel Defence Force Made a Nation”.

Dr. Azzam is a Palestinian British academic and political activist, the chairman and Editor in Chief of 'Alhiwar' dialogue TV Channel. Author of several books on the Middle Eastern and Islamic politics, including "Islam and Secularism in the Middle East" and “Hamas: Unwritten Chapters”.

Matt Kennard is a British independent investigative journalist, author and Co-founder and chief investigator at Declassified UK, a news outlet investigating British foreign policy. Author of several acclaimed books including “Irregular Army” (2012), “The Racket” (2015), and co-author (with Claire Provost) of “Silent Coup” (2023) Matt was a fellow and then director at the Centre for Investigative Journalism (CIJ) in London, UK. He worked as a staff writer for the Financial Times in Washington, DC, New York, and London.

This episode is dedicated to the Palestinian 3-year old girl Reem Nabhan - Soul of My Soul - who was killed in Gaza by an Israeli air strike in November 2023. In her farewell, her grand father, Khaled was holding her small fragile dead body as he kissed her angelic face and eyes goodbye. Videos of Reem and her grandfather Khaled went viral on the social media. Her grandfather, Khaled Nabhan, was killed last week in an Israeli airstrike on Gaza. He’s finally reunited with Reem: the soul of his soul. Rest in power Reem and Khaled. We will always remember you.

Tony Greenstein is a Jewish anti-Zionist, anti-Fascist, and long-time Palestine activist and author. He is the son of a rabbi, and the co-founder of the “Palestine Solidarity Campaign - UK” in 1982. Tony’s recent book published in 2022 titled “Zionism During the Holocaust: The weaponization of memory in the service of state and nation” is an incredible reference for those who wish to learn about the dark and ugly history of Zionism in the early twentieth century, and during the first and the second world wars.

Rami Khouri is a Palestinian American academic, veteran journalist and co-author of the book "Understanding Hamas and why that matters". Rami is a Harvard Nieman Journalism Fellow, a senior fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School, a Fellow of the Palestinian Academic Society for the Study of International Affairs in Arab East Jerusalem, a senior fellow at the Arab Centre Washington, DC, a regular contributor to Aljazeera online, and a member of the “Just World Educational” board.

Helena Cobban is a writer and researcher on international affairs based in Washington DC and the president of "Just World Educational". This conversation with Helena discusses the recently released book that she co-authored about the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas. The title of the book is "Understanding Hamas and why it matters".

Diana is a Palestinian-Canadian lawyer, analyst and a former legal advisor to the Palestinian Liberation Organisation (PLO). She’s one of the 2 million Palestinian citizens of the state of Israel. She currently resides in Haifa. She is the host of This Is Palestine Podcast, produced by the Institute for Middle East Understanding (IMEU)

Asa Winstanley has been an associate editor and reporter with the award-winning website The Electronic Intifada for more than a decade. And he is also the co-host of their Podcast. Asa is the author of the best-selling book “Weaponizing Anti-Semitism: How the Israel Lobby Brought Down Jeremy Corbyn”, published in 2023.

Noura Erakat is a human rights attorney and an Associate Professor at Rutgers University, New Brunswick in the Department of Africana Studies and the Program in Criminal Justice. Her research interests include human rights law, humanitarian law, national security law, refugee law, social justice, and critical race theory. Noura is also a Co-Founding Editor of Jadaliyya, an electronic magazine on the Middle East that combines scholarly expertise and local knowledge. She is the author of Justice for Some: Law and the Question of Palestine (Stanford University Press, 2019).

A conversation with Rev. Dr. Stephen Sizer. A retired Christ Church Vicar and the founder and director of “Peacemaker Trust”, the chair of “Convivencia Alliance”, a cross-faith, international initiative for a just peace in the Middle East, in particular in Palestine. Stephen's PhD thesis examined the historical roots, theological basis and political consequences of Christian Zionism in Britain and the USA from 1820. He is the author of “Christian Zionism: Roadmap to Armageddon” and “Zion’s Christian Soldiers: The Bible, Israel and the Church”. Stephen has written a summary of his book “Zion’s Christian Soldiers: The Bible, Israel and the Church”, that outlines responses to biblical narratives that relate Israel to the church. A link to a downloadable copy of this summary is available here. A link to a downloadable copy of Stephen’s book “Christian Zionism: Roadmap to Armageddon” is available here.

Ashira is a Palestinian journalist, activist, therapist, motivational speaker and the creator of Active Meditation, a healing modality focusing on trauma therapy and integration. She specializes in addressing the trauma experienced by Palestinians, drawing upon her own personal journey of healing from full-body paralysis with a severed spinal cord in 2012. Ashira Darwish has featured in the powerful film "Where Olive Trees Weep" released early 2024 which is currently being screened worldwide.

Professor Saree Makdisi is a Palestinian Lebanese American academic at UCLA, author of "Tolerance is a wasteland: Palestine and the culture of denial" and co-host of Makdisi Street podcast

A conversation with Professor Khaled Hroub. Professor Khaled is a Palestinian professor in residence of the faculty of liberal arts at North Western University in Qatar. He authored several books, including "Hamas: A Beginners Guide", "Hamas: Political Thought and Practice", and edited "Political Islam: Context versus Ideology" and "Religious Broadcasting in the Middle East".