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Mosab Abu Toha joins to talk about Gaza, and Cory Archibald talks about the Israel Lobby and AIPAC Tracker. Then, Medea Benjamin talks about the federal subpoena over CODEPINK's humanitarian convoy to Cuba.Mosab Abu Toha is a Pulitzer Prize winning author and poet from Gaza. He is the founder of the Edward Said Public Library in Gaza and the author of Author of Forest of Noise.Cory Archibald is co-founder of AIPAC Tracker, the popular watchdog dragging AIPAC's receipts into light and pressuring lawmakers to change course on Israel policy. She's a longtime a progressive political strategist and fundraiser who has advised over 250 candidates for federal and state office. For six years she led Brand New Congress, and was part of the team that helped launch Justice Democrats and elect progressive members of Congress like AOC, Cori Bush, and Jamaal Bowman.Medea Benjamin is a cofounder of both CODEPINK and the international human rights organization Global Exchange. She is the author of 11 books, including Drone Warfare: Killing by Remote Control, Kingdom of the Unjust: Behind the U.S.-Saudi Connection, Inside Iran: The Real History and Politics of the Islamic Republic of Iran and War in Ukraine: Making Sense of a Senseless Conflict, coauthored with Nicolas J.S. Davies. Her most recent book, coauthored with David Swanson, is NATO: What You Need to Know.**Please support The Katie Halper Show **For bonus content, exclusive interviews, to support independent media & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershowGet your Katie Halper Show Merch here! https://katiehalper.myspreadshop.com/allFollow Katie on Twitter: https://x.com/kthalpsFollow Katie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kthalpsFollow Katie on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kthalps_Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Katie talks to historian Gerald Horne about China's rise, how Israel led to the Iran War and the failure of liberalism. Then, Ali Abunimah discusses his bombshell debunking of Israel's latest recycled mass r*pe hoax "report." Gerald Horne holds the Moores Professorship of History and African American Studies at The University of Houston. He is the author of over forty books including , most recently, The Counter-Revolution of 1893: The Hawaii Coup and the Roots of US Imperialism in the Asia-Pacific Basin' and the forthcoming 'The Long Detour: The Sino-Soviet Split and the Rise and Fall of US Imperialism' [2027]. He is contributing editor of Political Affairs .Ali Abunimah is director of ‪The Electronic Intifada‬ an independent nonprofit publication focusing on Palestine. He is the author of "One Country, A Bold Proposal to End the Israeli-Palestinian Impasse" and "The Battle for Justice in Palestine."**Please support The Katie Halper Show **For bonus content, exclusive interviews, to support independent media & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow Get your Katie Halper Show Merch here! https://katiehalper.myspreadshop.com/allFollow Katie on Twitter: https://x.com/kthalpsFollow Katie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kthalpsFollow Katie on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kthalps_Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

University of London Professor and Green Party activist Ashok Kumar talks about the UK elections, and the complicity of British media and politicians in the genocide in Gaza. Guido Reichstadter, a former U.S. Marine who refused to fight in Iraq in 2003, talks about scaling he Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge in Washington, D.C., and spending five days there to protest the war on Iran. And Egyptian journalist Rahma Zein, Rabbi Dovid Feldman & Pal Al-Awda member Terri Kay talk about the stolen Palestinian land illegal real estate sales happening at synagogues. For the full discussion, please join us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/posts/patreon-full-kay-158120260Ashok Kumar is a University of London Professor and a Green Party activist in the U.K.Guido Reichstadter is a 45-year-old father of two, and a USMC conscientious objector who refused to deploy to the invasion of Iraq in 2003. He was arrested last Wednesday after occupying the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge for 5 days calling for mass nonviolent civil disobedience to bring an immediate end to the war on Iran & to remove the Trump regime from power, as well as to raise the urgent alarm on the danger of artificial intelligence. He is joined by Leigha Messick who volunteered for a late night mission to result the bridge occupation. She’s also running for Congress in MD-05 (Steny Hoyer’s seat).Rahma Zein is an Egyptian journalist, podcaster, and speaker now working at Tech for Palestine.Rabbi Dovid Feldman is a spokesman for Neturei Karta International, a religious Jewish anti-Zionist organization, which is active in giving publicity to the voice of opposition of many Jewish communities around the world, to the Zionist ideology, the Zionist state and its crimes committed to Palestinian people. NKI explains the distinction between Judaism and Zionism, that the relatively new Zionist movement is a rebellion against G-d, and that it does not represent the holy Torah, nor the entire Jewish people. Among dozens of other trips, Rabbi Feldman and his colleagues have visited twitch the besieged Gaza Strip, where they delivered to the oppressed population truckloads of medical aid, including an ambulance, purchased with tens of thousands of dollars they collected. They were warmly received there, as in other Arab countries. www.nkusa.orgTerri Kay is an active member of PAL-Awda NY/NJ (and co-leads their Stolen Land campaign. PAL-Awda NY/NJ is a community organization mobilizing for Palestinian liberation, grounded in the inalienable right of return. Our Stolen Land campaign aims to disrupt the sale of stolen Palestinian land and the recruitment of settlers to Israel.Terri is also a member of Port Workers and Communities for Palestine, who organize against ZIM, an Israeli shipping company, which is involved with the shipment of weapons to Israel. Terri is an anti-zionist Jew whose parents escaped from the Holocaust in Hungary.**Please support The Katie Halper Show **For bonus content, exclusive interviews, to support independent media & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow Get your Katie Halper Show Merch here! https://katiehalper.myspreadshop.com/allFollow Katie on Twitter: https://x.com/kthalpsFollow Katie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kthalpsFollow Katie on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kthalps_Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Katie talks to journalist & media critic Sana Saeed about mainstream media bias, the Gaza genocide and Obama’s lethal legacy. Iranian analyst Trita Parsi also joins to discuss the latest developments in the Iran War and tensions around the Strait of Hormuz. Then, Katie talks to Max Blumenthal of @TheGrayzoneNews about the threats to freedom of speech, press, and protest here and abroad.For the full discussion, please join us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/posts/patreon-full-max-157487338Max Blumenthal is the editor and founder of The Gray Zone and the author of several books including "The Management of Savagery: How America’s National Security State Fueled the Rise of Al Qaeda, ISIS, and Donald Trump" and "Goliath: Life and Loathing in Greater Israel."Trita Parsi is the executive vice president of the Quincy Institute. He is the award-winning author of "Losing an Enemy: Obama, Iran, and the Triumph of Diplomacy" and "Treacherous Alliance: The Secret Dealings of Israel, Iran, and the United States" and the 2010 recipient of the Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order.Sana Saeed is a DC-based journalist and media critic with over fifteens of experience covering how U.S. news media shapes public understanding of foreign policy, war, national security, Islam and Palestine. She spent ten years as an on-camera correspondent and senior producer at AJ+, where she created Backspace and The Israeli Occupation Style Guide - two series dedicated to media literacy in journalism; her work on U.S. news media and the coverage of Palestine, before and after the genocide, has been influential. She now works independently, producing reporting, essays, and video work examining the relationship between media, narrative, and American imperial power.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ you can follow her on X, on Instagram at Sanaface and become a subscriber to her work on her Substack, Views My Own.**Please support The Katie Halper Show **For bonus content, exclusive interviews, to support independent media & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershowFollow Katie on Twitter: https://x.com/kthalps Follow Katie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kthalpsFollow Katie on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kthalps_Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Katie talks to Rep. Chris Rabb about running for congress, Sami Hamdi about being detained by ICE and humiliating a bigot on Piers Morgan, and Butch Ware about the sneaky attempts to keep him off the ballot for Governor.Katie talks to Rep. Chris Rabb about running for congress, Sami Hamdi about being detained by ICE and humiliating a bigot on Piers Morgan, and Butch Ware about the sneaky attempts to keep him off the ballot for Governor.For the full conversation with Sami Hamdi, join us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/posts/patreon-sami-156799081Chris Rabb is an American politician, professor, and author. A Democratic Socialist, he has represented the 200th District in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives since 2017. He is running in the 2026 Democratic primary for Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district. Chris Rabb is the author of Invisible Capital: How Unseen Forces Shape Entrepreneurial Opportunity. In his fourth year of teaching at Temple, Rep. Rabb helped to successfully unionize 1,500 fellow adjunct professors in a landslide victory for worker rights. He is currently a board member of Friends of the Wissahickon and Race Forward and has been on the faculty of the Institute for Strategic Leadership at Drexel University's Bennett S. LeBow College of Business. Rep. Rabb previously served on the boards of the Bread and Roses Community Fund, Mt. Auburn Cemetery, and The Baltimore Afro-American newspaper, which was founded by his great-great grandfather in 1892. https://www.chrisrabb.com/Sami Hamdi is a British journalist, political commentator, and risk‑intelligence advisor, who was detained by the Trump administration in the United States for statements he made about the Gaza war in 2025. Hamdi serves as the Managing Director and Editor‑in‑Chief of The International Interest, a global risk and intelligence consultancy/analysis firm focused on geopolitical dynamics, especially in Europe and the MENA region. He is a frequent media commentator, featuring on media outlets including Al Jazeera (both English and Arabic), BBC, Sky News, LBC and TRT World, offering geopolitical analysis of the Middle East. He is the host of MOVE - with Sami Hamdi  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqJgh5RcURLdP9wBnWbDoqAButch Ware is an an activist, educator, and organizer running for Governor of California for the Green Party. He is currently an associate professor in the department of History at the University of California, Santa Barbara and the founder and director of the Initiative for the Study of Race, Religion, and Revolution an academic historian at the University of California, Santa Barbara, his work offers a people’s history—focused on abolition, social transformation, and the role of knowledge in collective uplift.https://www.butchware4gov.com/**Please support The Katie Halper Show **For bonus content, exclusive interviews, to support independent media & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershowGet your Katie Halper Show Merch here! https://katiehalper.myspreadshop.com/allFollow Katie on Twitter: https://x.com/kthalpsFollow Katie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kthalpsFollow Katie on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kthalps_Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy