It's been over a thousand days since Israel began its livestreamed genocide in Gaza, and global politics is still shifting as a result. Candidates who refuse AIPAC money are toppling Democratic incumbents across the US, support for Israel has become a political liability and the establishment's answer has been a full-blown red scare.

Rania Khalek speaks with Palestinian novelist, poet, and activist Susan Abulhawa, author of “Mornings in Jenin,” to discuss how Palestine has become the litmus test of American politics, how AIPAC was dragged out of the shadows, and why she believes the cultural boycott and solidarity movement must stop centering Israeli feelings. She addresses Netanyahu's cynical claims about protecting Christians in Lebanon, Iran's demonstration that the empire can be defeated, and how accusations of antisemitism are weaponized to shield a state committing genocide.

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Ali Abunimah joins Rania Khalek on Dispatches to discuss the dramatic collapse of global support for Israel, the growing backlash against Western support for genocide in Gaza, and why governments are increasingly resorting to repression as public opinion shifts in favor of Palestine.

In this episode they discuss:

• New polling showing Israel’s popularity collapsing across the world
• Why propaganda and celebrity endorsements aren’t working anymore
• The crackdown on Palestine solidarity activists in the U.S. and Europe
• The October 7 rape narrative versus documented Israeli sexual violence against Palestinians
• Lebanon, Iran, and why submission to Israel doesn’t bring peace
• Whether Israel controls the U.S. or serves U.S. imperial interests
• The rise of anti-Israel voices on the American right
• Why Ali believes Israel is facing a long-term legitimacy crisis
• The Gwyneth Paltrow debacle

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As Israel’s genocide in Gaza continues and Lebanon faces ongoing aggression and political pressure to capitulate, many people are grappling with fear, exhaustion, and despair.

But what if hopelessness itself is part of the strategy?

Psychoanalyst and author Lara Sheehi joins Dispatches with Rania Khalek to discuss the psychological dimensions of fascism, empire, colonial violence, and resistance — from Israeli psychological warfare and sexual humiliation as a tool of domination, to the weaponization of sectarianism in Lebanon, the role of media propaganda, and why revolutionary optimism is itself a political act.

Sheehi also discusses her new book, From the Clinic to the Streets: Psychoanalysis for Revolutionary Futures, and explains why the work of Frantz Fanon is more urgent than ever.

Topics include:

• Psychic militancy and psychological warfare
• How fascism reshapes society psychologically
• Israeli violence, humiliation & domination
• Lebanon, sectarianism & capitulation politics
• Why empire depends on despair
• The limits of liberalism
• The politics of the wellness industry
• Media propaganda and psychological control
• Revolutionary optimism and resistance

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