While Iran Boils, Trump’s “Peace Plan” Threatens Palestinian Existence

US imperial intervention has denied Iranians and Palestinians self-determination for 75 years.

Coupled with an examination of the U.S./Israel/Iran crisis, Jeremy Scahill and Rami Khouri reveal how the president’s “board of peace” promises a new, dangerous and unaccountable stage of U.S./European/Israeli policy in the Middle East. 

At this moment when Palestinian national existence hangs in the balance, there could be no better opportunity to understand the significance of stunning events now taking place in Gaza and the West Bank than hearing from these two expert journalists. Media coverage of the Palestinian crisis has dramatically shrunk since Trump announced his “Peace Plan” for Gaza, but every day Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza are killed, driven off their land, or die in large numbers when denied sufficient food, medical care and supplies needed to survive malnutrition and the elements. They will explain not just what is happening in Palestine but will examine the frightening realities of Israeli and U.S. policy that lay behind this next phase of the genocide.

Of special interest, they will examine President Trump’s “peace agreement” and the Board of Peace, headed by Trump himself, that his plan establishes. If the present is harsh, the future laid out in this peace agreement is truly ominous. Scahill and Khouri will examine in detail not just how this bizarre Trump agreement came about but the threat it poses to the very possibility of a Palestinian state. But you will also learn of the complex battle the Palestinian resistance is playing to keep Palestinian national rights alive. Jeremy Scahill has conducted extensive interviews for Drop Site News with Hamas officials and we will all benefit from his unique insights on how the Palestinian resistance views the present situation, what parts of the Trump plan they have agreed to and which they have not, and their strategies for addressing the threats Palestinians face in the present moment.

With the new understanding gained about the U.S./Israeli/Iran crisis, Palestinian realities,  and Israeli and U.S. policies , viewers will become more confident in their understanding of what needs to be done in order to effectively step up the fight to prevent/stop war with Iran and their mobilization against genocide and in support of Palestinian human and national rights.  

Jeremy Scahill, an award-winning journalist and expert on warfare, is co-founder of the investigative news organization Drop Site News. His investigative prowess has led to multiple recognitions, including the George Polk Award and the Izzy Award for Independent Media. Scahill is widely respected for his writing, particularly in areas related to war, security, and U.S. foreign policy. His extensive reporting from conflict zones such as Afghanistan, Iraq, Somalia, and Yemen has provided him with a wealth of real-world insight. These experiences strengthen his standing as one of the most knowledgeable speakers on war, security, and journalism in the country. 

Rami George Khouri is a Palestinian-American journalist and editor. He was executive editor of the Beirut Daily Star newspaper from 2003 to 2005, and before that had been editor-in-chief of the Jordan Times for seven years, when he also wrote for many years from Amman, Jordan, for leading international publications, including the Financial Times, the Boston Globe, and the Washington Post. Rami was the founding director of the Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs (IFI) at the American University of Beirut (AUB) from 2006 to 2014. He has served on the advisory boards of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Harvard Divinity School, and Northwestern University in Qatar. His 50 years of journalism in the Arab region include writing books and an internationally syndicated column. He continues to author books and write analyses and op-eds for the international media.