In a fractured world, what role can the UN General Assembly play?

While Israel’s attacks have been concentrated on Gaza, violence has also increased in the occupied West Bank. Dozens of Palestinians have been killed since October 7, with Israel clamping down security restrictions even more and Israeli settlers arming themselves and opening fire on Palestinians. Although Gaza and the West Bank have been divided by distance and politics in the past, the past ten days have galvanized Palestinians in both places to unite their voices and resist. In this episode:  Rania Zabaneh (@RZabaneh), Al Jazeera producer in occupied West Bank Imran Khan (@ajimran), Al Jazeera senior correspondent Episode credits: This episode was produced by David Enders, Miranda Lin and our host Malika Bilal. Sonia Bhagat and Chloe K. Li fact-checked this episode. Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our lead of audience development and engagement is Aya Elmileik and Adam Abou-Gad is our engagement producer. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer, and Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera's head of audio. Connect with us: @AJEPodcasts on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Threads and YouTube

17 Okt 202317min

Gaza’s hospitals are under immense stress as patients and doctors grapple with the unprecedented Israeli order for 1.1 million people to leave Northern Gaza, all during massive bombardment. The scale of carnage would put any health system in the world under stress, but the situation is even more dire for Gaza’s hospitals, which have been deprived for over a decade of basic supplies, staff and maintenance due to years of Israeli blockade. Now with the electricity grid shut down and fuel and water supplies dwindling, hospitals are on the verge of total collapse.  In this episode:  Meinie Nicolai, Director General of Doctors Without Borders (@MSF) Ghassan Abu Sittah (@GhassanAbuSitt1), surgeon at Al Shifa hospital Belal Aldabbour (@Belalmd12), neurologist Mahmoud Shalabi, Medical Aid for Palestinians program manager in Gaza (@MedicalAidPal) Episode credits: This episode was produced by Khaled Soltan, Miranda Lin, Sarí el-Khalili, and Sonia Bhagat, with our host Malika Bilal. Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our lead of audience development and engagement is Aya Elmileik and Adam Abou-Gad is our engagement producer. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer, and Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera's head of audio. Connect with us: @AJEPodcasts on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Threads and YouTube

16 Okt 202317min

Introducing 'Another Take' – joining you now every Saturday and Sunday, revisiting stories we’ve done that are in the news again.  This episode was originally published on June 14, 2021. The Palestinian group Hamas doesn't fit neatly into the labels some try to fit them into — terrorist, freedom fighter, armed group, political party. On the anniversary of Hamas’s takeover of the Gaza Strip, we're looking at the past, present, and future of the group, and most importantly, its impact on people living in the territory. In this episode:  Khaled Al Hroub, Professor of Middle Eastern Studies at Northwestern University Qatar and author of two books about Hamas Mohammad Alsaafin (@malsaafin), Senior Producer at AJ+ Episode credits: This episode was updated by Amy Walters. The original production team was Priyanka Tilve, Alexandra Locke, Dina Kesbeh, Amy Walters, Ney Alvarez, Stacey Samuel, Negin Owliaei, Tom Fenton, and Malika Bilal.  Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our lead of audience development and engagement is Aya Elmileik. Adam Abou-Gad is our engagement producer. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer, and Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio. Connect with us: @AJEPodcasts on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook

15 Okt 202322min

An Israeli ground invasion of Gaza appears all but set to begin. It’s an invasion that the military has been preparing for since October 7, when Hamas launched an unprecedented attack. That attack was described as a massive failure for a country touted to have some of the best intelligence in the world. So where was that Israeli intelligence? And how did that same intelligence inform Israel's decision to invade Gaza now? In this episode:  Youmna ElSayed (@YoumnaElSayed17), Al Jazeera Gaza correspondent Oren Ziv (@OrenZiv_), Journalist and photographer for +972 Magazine Hugh Lovatt (@h_lovatt), Senior Policy Fellow, European Council on Foreign Relations Mohannad Sabri (@mmsabry), Journalist and Author of “Sinai: Egypt's Linchpin, Gaza's Lifeline, Israel's Nightmare” Antony Loewenstein (@antloewenstein), Author of ‘The Palestine Laboratory’ Episode credits: This episode was produced by Amy Walters with David Enders, Ashish Malhotra, and Kevin Hirten, in for our host Malika Bilal. Farhinisa Campana fact-checked this episode. Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our lead of audience development and engagement is Aya Elmileik and Adam Abou-Gad is our engagement producer. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer, and Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera's head of audio. Connect with us: @AJEPodcasts on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook

13 Okt 202321min

As the war on Gaza rages, we’re looking at how the media covers it, in conversation with three people in the US, UK and Canada, all with media experience in those countries. We discuss the struggles they’ve faced when it comes to accurate information and narratives on Palestine and Israel, and what has and has not changed in this latest escalation of violence. You can find this on YouTube here. In this episode: Omar Baddar (@OmarBaddar), Political analyst Ash Sarkar (@AyoCaesar), Contributing Editor, Novara Media Pacinthe Mattar (@Pacinthe), Asper Fellow in Media at Western University, former CBC journalist Episode credits: This episode was produced by Ashish Malhotra, Fahrinisa Campana, Sonia Bhagat and our host Malika Bilal. Sonia Bhagat fact-checked this episode. Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our lead of audience development and engagement is Aya Elmileik and Adam Abou-Gad is our engagement producer. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer, and Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera's head of audio. Connect with us: @AJEPodcasts on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook

13 Okt 202329min

The new Israeli unity government is the clearest sign yet of how the Hamas offensive has brought together a fractured political scene. It put a stop to weekly anti-government protests that threatened to topple a government among the most radical in its history, and for Israelis, it's prompted grief, outrage, and an unrestrained military response. Now, Israel’s military is preparing a record 300,000 army reservists for a ground war in Gaza. But anger over Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's failure to protect its citizens remains. So as the country prepares for more conflict, where will that anger go? In this episode:  Oren Ziv (@OrenZiv_), Photojournalist, 972 Magazine Mairav Zonszein (@MairavZ), Senior Israel analyst, International Crisis Group Dror Sadot (@dror_sadot), Spokesperson, B’Tselem  Episode credits: This episode was produced by David Enders, Khaled Soltan and our host Malika Bilal. Sonia Bhagat and Sarí el-Khalili fact-checked this episode. Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our lead of audience development and engagement is Aya Elmileik and Adam Abou-Gad is our engagement producer. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer, and Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera's head of audio. Connect with us: @AJEPodcasts on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook

11 Okt 202318min

US President Joe Biden has declared ‘rock-solid’ support for Israel and its right to self-defense, American military ships and aircraft have been sent to Israel, and US positions in the region are also being bolstered. But Hamas has its own allies, and the regional shockwaves of the attack are still transmitting. In Lebanon, Hezbollah has fired rockets across the border into Israel, while Iran has denied allegations of its involvement in Hamas’s attack. So how likely is the escalating violence to set off a regional tinderbox? In this episode:  Rami Khouri (@RamiKhouri), Distinguished Public Policy Fellow at the American University of Beirut Episode credits: This episode was produced by Fahrinisa Campana, Miranda Lin and our host Malika Bilal. Ashish Malhotra, Sarí el-Khalili and Sonia Bhagat fact-checked this episode. Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our lead of audience development and engagement is Aya Elmileik and Adam Abou-Gad is our engagement producer. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer, and Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera's head of audio. Connect with us: @AJEPodcasts on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook

11 Okt 202318min

Maram Humaid is an Al Jazeera journalist in Gaza. Her home was hit in an Israeli air strike on Saturday.  She lived in an apartment building with her husband, eight-year-old daughter, and infant son. When Hamas fighters broke through Israel's fence, everything changed for them. As Israel's assault on the Gaza Strip ramps up and the death toll rises, Maram shares what it's like to live in Gaza today. In this episode:  Maram Humaid (@MaramGaza), Al Jazeera journalist in Gaza Episode credits: This episode was produced by Sarí el-Khalili, Sonia Bhagat, and our host Malika Bilal. Ashish Malhotra fact-checked this episode. Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our lead of audience development and engagement is Aya Elmileik, and Adam Abou-Gad is our engagement producer. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer, and Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera's head of audio. Connect with us: @AJEPodcasts on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook

10 Okt 202316min