Palestine This Week: No international law here please, we're Israeli!

This week on the MEMO Review, host Nasim Ahmed is joined by Mouin Rabbani to unpack a week of major developments from across the region. At the centre of the discussion is the Israeli Supreme Court’s shocking decision that it has no obligation to allow humanitarian aid into Gaza—a ruling that stands in stark contrast to the ICJ’s landmark 2024 ruling declaring Israel’s occupation of the West Bank and Gaza as illegal. With Gaza on the brink and global legal norms under fire, the episode begins with a critique of Israel’s expanding judicial impunity.

The review turns to protests in northern Gaza, where hundreds gathered in Beit Lahiya to express opposition to Israel’s genocide and Hamas. Is the protest spontaneous or externally engineered pressure on Hamas? Next, attention shifts to Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to task Mossad with finding a host country for expelled Gazan. In parallel, signs emerge of a potential hostage deal: Hamas may be ready to release five captives in return for a 50-day ceasefire. Could a truce be back on the table?

We also take a sharp look at developments in Iran and Syria. Tensions rise as Iran signals its openness to indirect talks with the US—just days after former President Trump threatened to bomb the country unless it returned to a nuclear deal he himself tore up.

Meanwhile in Syria, the formation of a new opposition-backed government offers a rare glimmer of possibility. But has the new leadership, including the appointment of Sheikh Osama Al-Rifai as Grand Mufti, truly lived up to its promise of representing all Syrians? The episode closes with a deep dive into US politics: from leaked opposition to a Houthi strike, to troubling reports of foreign students being deported not for criticising America, but for criticising Israel. With legal action now underway, Nasim and Mouin examine how repression on US campuses is becoming a new front in the global Palestine solidarity struggle. Tune in for an unfiltered analysis of power, resistance, and the stories others won’t tell.