"As missiles strike across #Israel and #Iran, what are we really allowed to see?

"With strict #censorship and limited access, #journalists and the public are seeing only part of the story: Who decides what information gets out, and what does that mean for truth in a war affecting millions?"

guest: #DianaButtu, Palestinian jurist and resident of Haifa

https://omny.fm/shows/the-take/the-hidden-battlefield-censorship-in-the-israel-iran-war
#warOnIran #Palestine #Gaza #media #mediaCriticism #48Palestinians #apartheid

The hidden battlefield: Censorship in the Israel–Iran war - The Take

As missiles strike across Israel and Iran, what are we really allowed to see? With strict censorship and limited access, journalists and the public are seeing only part of the story: Who decides what information gets out, and what does that mean for truth in a war affecting millions? In this episode:  Diana Buttu (@dianabuttu), Human Rights Lawyer and Analyst Episode credits: This episode was produced by Marcos Bartolomé and Sarí el-Khalili with Spencer Cline, Chloe K. Li, Tuleen Barakat, Catherine Nouhan, and our host, Malika Bilal. It was edited by Alexandra Locke. Our sound designer is Alex Roldan.  Our video editors are Hisham Abu Salah and Mohannad al-Melhem. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer.  Connect with us: @AJEPodcasts on X, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube

Diana Buttu on Trump's Gaza ceasefire deal

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Trump, #Gaza, and Oslo Déjà Vu
The #US is pushing its colonialist plan, as Israel keeps killing. Mahmoud Abbas is changing election laws to ban #Hamas. And a battle is brewing over who speaks for the Palestinian liberation cause.

https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/trump-gaza-abbas-oslo-hamas-palestinian-islamic-jihad-fatah-palestinian-liberation-organization-palestinian-resistance-united-nation-macron-france

from #DropSiteNews
Jeremy Scahill and Jawa Ahmad
Dec 01, 2025

Trump’s 20-point plan has been endorsed by an assortment of Arab and Islamic states and #MahmoudAbbas, the deeply unpopular 90-year old head of the PA, but it has been rejected by a wide cross section of other #Palestinian political factions and parties.

“It’s an Israeli plan that has been rebranded as a #Trump plan,” said #DianaButtu, a human rights lawyer who previously served as an advisor to Palestinian negotiators. “All of the guarantees are being given to #Israel, but there’s no guarantees that are given to Palestinians. The fact [is] that all of the control rests in the hands of Israel. No control is ceded to anybody else...

#news #politics #Palestine

Trump, Gaza, and Oslo Déjà Vu

The U.S. is pushing its colonialist plan, as Israel keeps killing. Mahmoud Abbas is changing election laws to ban Hamas. And a battle is brewing over who speaks for the Palestinian liberation cause.

Drop Site News

#MakdisiStreet | 'The brothers welcome the Canadian-Palestinian lawyer and former negotiator #DianaButtu to the show to discuss the ceasefire in #Gaza and the context of the Trump-branded “peace plan” for Gaza and its historical antecedents and possible outcomes.'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJqFLbrNDac
#GazaCeasefire #Palestine #Israel #oPt #USpol #USMiddleEastPolicy

"My fear is that this is a repackaging of the genocide" w/ Diana Buttu

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"It's really quite repulsive that #Palestinians have had to negotiate an end to their genocide. It should have been that the world put sanctions on #Israel to stop the genocide, rather than forcing Palestinians to negotiate an end to it." - #DianaButtu

https://www.democracynow.org/2025/10/10/gaza_ceasefire_deal
#Gaza #GazaCeasefire #GazaGenocide #Palestine #warOnGaza #colonialViolence

After Gaza Ceasefire, “Massive Political Pressure” Needed to Prevent Israel from Restarting the War

A ceasefire came into effect in Gaza on Friday after the Israeli government approved the first phase of the U.S.-backed plan to end two years of war in the Palestinian territory. The deal calls for a pause in Israeli attacks, the release of the remaining Israeli captives held by Hamas in exchange for Palestinians detained in Israeli prisons, as well as an influx of badly needed humanitarian aid for the starving population of Gaza. Israeli forces have pulled back but continue to control roughly half the territory, with the ceasefire agreement calling for further withdrawals in later phases. “This is a deal that really should have been made long, long ago,” says Amjad Iraqi, a senior analyst at the International Crisis Group. “We’ve known that the parameters of this truce have been on the table for well over a year, if not since the very beginning of the war.” Palestinian human rights attorney Diana Buttu says while people are happy for a pause in the slaughter, she finds it “repulsive” that Palestinians had to bargain with their own oppressors. “It should have been that the world put sanctions on Israel to stop the genocide, rather than forcing Palestinians to negotiate an end to it.”

Democracy Now!

This Is #Palestine w/ #DianaButtu | #Israel’s #GenocideInGaza: Two Years Through a Doctor’s Eyes

'[W]e speak with Dr. Tarek Loubani, a Palestinian Canadian emergency physician who has spent months on the ground in #Gaza. He describes Israel’s illegal attacks on Gaza’s healthcare system and deliberate targeting of aid distribution sites he calls “death traps.” '

https://this-is-palestine.simplecast.com/episodes/israels-genocide-in-gaza-two-years-through-a-doctors-eyes
#GazaGenocide #GazaFamine #GHF #GazaHospitals

Israel’s Genocide in Gaza: Two Years Through a Doctor’s Eyes | This Is Palestine

Two years into Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza, the destruction has reached unimaginable levels. Starvation, disease, and systematic attacks on hospitals have turned survival itself into resistance. In this episode, we speak with Dr. Tarek Loubani, a Palestinian Canadian emergency physician who has spent months on the ground in Gaza. He describes Israel’s illegal attacks on Gaza’s healthcare system and deliberate targeting of aid distribution sites he calls “death traps.” We hear from Dr. Loubani, who describes how Palestinians have had to create makeshift hospitals and transform emergency medicine and the toll that this has taken on doctors, nurses and patients alike.

This Is Palestine

from #QasimRashid on #mastodon:

without explanation, #YouTube has removed my interview about #israel's #genocide on #palestine with globally renowned palestinian-canadian human rights lawyer #DianaButtu. We are appealing.

here's the full interview on my human rights newsletter. Share widely:
https://www.qasimrashid.com/p/youtube-removed-my-interview-on-gaza

#press #media #news #BreakingNews #CorporateCrime #alphabet #WarCrime #ClassWar

YouTube Removed My Interview on Gaza With A Palestinian Human Rights Lawyer

Watch the full interview with globally renowned Palestinian-Canadian lawyer Diana Buttu — a former lead negotiator between Palestine and Israel

Let's Address This with Qasim Rashid

"[S]tudent #activists at #Columbia demanded an end to the #genocideInGaza and called for a ceasefire. The response? Intimidation, suspensions, wrongful arrests, and, in Mahmoud’s case, being illegally detained by #ICE and threats of #deportation.

"How and why did the current #studentMovement begin? What were the consequences of speaking out on #Palestine?"

#DianaButtu speaks w/ #MahmoudKhalil

https://this-is-palestine.simplecast.com/episodes/a-conversation-with-mahmoud-khalil-student-activism-in-the-us-and-the-palestinian-struggle-for-freedom

#USpol #stateRepression #PalestineSolidarity #studentProtests @palestine

A Conversation with Mahmoud Khalil: Student Activism in the US and the Palestinian Struggle for Freedom | This Is Palestine

Following their moral compass, student activists at Columbia demanded an end to the genocide in Gaza and called for a ceasefire. The response? Intimidation, suspensions, wrongful arrests, and, in Mahmoud’s case, being illegally detained by ICE and threats of deportation. How and why did the current student movement begin? What were the consequences of speaking out on Palestine? And what does the future hold for student activism and for Mahmoud himself? In this powerful conversation, Columbia graduate student and activist Mahmoud Khalil shares the full story.

This Is Palestine

“if anybody should be awarded for excellence in journalism, it is all of those Palestinian journalists in Gaza who have risked their lives to live stream a genocide”

#dianabuttu.bsky.social on journalists like #Anas al-Sharif covering Israel’s genocide in Gaza

Full report ▶️ youtu.be/YeQD6spHyEU

This is #Palestine w/ #DianaButtu | How #Israel Uses Starvation as a Weapon in #Gaza

"Through firsthand testimonies and expert insight, we trace how food became tools of siege—cut off from over two million #Palestinians. As hunger spreads and desperation grows, we examine how this crisis is manufactured, and who bears responsibility."

https://this-is-palestine.simplecast.com/episodes/how-israel-uses-starvation-as-a-weapon-in-gaza

#GazaFamine #GazaStarvation #oPt #GHF @palestine @israel

How Israel Uses Starvation as a Weapon in Gaza | This Is Palestine

In this episode, we investigate Israel’s deliberate use of starvation as a weapon of war in Gaza. Through firsthand testimonies and expert insight, we trace how food became tools of siege—cut off from over two million Palestinians. As hunger spreads and desperation grows, we examine how this crisis is manufactured, and who bears responsibility.

This Is Palestine