Occupied Thoughts

Occupied Thoughts

Occupied Thoughts by FMEP

Episodes 360
Avg. Duration 48m
Activity Active
Apple Rating 4.3 (155)
Since Jul 2017
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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Weekly
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48%
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About This Podcast

From the Foundation for Middle East Peace (FMEP), Occupied Thoughts amplifies the voices of FMEP grantees and partners, offers critical framing, and promote new ideas and new angles on the many issues connected to achieving justice, security, and peace for Palestinians and Israelis. FMEP works to defend and support Palestinian rights, end Israel’s occupation of the West Bank, Gaza Strip, and East Jerusalem, and ensure a just and secure future for Palestinians and Israelis. FMEP advances this goal through its grants program, public programming, and research. www.fmep.org

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Recent Episodes

How the Iran War will change the Middle East

Jun 05, 2026 47m

In this episode of Occupied Thoughts, FMEP Fellow Peter Beinart speaks with Professor Dana El Kurd (University of Richmond) and Professor Nader Hashemi (Georgetown University) about how the current…

Accountability and the culture of elite impunity in America

Jun 03, 2026 50m

In this episode of Occupied Thoughts, FMEP Fellow Ahmed Moor speaks with Harrison Mann, a former U.S. Army major and executive officer of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) Middle East/Africa…

Unveiling the Israel Lobby

May 29, 2026 51m

In this episode of Occupied Thoughts, FMEP Fellow Ahmed Moor speaks with Omar Shakir, Executive Director of Democracy in the Arab World Now (DAWN), about DAWN's new report on the revolving door…

Anti-Zionism, Antisemitism, and White Nationalism

May 20, 2026 41m

In this episode of Occupied Thoughts, FMEP Fellow Ahmed Moor speaks with analyst Ben Lorber about the definition of antisemitism today and how it compares to Islamophobia as well as the dynamics…

Abraham Discords -- Normalization and Instability

May 13, 2026 52m

In this episode of Occupied Thoughts, FMEP Fellow Ahmed Moor speaks with Matt Duss and Zuri Linetsky about the destabilizing nature of the Abraham Accords; the evolution of the security dilemma and…

Israeli Settlements in Lebanon - a Movement Takes Shape

May 07, 2026 49m

In this episode of Occupied Thoughts, FMEP Fellow Ahmed Moor speaks with journalist Maya Rosen and analyst Natasha Soffer-Roth about the groups behind the nascent effort to establish Israeli…

Gaza's Disappeared

May 04, 2026 57m

In this episode of Occupied Thoughts, FMEP Fellow Ahmed Moor speaks with Mahmoud Mushtaha, a journalist and researcher from Gaza, and Obada Shtaya, the co-founder and CEO of the West Bank-based…

The Roots of Israel’s Aggression Against Lebanon

Apr 23, 2026 48m

In this episode of Occupied Thoughts, FMEP Fellow Peter Beinart speaks with Bard College Professor Ziad Abu-Rish about the roots of Israel’s aggression against Lebanon. They discuss why Israel has…

Europe Reckons with the "Israel Impunity Tax"

Apr 20, 2026 39m

In this episode of Occupied Thoughts, FMEP President Lara Friedman is joined by political analyst/commentator Daniel Levy, President of the U.S./Middle East Project (USMEP), for a far-ranging…

Iran War - A regional tour d'horizon with Omar Rahman

Apr 16, 2026 1h 3m

In this episode of Occupied Thoughts, FMEP President Lara Friedman speaks with Middle East policy journalist, analyst, and author Omar Rahman about the Iran War and its impacts in the region. Their…

The Iran Blockade and Israel's War Logic

Apr 13, 2026 21m

In this episode of Occupied Thoughts, FMEP Fellow Ahmed Moor holds a quick conversation with FMEP President Lara Friedman in which they discuss the U.S.'s "blockade of a blockade" in the Strait of…

Iran, the DNC, and Prospects for a Ceasefire: A conversation with Matt Duss

Apr 10, 2026 37m

In this episode of Occupied Thoughts, FMEP Fellow Ahmed Moor speaks with foreign policy analyst Matt Duss about whether the US has lost the war on Iran and whether the Israelis drove the US's entry…

Censorship, Repression, and Migration of Jewish Israelis

Apr 07, 2026 1h 3m

In this episode of Occupied Thoughts, FMEP Fellow Ahmed Moor speaks with journalist Oren Ziv (+972 Magazine/Local Call & Activestills) about the dynamics of reporting on war and living in Israel.…

Challenging Anti-Palestinian Repression in the UK & Europe

Apr 06, 2026 49m

In this episode of FMEP's Occupied Thoughts podcast, FMEP President Lara Friedman speaks with Dr. Amira Abdelhamid, Director of Research & Monitoring at the European Legal Support Center (ELSC).…

Israel's Death Penalty law - the evolution of apartheid

Apr 03, 2026 1h 2m

In this episode of FMEP's Occupied Thoughts podcast, FMEP fellow Ahmed Moor speaks with Sawsan Zaher, an independent Palestinian human rights lawyer based in Haifa [full bio below]. Their…

UNRWA's continued work on the ground

Mar 30, 2026 35m

In this episode of Occupied Thoughts, FMEP Fellow Peter Beinart speaks with Mara Kronenfeld, Executive Director of UNRWA USA. They discuss the role of UNRWA (the United Nations Relief and Works…

How Gaza Broke the Art World

Mar 25, 2026 52m

In this episode of Occupied Thoughts, FMEP Fellow Ahmed Moor speaks with David Velasco, the former editor-in-chief of the art magazine Artforum. Ahmed and David discuss David's decision in October…

Sde Teiman & Permission to Rape

Mar 19, 2026 30m

FMEP non resident fellow Peter Beinart is joined by Sari Bashi (Executive Director, Public Committee Against Torture in Israeli) to discuss the dismissal of charges against five Israeli soldiers who…

The Gulf Countries and the American Security Umbrella - What Comes Next?

Mar 17, 2026 57m

In this episode of Occupied Thoughts, FMEP Fellow Ahmed Moor speaks with analyst Annelle Sheline about the history of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), which includes Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar,…

The escalating drive toward Greater Israel - a view from Ramallah

Mar 13, 2026 49m

In this episode of Occupied Thoughts, FMEP President Lara Friedman speaks with Ramallah-based Palestinian journalist/analyst/commentator Nour Odeh. Nour is an independent media professional and…

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