Israel’s Starvation Holocaust: Will Anyone Actually Intervene or Is It All Theater?

On The Freedom Side LIVE, Thursday, 5/22 at 3pm ET/12pm PT, hosts Rania Khalek and Eugene Puryear are joined by special guests:

The UN humanitarian chief warned Tuesday that 14,000 babies in Gaza could die within 48 hours if aid doesn't reach the besieged territory. As Israel escalates its assault, killing hundreds over the weekend and advancing plans to permanently occupy the strip, the EU announced it would review its association agreement, and the UK, France, and Canada threatened sanctions. Israel’s answer? Open fire on a delegation of foreign diplomats, including EU representatives, visiting the West Bank. With Gaza under total blockade for 80 days and Israeli-engineered starvation spreading, Eugene and Rania discuss: will world leaders act—or is this just theater as a genocide unfolds?

Mara Verheyden-Hilliard, constitutional rights lawyer and executive director of the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund, joins the show to discuss Project Esther, the recently leaked policy blueprint to crush the movement for Palestine in the US from the Heritage Foundation, the far-right think tank behind Project 2025. She will explain how Trump is using this sweeping and unconstitutional plan to crack down on dissent—and why it poses a grave threat to free speech and the right to protest.

Todd Miller, an author, journalist, and host of The Border Chronicle, joins the show to discuss the growing lawlessness of ICE as Trump escalates his mass deportation agenda. From the arrest of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka and the DOJ's assault charges against Rep. LaMonica McIver during their visit to the Newark ICE facility, to the expansion of ICE through the 287(g) task forces, Miller discusses what these developments reveal about the rise of state repression in the US.

Dr. Ghidewon Abay-Asmerom joins the show to discuss Eritrean Independence Day and why Eritrea, one of the most demonized and sanctioned countries in Africa, remains a target of US hostility. He explains how, 34 years after independence, Eritrea has achieved stronger health and education outcomes than many US-aligned African states, yet is continually punished for refusing to become a client state that serves Western interests.

Eleanor Goldfield, Journalist and award-winning filmmaker, joins the show to discuss the 105th anniversary of the Battle of Matewan—a pivotal clash between striking West Virginia coal miners and private detectives hired by their employer– that marked a turning point in the fight for workers’ rights in the US. Goldfield discussed how Matewan and the Battle of Blair Mountain, the largest armed labor uprising in US history that happened shortly after, continue to shape the ongoing struggle for workers’ rights today.

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