The Anti-Klan Law Comes for Trump’s Israel Lobby | Palestine This Week

In this episode, we examine Trump’s drastically reduced Gaza recovery plan, growing criticism within Hamas over the consequences of 7 October and Israel’s covert efforts to downplay the scale of death, starvation and destruction in Gaza. We also discuss the failure of a major pro-Israel influence campaign in the US, rising congressional resistance to military aid, Mahmoud Abbas’s proposed Palestinian elections, legal challenges to US sanctions on the International Criminal Court and Mahmoud Khalil’s case against Trump administration officials and pro-Israel groups. The episode also explores Palestinian claims to ownership of land designated for a new US embassy in Jerusalem, reports that Trump urged Israel to withdraw from Syria and Lebanon and FIFA corruption.Chapters:00:00 Introduction & Overview01:11 Trump’s Board of Peace scales back Gaza recovery plan10:36 Disagreement within Hamas over 7 October15:25 Israeli-linked Arabic media campaign targeting Arab audiences19:39 Israel’s failed US influencer campaign and shifting political support25:39 Mahmoud Abbas announces decree allocating seats to Christian Palestinians29:56 US groups challenge Trump’s ICC sanctions37:24 Mahmoud Khalil sues Trump officials and pro-Israel groups44:07 Palestinian families challenge planned US Embassy site in Jerusalem49:00 Trump reportedly asks Netanyahu to withdraw from Syria and Lebanon52:59 Argentina, Lionel Messi and FIFA corruption