The Inside Story Podcast

Israel keeps killing Palestinians in Gaza, even as a ceasefire agreement is reached to end 15 months of war. It's due to come into effect on Sunday, a day before Donald Trump's return to the White House. So what's the deal, why now and what could undo it? In this Episode: Beverley Milton-Edwards, Non-resident Senior Fellow at the Middle East Council on Global Affairs Mairav Zonszein, Senior Israel Analyst at the International Crisis Group Diana Buttu, Palestinian lawyer and former legal adviser to the Palestine Liberation Organization Host: Imran Khan Connect with us:@AJEPodcasts on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook At Al Jazeera Podcasts, we want to hear from you, our listeners. So, please head to https://www.aljazeera.com/survey and tell us your thoughts about this show and other Al Jazeera podcasts. It only takes a few minutes!

A deepening relationship. Russia and Iran are set to sign a 20-year strategic partnership agreement. So, what's bringing the two countries closer? And how will it affect the global order? In this Episode: Hassan Ahmadian, Professor, University of Tehran. Vyacheslav Matuzov, Former Russian Diplomat. Marina Miron, Defence Studies Post-Doctoral Researcher, King's College London. Host: Imran Khan Connect with us:@AJEPodcasts on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook At Al Jazeera Podcasts, we want to hear from you, our listeners. So, please head to https://www.aljazeera.com/survey and tell us your thoughts about this show and other Al Jazeera podcasts. It only takes a few minutes!

Hopes are running high that a ceasefire deal for Gaza might be reached this time. It's expected to end the fighting and release the captives in exchange for Palestinian prisoners. But what would make an agreement possible now? And would it hold? In this Episode: HA Hellyer, Middle East politics expert, Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies. Alon Pinkas, former Israeli Diplomat Akbar Shahid Ahmed, Senior Diplomatic Correspondent. Huffpost Host: James Bays Connect with us:@AJEPodcasts on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook At Al Jazeera Podcasts, we want to hear from you, our listeners. So, please head to https://www.aljazeera.com/survey and tell us your thoughts about this show and other Al Jazeera podcasts. It only takes a few minutes!

The push to lift sanctions on Syria is gaining momentum. The new administration is engaged in a major diplomatic outreach... And top European and Arab diplomats have discussed the issue in Riyadh. So will the West be prepared to lift the restrictions, and help rebuild Syria? In this Episode: Ammar Kahf, Executive Director of the Omran Center for Strategic Studies Hind Kabawat, Director of Interfaith Peacebuilding, Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution at George Mason University. Fadi Dayoub, Executive Director of Local Development and Small Projects Support, a Syrian NGO Host: Neave Barker Connect with us:@AJEPodcasts on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook At Al Jazeera Podcasts, we want to hear from you, our listeners. So, please head to https://www.aljazeera.com/survey and tell us your thoughts about this show and other Al Jazeera podcasts. It only takes a few minutes!