https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/1bcc1289-3b89-4395-a5c7-1e29c0706ee1 MEE interviews US veteran Greg Stoker and William Dalrymple at the London Nakba protest At Saturday’s massive march in London marking the 77th anniversary of the Nakba and protesting Israel’s war on Gaza, Middle East Eye spoke with Greg Stoker, an American left-wing activist and former member of the US Special Operations Forces (SOF). Stoker, who was in London on a work trip said he felt compelled to join the protest to show “international solidarity with the Palestinian cause.” Stoker explained that his support for Palestine began during his military service, particularly after analysing US military assessments of the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah war, which concluded that the Israeli forces had suffered a strategic defeat, shattering the illusion of their moral and military superiority. This exposure to the realities behind the propaganda marked the beginning of his political awakening, eventually leading to a broader critique of Zionism and US foreign policy. British historian and Empire podcast host William Dalrymple gave a scathing interview to Middle East Eye journalist Ava Warriner. Dalrymple condemned Israel’s ongoing assault on Gaza as a “medieval siege”, accusing the Israeli government of openly pursuing the mass expulsion of Palestinians. He pointed to the starvation tactics being used against civilians and the rising death toll from air strikes, saying: “There’s never been a point where the immorality of Israeli behaviour towards Palestinians is more clear.” He also criticised the Labour Party’s silence, noting the sharp contrast between its reaction to civilian deaths in Ukraine and its muted response to Gaza. He warned that the party risks alienating its base over its stance on Gaza and rising arms sales to Israel. The historian ended with a stark warning: the planned eviction of Gaza’s 2.1 million Palestinians, he said, would constitute one of the largest ethnic cleansings in history. “We cannot allow this to happen, and we cannot allow our government to support it,” he said. Thu, 09 Apr 2026 04:28:33 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://tankie.tube https://tankie.tube/lazy-static/avatars/3ba3ff73-a8b6-49c9-add8-9653ef090c7f.webp https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/1bcc1289-3b89-4395-a5c7-1e29c0706ee1 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://tankie.tube/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.